Restructuring and Insolvency, Finance

Kelly Visser-van der Vooren

Partner

Phone +31 20 530 52 38
Mobile +31 6 4340 5889
Email kelly.visservandervooren@stek.com
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Kelly Visser-van der Vooren heads our practice group Restructuring & Insolvency. Kelly has a wealth of experience. During her 11 years at A&O Shearman, she has proven herself a highly skilled and excellent lawyer in the field of (financial) restructuring and financing, with a wide range of experience working for financial institutions, large corporations and private equity houses. Her six years’ in-house experience within the financial restructuring and recovery department at a global financial institution is also a strong asset upon which she has been able to build. Kelly has advised on high profile (international and domestic) cases, implementing a variety of restructuring tools, including the (relatively new) ‘WHOA’ scheme.

Recognitions

Legal 500

  • “The team is very proactive and thinks with you on transaction structuring. They are on top of stakeholder managemnt to make sure that even under pressure, everything is efficient. (2026)
  • “I mostly worked with Kelly and Dawid, and I really enjoyed working with them. Kelly is very helpful, proactive, and has a lot of knowledge. She knows how to align stakeholders effectively, which makes the process super efficient. Dawid is very helpful and able to really think on behalf of the client to make sure that all important points are properly addressed. In doing this, he also thinks proactively with the client about possible ways in which they can be handled.” (2026)
  • “Hands-on team. Solution-focused. Enjoyable to work with. Good value for money.” (2026)
  • “Kelly has a genuine interest in business, is solution-driven, and hands-on.” (2026)
Career
  • Partner at Stek (2024 – today)
  • Lawyer at A&O Shearman (2007 – 2015 and 2021 – 2024)
  • Senior legal counsel Restructuring and Recovery team at global institution (2015 – 2021)
  • Member of the editorial board of the legal journal Tijdschrift voor Financiering, Zekerheden en Insolventierechtpraktijk (Financing, Security and Insolvency law practice)
  • Teacher for Grotius Law Academy (Financing & Security)
Highlighted matters
  • Advising a Dutch syndicate of banks on the restructuring, bridge financing and equity investment in relation to a global company in the agriculture sector
  • Advising a private debt fund on a distressed portfolio company in the health sector including a dispute resolution matter, emergency funding and issuance of shares
  • Advising and litigating on behalf of a national retail company in relation to a dispute on the drawdown under a borrowing base facility
  • Advising a syndicate of banks including Dutch, German and Belgian banks on the restructuring and refinancing of a global shipping company
  • Advising a syndicate of banks on the restructuring of a European company in the leisure industry, including a M&A transaction, restructuring of the financing and bankruptcy of certain group companies
  • Advising national company on wind-down options including a liquidation scheme
"Dedicated and good at discussing best options"
2024