Bart de Man

Finance, cross border transactions / Insolvency & restructuring.

Bart is a Finance and Restructuring partner within Kennedy Van der Laan. He advises on cross-border and domestic financing transactions, restructuring and insolvency matters of all kinds. As such he also supports his clients as leading counsel in ‘bet the company’ situations. Bart acts as court-appointed administrator in insolvency proceedings, most of which have international dimensions.

He provides advice as boardroom counsel in situations where a broader perspective and in-depth knowledge of both the law and the business is needed. He also assists clients in complex negotiations. He acts for financial institutions as well as clients in the technology, retail, fashion and real estate sector.

From 2014-2018 Bart was the managing partner of Kennedy Van der Laan. He is a promotor of innovation in the legal industry and is one of the initiators of Kennedy Van der Laan | LegalTech.

• Regularly acts as lead counsel for a global loyalty programme company on facility agreements.