Norton Rose Fulbright advises BNP Paribas on real estate acquisition financing for Royal DSM

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has advised BNP Paribas on the financing of the acquisition of an office property located in Maastricht.

The property is leased to Royal DSM N.V. (DSM) and will serve as the Dutch health and nutrition company’s new global headquarters.

DSM is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of vitamins, nutritional ingredients, and food fortification technologies.

The Norton Rose Fulbright team advising BNP Paribas on this financing was led by counsel Jasper Dijkshoorn and included partners Wouter Hertzberger and Geert-Jan van Rijthoven, senior associates Sharon Edoo and Nivard Witte, associates Julia van der Grint and Iris Heins, and counsel Stefanie Walthaus in Amsterdam. Further support was provided by consultant Anthony Pallett in London and partner Stéphane Braun and associate Salomé Mathey in Luxembourg.

Jasper Dijkshoorn said:

“We are very pleased to have supported our client BNP Paribas on this significant financing, which will provide Royal DSM N.V. with an exceptional location for its global headquarters in the thriving business locality of Maastricht. This acquisition was a pleasure to work on and we look forward to continuing to support on the realisation of further key real estate financings on behalf of our clients.”

Norton Rose Fulbright’s global real estate finance practice offers specialist experience advising all stakeholders across the whole spectrum of real estate transactions, investment and development financing, utilising in-depth knowledge across sector projects including hotels and leisure, residential, student accommodation, office, retail and logistics.