Surber, Nick J.

Nick Surber is a partner in the corporate department of BarentsKrans. Nick graduated from Leiden University in Civil Law in 1993. After having worked as lawyer in Dordrecht (near Rotterdam), Nick joined BarentsKrans in 1998. In 2002, he became a partner in the firm. Nick has extensive experience in assisting clients with (cross-border) transactions, (re)financing transactions and setting up Dutch companies for international investment structures and to obtain greater tax efficiency. He is fluent in English and has working knowledge of German and French.

Examples of relevant work

 
Assisting Bank Indonesia, the central bank of the Republic of Indonesia, in connection with claims arising out of the bankruptcy of Dutch bank Indover

Acting as Dutch counsel to Allied Irish Bank in connection with the financing of hotels

Acting as Dutch counsel to Bank Wachovia in connection with the granting of security rights by a Dutch holding company of the Borrowers

Assisting Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia’s national oil company, in acquiring all shares in Shell Japan Holdings B.V., a company holding a stake in Showa Shell Kekiyu k.k., listed on the Japan stock exchange. Showa Shell operates the world’s fifth largest oil refinery

Acting as Dutch counsel to Williams Advanced Materials, Inc., a leading supplier of specialty materials used in thin film deposition and semiconductor packaging applications, in connection with setting up a Dutch holding structure (B.V.’s) for its non-U.S. subsidiaries and assisting WAM with the execution of a US$ 240 Million Credit Facility

Assisting a U.S. producer of mining safety equipment with the reorganisation of its global corporate structure using Dutch entities, with a view to obtaining greater tax efficiency

Professional activities

 
Member of AIJA (Association Internationale des Jeunes Avocats)
Member of ABA, Section of International Law 
Member of the Supervisory Board, Dutch National Photo Museum