Sigrid specialises in restructuring and workouts of companies in financial distress and the bankruptcy remote structuring of new deals. Sigrid has represented companies, including private equity investors, and financial institutions in a wide range of domestic and cross border corporate and multi-bank debt restructurings. She also has particular expertise in corporate finance, secured lending, (financial) collateral arrangements and distressed debt trading.
Sigrid joined the firm in 2000 and has been a partner since 2012. She was Global Co-Head of Restructuring, 2021 - 2024. Sigrid is member and fellow of the International Association of Insolvency Lawyers (INSOL International), member of the editorial board of INSOL International, member of the Dutch Association of Insolvency Lawyers (INSOLAD) and member of the insolvency committee for the Ministry of justice.
Sigrid is Senior Partner of the Netherlands.
Sigrid is Senior Partner of the Netherlands.
Expertise
Industries
Experience
Representative matters
Intertoys on the financial restructuring of its business in The Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, both on a going-concern basis and on the implementation of the restructuring via a composition plan in a suspension of payments process.
A global institutional alternative investment management firm on its loan-to-own strategy by acquiring a loan portfolio and subsequent foreclosure of the underlying real estate portfolio owned by Breevast.
Vroon on the restructuring of its bilateral financing arrangements, contingency planning (including chapter 11, scheme etc), cocom discussions and operational restructuring.
The senior lenders in the financial restructuring of Steinhoff.
Leadership Positions And Professional Affiliations
- Member, Netherlands Bar Association
- Member, International Association of Insolvency Lawyers (INSOL International)
- Fellow, International Association of Insolvency Lawyers (INSOL International)
- Member, editorial board of INSOL International
- Member, Dutch Association of Insolvency Lawyers (INSOLAD)
- Member of the insolvency committee for the Ministry of justice
- Member of the board of the Dutch Restructuring Association
Qualifications
Admissions
Admitted as advocaat, Netherlands, 2000
Listed in the register of legal practice areas of the Dutch Bar Association for Insolventierecht
Academic
Erasmus Programme, Erasmus University Poitiers (France), 1999
Law degree, University of Groningen (Netherlands), 2000
Languages