Maxim Arrazola de Oñate
- +352 282 24630 (Luxembourg)
- +32 2 392 580 (Brussels)
Biography
Overview
Maxim is an associate in the BeLux Transactional practice and the Global Debt Finance and Capital Markets practice. He is registered with both the Brussels and Luxembourg (Liste IV) bars and practicing in both jurisdictions.
His practice mainly focuses on a broad range of financing transactions and debt capital structures, including cross-border acquisition and leveraged financings (with a focus on syndicated facilities and direct lending transactions), securitizations, bridge facilities, bank/bond financings, and other lending transactions.
Maxim holds a master's degree in law from Leuven University as well as a master of business administration from the Antai College of Economics and Management at Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
Prior to joining White & Case, he worked at the Banking and Finance department of an international law firm.
Experience
Advised Hyundai Capital Bank Europe GmbH (Hyundai Capital Bank Europe) on an asset-backed securities (ABS) transaction of auto loans.
Advising LeasePlan, one of the world's leading leasing companies, on a landmark EUR 500 million ABS programme involving its Belgian leasing fleet.*
Advising a leading BeNeLux automotive services company on its EUR 250 million inaugural Belgian private STS-verified securitisation programme of auto lease and residual value receivables.*
Advising Milcobel, a Belgian dairy cooperative, on refinancing crisis debt taken out during the depths of the coronavirus pandemic through a EUR 166 million term and revolving credit facilities agreement.*
Advising, as transaction counsel, an international logistics service provider and port operator as well as the Belgian branch of a leading Dutch bank on EUR 200 million term loan.*
Advising an American investment company on an aborted acquisition of a Belgian financial institution.*
Advising AXA Bank Europe on changes and amendments to its EMTN covered issuance program.*
Advising a leading Belgian real estate company on the issuance, offering and Euronext Growth listing of its inaugural sustainability bond program.*
Advising a Danish state-owned infrastructure development company on the statistical classification of the combined EUR 8 billion balance sheet of itself and various subsidiaries.*
Advising Tikehau Capital, a global alternative asset management group, on its successful bid to act as manager of the EUR 350 million Belgian federal recovery fund.*
* Matters handled prior to joining White & Case in 2022
