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Niels Hagelstein

AKD

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Position: Partner
Rating:
  • Highly regarded
Bar Admissions:
Netherlands
Practice Areas:
Banking and finance
Jurisdictions:
Languages:
Dutch
English
Biography

A partner and lawyer at AKD, Niels Hagelstein specialises in advising financial institution, alternative credit providers and corporate clients on a wide range of national and international finance transactions. His main areas of expertise are acquisition finance, fund finance, real-estate finance, business sector loans and structured finance.

Niels has one unique area of expertise with regard to optimising client service delivery. He focuses on automating and improving models, making work processes more effective and other client-oriented initiatives, the aim being to join forces with clients in innovative ways.

Address:
Netherlands
Tel:+31 6 20 21 05 30 Email:Contact this practitioner Website:https://www.akd.eu/

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