Ferdinand Hengst

Ferdinand Hengst is a corporate partner with De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V. in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and specialises in international debt restructuring, corporate recovery and special situ- ations financing deals. His broad practice encompasses both tailor-made finance deals and insolvency- sensitive transactions or litigation, always in a cross-border context. Mr. Hengst advises boards of di- rectors on their corporate governance, fiduciary duties and liability considerations around funding and scenario planning in a more stressed environment. He is a Fellow of INSOL International, a member of INSOLAD, and regularly publishes on restructuring and insolvency, leveraged financing and corporate recovery. In addition, he is a member of De Brauw’s Diversity committee and heads De Brauw’s Africa practice. Mr. Hengst was educated at the University of Groningen, London Business School, Tufts Uni- versity and Chinese University of Hong Kong.