Gaby is a partner in De Brauw's Corporate practice where she focuses on cross-border equity capital markets and M&amp;A transactions. Gaby's transactional practice includes advising on IPOs, private and public M&amp;A, and joint ventures. In addition to her transactional practice, Gaby advises listed companies on compliance with securities laws and disclosure obligations. Gaby is co-heading the Equity Capital Markets practice. She is also a member of De Brauw's Life Sciences team. She was the resident partner for De Brauw in Shanghai and also worked at De Brauw's New York office. She is actively involved in the firm's international network. Gaby is ranked in Legal 500 for both ECM and M&amp;A, ranked in Chambers for ECM and ranked in IFLR1000's women leaders in law for the Netherlands.
Gaby's recent Capital Markets work includes advising:
•	Ferrovial on its re-domiciliation to the Netherlands and listings on Euronext Amsterdam and Nasdaq •	Sodexo on the spin-off of its employee benefits division into Pluxee N.V. and listing on Euronext Paris •	CTP on its EUR 850 million IPO on Euronext Amsterdam •	Philips on the dual track for its Domestic Appliances business •	TechnipFMC on the spin-off and listing of Technip Energies N.V. •	Just Eat Takeaway.com on the merger with Grubhub and on various convertible bond issuances and ABBs •	CM.com on its listing on Euronext Amsterdam through a business combination with a SPAC •	Underwriters on the IPO of LAVA Therapeutics on Nasdaq •	Underwriters on the IPO of CureVac on Nasdaq •	Underwriters on the IPO of Mytheresa on NYSE •	Underwriters on the secondary listing of Marel on Euronext Amsterdam •	AkzoNobel on the dual track for its Specialty Chemicals business
Gaby's recent M&amp;A work includes advising:
•	Teleperformance on its EUR 3bn public offer on Majorel •	Nolet on its public offer on Lucas Bols •	Heineken on its divestment of Vrumona •	Altice Europe on the recommended public offer by its founder and controlling shareholder •	CM.com on the acquisition of PayPlaza •	BCD on the sale of online travel company Travix to Trip.com •	Beter Bed on the divestment of its DACH business Matratzen Concord •	FrieslandCampina on the acquisition of Nutricima's dairy business in Nigeria •	FrieslandCampina on the sale of its cream liqueur business

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Gaby Smeenk

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Heather is part of De Brauw’s Corporate practice and is based in Amsterdam. She has a broad background in M&amp;A law from North American and European perspectives. 
Heather has advised on domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, divestments, joint venture arrangements, complex carve-out transactions and private equity investments in a range of industries. Her clients include domestic and international corporate clients in a variety of industries, and private equity funds.
Heather holds degrees from the University of Toronto and the University of Oxford. She is qualified to practice in New York, and prior to joining De Brauw, she practiced at a major international law firm in New York.
Heather's recent work includes advising: 
<ul><li dir="ltr">Royal Philips N.V. in the divestment of its Domestic Appliances business</li><li dir="ltr">HEMA and its shareholders in the sale of HEMA to a consortium led by Parcom Capital and Mississippi Ventures</li><li dir="ltr">Akzo Nobel N.V. in the separation of its Specialty Chemicals business and the sale of the business to The Carlyle Group.</li><li dir="ltr">ASML Holding N.V. in its acquisition of the Taiwan listed company Hermes Microvision Inc.</li><li dir="ltr">Madison Industries in various investments in the Netherlands</li></ul>

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Heather Giannandrea

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Jan Willem specialises in international corporate finance with a focus on cross-border equity capital markets transactions. He advises corporates and financial institutions close to home and far afield. His regulatory practice ranges from buy-back programmes to cross-border clearing and settlement, and from block trades to insider trading issues.
For over a decade, Chambers and Legal 500 have consistently ranked Jan Willem in Tier 1 for equity capital markets, with Legal 500 welcoming him into their Equity Capital Markets Hall of Fame for the Netherlands. Clients describe him as “thorough, hands-on and practical.” Sources add: “He really digs into the detail and is likeable and easy to communicate with.” 
Jan Willem’s work includes advising
<ul><li>FrieslandCampina on the restructuring of its member financing</li><li>Van Lanschot Kempen on the simplification of its group structure</li><li>Royal Philips on the dual track IPO/M&amp;A process for its domestic appliances business </li><li>Stellantis on its listing in relation to the EUR 50 billion merger between Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot</li><li>Fugro on its EUR 250 million rights offering and the abolition of its depositary receipts </li><li>the underwriters on the aborted 3.5 billion Unibail-Rodamco rights offering</li><li>CM.com on its listing on Euronext Amsterdam through a business combination with a SPAC</li><li>Takeaway.com on the capital market aspects of its merger with Just Eat, including its listing on the LSE</li><li>Topicus and its founders on their strategic direction leading to a business combination and listing in Canada</li><li>on the dual track process and ultimate IPO of Philips Lighting</li><li>LeasePlan on its proposed IPO</li><li>ABN AMRO Group on its IPO</li><li>Royal BAM Group on its convertible bond</li><li>IMCD on its IPO and subsequent ABB offerings</li><li>Prosensa on its listing on Nasdaq and its subsequent take-private</li><li>Organon BioSciences on its proposed IPO</li></ul>

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Jan Willem Hoevers

Kees specialises in commercial litigation, particularly mass claims and cartel damage litigation. He acts on behalf of Dutch and international regulated institutions and corporate clients. 
Before joining the litigation practice group, Kees was with De Brauw’s Investment Management Group, where he advised financial institutions and corporate and government bodies on financial regulatory law and pension law, and with De Brauw’s administrative law group. In 2017, Kees worked for six months as director of regulatory affairs at a major Dutch car leasing company.

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