Ben Fox

Ben Fox has been at the heart of the Dutch loan market since 2001, where he has worked on a number of the largest and most complex financings. He has advised lenders (banks, funds, and alternative capital providers) and corporate borrowers on a wide range of loan products. As an English law qualified lawyer, many of Ben's deals have an international element, and he also has developed a significant Dutch domestic practice.

Ben's experience covers investment-grade corporate loans, acquisition financing, public bid financing, secured asset and real estate-backed lending, structured senior and mezzanine loans, trade and commodity financing, and bespoke debt structures for specific projects, with experience at the origination, refinancing, recapitalization, and restructuring stages of transactions.

Additionally, Ben has played a significant role in the development of the market standards for legal documentation for European private loan agreements.

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PNC Bank provides $1.3 billion syndicated unsecured revolving credit facility to leading manufacturer and supplier of industrial safety equipmentJones Day represented PNC Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, in connection with a $1.3 billion syndicated unsecured revolving credit facility provided to a leading manufacturer and supplier of industrial safety equipment.

Société Générale sells Société Générale Equipment Finance's (SGEF) activitiesJones Day advised Société Générale in the sale of the professional equipment financing businesses operated by Societe Generale Equipment Finance (SGEF) to Groupe BPCE.

BNP Paribas, Coöperatieve Rabobank, and ING Belgium finance acquisition of What's Cooking Group NV's savoury branch by AURELIUSJones Day acted as legal counsel to BNP Paribas Fortis NV/SA, Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A., and ING Belgium NV/SA in connection with the financing of the sale of What's Cooking Group NV's savoury branch to the international investment group AURELIUS.

BNP Paribas, ING Belgium, and KBC Bank provide financing to Sticomax groupJones Day acted as legal counsel to BNP Paribas Fortis NV/SA, ING Belgium SA/NV, and KBC Bank NV in connection with the financing of the Sticomax group.

Private Dutch investment company obtains US$183 million facility to refinance its existing financial indebtednessJones Day represented a private Dutch investment company in connection with a US$183 million secured refinancing of existing indebtedness, incurred to finance the acquisition of a majority stake in a custom manufacturer of active ingredients and advanced intermediates for agrochemicals as well as fine and specialty chemicals.

Citibank provides multicurrency secured credit facility to Tanks US Buyer Inc. and Tanks International Buyer B.V.Jones Day represented Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent, joint lead arranger, and joint bookrunner, in connection with a $295 million secured multicurrency letter of credit and revolving credit facility provided to Tanks US Buyer Inc. and Tanks International Buyer B.V.

Belfius Bank, ING Belgium, KBC Bank, and Caisse d'Epargne et de Prévoyance Hauts de France amend and increase existing financing to Equine Care GroupJones Day acted as counsel to Belfius Bank SA/NV, ING Belgium NV/SA, KBC Bank NV, and Caisse d'Epargne et de Prévoyance Hauts de France, as lenders, in connection with the amendment and increase of the existing financing granted to the Equine Care Group, an international provider of high-quality equine care through specialist equine clinics, ambulatory care,and nutrition/supplements, for the purpose of, amongst others, acquiring the Belgian companies Roose BV and Westpaille BV.

Mizuho Bank-led syndicate provides $660 million sustainability linked revolving credit facility to Louis Dreyfus Company Suisse S.A.Jones Day advised a syndicate of 47 financial institutions, led by Mizuho Bank, Ltd., Paris Branch (with Rabobank as the facility agent), in connection with a new $660 million sustainability linked revolving credit facility provided to Louis Dreyfus Company Suisse S.A.

Gimv sells United Dutch BreweriesJones Day advised Gimv N.V. in the sale of United Dutch Breweries (UDB) to Brouwerij Martens.

Belfius Bank, ING Belgium, and KBC Bank finance restructuring split of AXI Group into AXI digital leg and AXI software legJones Day acted as legal counsel to Belfius Bank SA/NV, ING Belgium SA/NV, and KBC Bank NV in connection with the financing of the restructuring split of the AXI Group into an AXI digital leg and an AXI software leg.

Lamb Weston obtains €200 million term loan facility and increases revolving credit facility to $1.5 billionJones Day represented Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc., a leading global producer, distributor, and marketer of value-added frozen potato products, in connection with obtaining a new €200 million term loan facility and increasing its multicurrency revolving credit facility to $1.5 billion.

Vibrantz completes US$140 million new STS trade receivables securitisation and €10 million trade receivables factoring programmeJones Day assisted Vibrantz Corporation in relation to a new (i) US$140 million cross-border STS trade receivables securitization transaction with ING Belgium NV/SA and NORD/LB and (ii) €10 million bilateral factoring programme with ING Commercial Finance.

ING Belgium and KBC Bank refinance Vydraulics groupJones Day acted as legal counsel to ING Belgium SA/NV and KBC Bank NV in connection with the refinancing of the Vydraulics group.

SmartSD enters into strategic partnership with CobepaJones Day advised SmartSD and its longstanding stakeholders Smile Invest, co-founders and management on a strategic partnership with new majority shareholder Cobepa, a leading European private equity company.

BNP Paribas, ING Belgium, and KBC Bank provide €420 million facilities to Agristo groupJones Day acted as legal counsel to BNP Paribas Fortis SA/NV, ING Belgium SA/NV, and KBC Bank NV in connection with the €420 million facilities provided to the Agristo group.

ABN AMRO, Belfius Bank, BNP Paribas, and KBC Bank refinance floating storage and regasification unit by Exmar Energy Netherlands B.V.Jones Day acted as legal counsel to ABN AMRO Bank N.V., Belfius Bank NV/SA, BNP Paribas Fortis NV/SA, and KBC Bank NV in connection with the refinancing of a floating storage and regasification unit by Exmar Energy Netherlands B.V.

ABN AMRO, Belfius Bank, BNP Paribas, and KBC Bank establish €200 million facilities agreement with Mediahuis NVJones Day acted as legal counsel to ABN AMRO Bank N.V., Belfius Bank SA/NV, BNP Paribas Fortis SA/NV, and KBC Bank NV in connection with the establishment of a €200 million facilities agreement entered into with Mediahuis NV.

Belfius Bank, ING Belgium, and KBC Bank amend, increase, and extend existing financing to Equine Care GroupJones Day acted as counsel to Belfius Bank SA/NV, ING Belgium NV/SA and KBC Bank NV, as lenders, in connection with the amendment, increase, and extension of the existing financing granted to the Equine Care Group (an international provider of high-quality equine care through specialist equine clinics, ambulatory care and nutrition/supplements) for the purpose of, amongst others, acquiring the Irish company Thoroughbred Remedies Manufacturing Limited and the English company Equine Products U.K. Limited.

Mizuho Bank-led syndicate provides US$590 million sustainability linked revolving credit facility and amends and restates US$455 million sustainability linked revolving credit facility to Louis Dreyfus Company Suisse SAJones Day advised (i) a syndicate of 50 financial institutions, led by Mizuho Bank, Ltd., Paris Branch (with Rabobank as the facility agent), in connection with a new US$590 million sustainability linked revolving credit facility and (ii) in parallel, a syndicate of over 35 financial institutions in connection with the amendment and restatement of an existing US$455 million sustainability linked revolving credit facility, to Louis Dreyfus Company Suisse SA.

BNP Paribas Fortis, Belfius Bank, KBC Bank, and ING Belgium provide €400 million revolving credit facility to SD Worx GroupJones Day acted as legal counsel to BNP Paribas Fortis NV/SA, Belfius Bank NV/SA, KBC Bank NV, and ING Belgium NV/SA in connection with the amendment, restatement, and increase of the revolving credit facility originally dated April 4, 2022 from €250 million to €400 million granted to SD Worx NV.

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Adoption of Final Version of European Green Bond Standard: A New Landmark Tool for Sustainable Finance

Key Pillar of EU Green Deal Nears Completion as Taxonomy Regulation Moves Forward

European Banking Authority Issues Action Plan on Sustainable Finance

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