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Clifford Chance advises Maxeda DIY Group on €500 million comprehensive recapitalisation

16 April 2026

Clifford Chance advises Maxeda DIY Group on €500 million comprehensive recapitalisation

Global law firm Clifford Chance has advised Maxeda on a €500 million comprehensive recapitalisation transaction. Maxeda is the largest DIY retailer in the Benelux, with Praxis in the Netherlands and Brico and BricoPlanit in Belgium and Luxembourg.

Maxeda's recapitalisation follows a consent solicitation. The transaction closed on 24 March 2026. Read more here.

The Clifford Chance team was led by Ilse van Gasteren and included Evert Verwey, Sarah van Eijk, Annefloor Frentz (Restructuring), Tim Heerschop, Pieter Leefers (Corporate), Sabrina Spoor, Lauresse Annemaet (Notary), Jurgen van der Meer, Dewi Walian, Kris Soomers (Debt Capital Markets), Astrid van Ommeren, Iga Mamczarz (Employment), Nolan Groenland, Robin Houtveen and Johan Anton Niesten (Tax) in Amsterdam, and Wim Aerts and Sonia Belhassen (Finance) in Brussels.