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Asset-Based Finance

The asset-based finance industry is a rapidly emerging area of business finance, particularly after the global financial crisis and the changes in capital requirements. When cash flow is low, asset-based lending delivers solutions in a variety of scenarios. We can help you succeed in this area.

Account receivables and inventory are often the largest assets on a company’s balance sheet but may result in a shortage of working capital. Asset-based financing solves this problem. We focus on securitisations, factoring, and lending against inventory and other alternatively structured finance transactions.

27-06-2022

Belgium reintroduces limitation on the assignability of receivables under public procurement contracts

As of 9 June 2022, an old restriction on the transfer of receivables arising under Belgian public contracts was reinstated into Belgian public procurement legislation. The general prohibition applies

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Digital Economy

Digital transformation is all about using the latest technology to improve your business model. Digital technology creates new business opportunities which in turn creates a whole new range of tax and legal challenges such as contracting, data protection, privacy questions, intellectual property, consumer protection and competition issues.

23-08-2022

On 19 August, Loyens & Loeff submitted input on OECD’s Progress Report on Amount A of Pillar One.

ESG & Sustainable Investment

Sustainability is becoming an increasingly important factor in the decisions of investors, companies, consumers, shareholders and policy- and lawmakers. The broadly supported awareness for the Environmental Social and Governance (‘ESG’) objectives is reflected in many international voluntary standards as well as in an increasing number of European regulations to mobilise financing for sustainable growth.

11-07-2022

Over the past years, international attention for sustainability and responsible business has increased. As a result, environmental, social and governance (ESG) topics have gained a prominent position

Experienced in structuring financings

Our asset-based finance team has extensive experience with structuring financings against residential and commercial mortgage portfolios, SME loans, auto lease receivables, trade and consumer loan receivables.

Innovative & international

Our team is highly innovative and focused on staying the market leader by applying our knowledge to new asset classes – such as insurance premiums and insurance risks – and creating new and more efficient funding structures.

Handle complex deals

The combination of our structuring and transactional skills, financial regulatory experience and tax knowledge enables us to handle complex asset-based finance deals. In addition, our asset-based finance team is frequently engaged in cross-border transactions for various asset classes.

Both traditional and modern methods

With our broad local and international networks and strong relationship with originators, lenders, and financial institutions at all levels, we can support your asset-based finance needs through both traditional and modern methods.

Financing solutions are multiplying and the legal implications relating to financial products are becoming more complex.

We offer integrated services, in collaboration with both our attorneys-at-law and civil-law notaries.

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Full-service approach

Our team is experienced in all forms of asset-based finance transactions, e.g.:

residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities (RMBS and CMBS)
regulation and financing consumer loans
auto lease securitisations and lending
structuring, restructuring, termination and liquidation of securitisation transactions (including true sale and synthetic securitisation transactions)
covered bonds
financing for leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations and working capital needs
receivables financing (receivables purchase structures, asset-based structures, factoring, supply chain finance, invoice discounting structures or securitisation structures)
warehouse loan facilities
leasing
asset-based lending / borrowing-based finance

31-01-2020

What others say

“Loyens & Loeff has a well-regarded practice advising clients on corporate and real estate finance matters, with notable experience acting on acquisition finance.”

Chambers Europe (2022)

“The team is well known for assisting with regulatory matters, including regulatory approval. Clients additionally benefit from the firm's highly respected shipping finance expertise.”

Chambers Europe (2022)

“The team is always very flexible and hard-working, with fast services.”

Chambers Europe (2022)

“Loyens & Loeff remains one of the Netherlands’ premier firms for residential mortgage-backed securities matters, with a client list that includes challenger banks beginning to invest in the mortgage space, as well as large financial institutions.”

Legal 500 (2022)

“The Loyens team has some of the most significant and diversified experience in the Dutch securitization market and is very innovative when facing legal hurdles.”

Legal 500 (2022)

“Excellent response times, huge expertise and user friendly.”

Legal 500 (2022)

"The team provides expert advice. We appreciate the firm for its hands-on manner. People are highly involved and committed to getting the job done in a pragmatic manner."

Chambers Europe (2021)

“Formidable experience acting for banks, investors, pension funds and private equity houses."

Chambers Europe (2020)

“The firm is really responsive, result-driven and pragmatic."

Chambers Europe (2020)

“The firm has very strong private equity ties, is well placed to provide solution-oriented advice and is conversant with market norms on both the borrower and lender side."

Legal 500 (2020)

“The team provides out of the box thinking and really goes the extra mile."

Legal 500 (2020)

“Good knowledge of the real estate lending industry; understands our needs and requirements."

Legal 500 (2020)

“Excellent expertise in combining both consumer lending and protection requirements with lending to professional real estate investors and, as such, able to advise on the entire spectrum of our business."

Legal 500 (2020)

“Availability and responsibility, easy to approach, high knowledge and experience."

Legal 500 (2020)

“High expertise and also pleasant to work with. Understands our business and industry and is pro-active, so it is easy to obtain advice."

Legal 500 (2020)

"The people are professional, but also nice to work with. They know our firm and the issues we deal with. What I like is that people often work in pairs, which is convenient because there is always a backup in case of sickness or a holiday. Loyens Loeff has all legal areas of focus in-house, so that a specialized lawyer can always step in when the case also concerns another area of law."

Legal 500 (2022)

"Very good hands on team with great knowledge of the insurance industry."

Legal 500 (2022)

"Very nice people. Punctual. Efficient. Quick to lend a hand and fine professional work."

Legal 500

"Very service oriented and independent. They think for themselves and add value."

Legal 500 (2022)

"Loyens & Loeff’s financial services regulatory practice covers the entire regulatory landscape, while other Dutch-based law firms only have specific expertise."

Legal 500 (2022)

"High knowledge of regulatory affairs and industry developments. Well informed and strong expertise. Understanding of clients’ businesses and tailor-made advice."

Legal 500 (2022)

"The team is very knowledgeable about a wide range of regulatory topics, which is combined with an excellent understanding of the market. The team takes a proactive approach to advising its clients."

Legal 500 (2022)

"Loyens & Loeff’s financial services regulatory practice offers solid and practical advice for our business matters. They’re very approachable and deliver quickly and provide good follow-up advise and actions. They also have a good understanding of our business or are capable of picking it up very quickly, which makes the collaboration more productive and efficient."

Legal 500 (2022)

"Approachable, responsive, flexible and practical, all values that we greatly appreciate in our collaboration."

Legal 500 (2022)

"What is different from other law firms is that the approach is pragmatic und solution-oriented."

Legal 500 (2022)

"Full-service banking team. Responsive and commercially minded."

Legal 500 (2022)

"The team is very knowledgeable about Swiss regulations and we have had excellent collaboration. Loyens offer practical advice and are great at communicating relevant updates to us."

Legal 500 (2022)

"A client can feel that they work as a team. If needed, experts will just be ‘zoomed’ in or invited to the meeting, but you still always know who is your main contact within the firm."

Legal 500 (2022)

"The finance team we worked with is a fresh, young, powerful team of women who were very active and responsive during the transaction. Overall, a strong, experienced and powerful team which is up and coming in the Swiss finance market."

Legal 500 (2022)

"Thoroughness of the firm's research."

Chambers & Partners Europe

"Provides invaluable support for our work."

Chambers & Partners Europe (2022)

"Whenever I need Dutch law advice Loyens & Loeff is at the top of my list."

Chambers & Partners Europe (2022)

"Always very flexible and hard-working, with fast services."

Chambers & Partners Europe (2022)

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Asset-Based Finance

Belgium reintroduces limitation on the assignability of receivables under public procurement contracts

Digital Economy

Loyens & Loeff submits comments and suggestions to OECD’s Progress Report

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Experienced in structuring financings

Innovative & international

Handle complex deals

Both traditional and modern methods

Full-service approach

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