Jonathan Heeringa
Partner
Amsterdam
Jonathan Heeringa
Partner
Amsterdam
Contact details
Jonathan is a partner in our capital markets team based in Amsterdam. He is experienced in both debt capital markets and asset-backed financing transactions. Jonathan has published articles on the European securitisations and co-authored part of The Banking Regulation Guide 2022 (Thomson Reuters, Practical Law) and regularly lectures for the postgraduate course Grotius.
Jonathan advises across the spectrum of debt capital markets, including convertible and exchangeable bond issues, debt programmes and drawdowns, liability management transactions (exchange offers and tender offers), securitisations and covered bond issues. He has a particular interest in corporate hybrid issues, regulatory capital issues by banks and insurance companies and ESG bonds (green/sustainable bonds and sustainability-linked bonds).
Jonathan has been ranked as a Debt Capital Markets Band 1 lawyer by Chambers, Legal 500 and IFLR1000. “Jonathan Heeringa is one of the top choices for both issuers and lead managers for high-value hybrid bond issuances and EMTN programmes” Chambers 2022
Qualifications
Professional
Admitted as advocaat, Netherlands, 2003
Listed in the register of legal practice areas of the Dutch Bar Association for Financieel recht
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Experience highlights
Advising NIBC Bank’s inaugural AT1 issue.
Advising Dutch insurance group ASR’s Restricted Tier 1 issue.
Advising Alliander’s refinancing of a corporate hybrid bond.
Advising Aegon’s SEC-registered 30NC10 Solvency II compliant Tier 2 issue (first SEC registered Solvency II compliant tier 2).
Qualifications
Professional
Admitted as advocaat, Netherlands, 2003
Listed in the register of legal practice areas of the Dutch Bar Association for Financieel recht
Other noteworthy experience
- KPN on a tender offer for EUR1bn outstanding notes and a new notes issue of EUR1.25 bn.
- The joint lead managers on the USD575m Tier 2 notes issuance by VIVAT.
- Credit Europe Bank on its EUR150m Tier 2 notes issuance.
- A global financial institution on its divestment of a portfolio of non-performing loans to Attestor.
- FrieslandCampina on the establishment of its EUR1bn Euro Commercial Paper Programme.
- The joint lead managers on up to appr. 20 separate issues annually by Nederlandse Waterschapsbank under its EMTN Programme.
- ING and the other joint lead managers on two separate issues by ING Groep of Tier 2 Notes, listed on Euronext Amsterdam.
- A multinational telecommunications company and group companies on two issues of high yield notes.
- A global financial institution and the other joint lead managers on the EUR1bn Additional Tier 1 Note issue by ABN AMRO.
- Royal Ahold Delhaize on the establishment of its EUR1bn Euro Commercial Paper Programme.
Published work
- Author of eAlert “EBA publishes its advice on a European framework for qualifying securitisation”.
- Author of article “Liability Management” in the 2012 anniversary book for the Dutch Financial Law Society (Vereniging voor Financieel Recht).
- Co-author of a section in Banking Regulation Guide 2022 (Thomson Reuters’ Practical Law).
Recognition
A standout young practitioner playing a prominent role in the debt market, advising on issuances and transactions.
Chambers Europe 2017
Highly capable and personable, very responsive to queries.
IFLR1000
Very knowledgeable of capital markets in general.
IFLR1000
Highly regarded for advising banks and insurance companies on convertible bond issues, debt programmes and tender offers.
Chambers Europe 2018
