Hessel de Klerk
Biography
Hessel de Klerk is an associate in Baker McKenzie’s Real Estate group, based in Amsterdam. He specializes in local real estate transactions, including title transfers, real estate finance and projects. Hessel joined Baker McKenzie in 2022.
Practice Focus
Hessel focuses on real estate transactions, particularly involving properties and projects in the (renewable) energy, logistics, new-build and industrial sectors. Hessel has extensive experience advising for all sorts of clients, including both listed and private real estate investors, developers, banks and private equity funds
Representative Legal Matters
- Advised ORPEA (as seller) on the sale and lease back transaction concerning a portfolio of 32 retirement homes and one office building located in the Netherlands, with Syntrus Achmea Real Estate & Finance, acting on behalf of the Achmea Dutch Health Care Property Fund, as purchaser.
- Advised Stichting Stadgenoot (as seller) on the sale and transfer of the monumental Amsterdam office building ‘The Bell’, containing over 70 lessees, with Bouwinvest as purchaser.
- Advised HP (as seller) on the sale of the single tenant office building at Park 20|20 in Hoofddorp, with XO Capital as purchaser.
- Advised an internationally operating renewable energy developer on the development, acquisition and financing of various large scale solar parks in the Netherlands, with a total capacity over 130 MWp.
- Advised a local real estate investor on the acquisition of various logistics centres in the Netherlands.
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Koninklijke Notariële Beroepsorganisatie (Royal Dutch Association of Civil law notaries) - Member
Education
- University of Utrecht (LL.M. Notarial Law) (2021)
Languages
- Dutch
- English
Baker & McKenzie Amsterdam N.V. is a member of Baker & McKenzie International, a Swiss Verein.