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

Gaby Smeenk 4

Gaby Smeenk

Partner

Han Shi focuses on private M&amp;A and advises corporations and private equity funds on divestments, acquisitions and joint ventures. She has extensive experience in assisting clients in a variety of business sectors, including regulated sectors such as financial institutions and energy.
In 2019 and 2020, Han Shi was seconded to Slaughter and May's Hong Kong office, where she gained experience in China-related M&amp;A. 
Han Shi completed the Grotius Mergers and Acquisitions postgraduate course with honours in 2022.

Hanshi cheni

Han Shi Chen

Senior Associate

Ralph is a senior associate in De Brauw's Corporate M&amp;A practice where he advises listed companies and large multinationals on a variety of M&amp;A transactions and related corporate law matters. Drawing on his background in corporate law and strategic management, Ralph employs an analytical and methodical approach, with a solid understanding of the legal and strategic aspects of a transaction. Before joining De Brauw's Corporate M&amp;A practice, Ralph was a member of De Brauw's Corporate Litigation practice. He has acted as counsel to clients across various sectors and industries on a diverse range of issues in proceedings before the Dutch courts.

Ralph olimulder

Ralph Olimulder

Klaas makes up the Management Board, together with Dorothee van Vredenburch and Dennis Horeman. 
As a corporate/M&amp;A specialist, Klaas is the trusted adviser to a number of listed companies, large multinationals and private equity firms on a wide range of issues, including public and private M&amp;A, joint ventures, restructurings, corporate law, corporate governance and listing rules in the Netherlands and abroad. He has extensive experience in cross-border M&amp;A, assisting clients in their transactions outside their home country.
Klaas’s recent work includes advising:
<ul>
 <li>Just Eat Takeaway.com on the sale of its iFood stake to Prosus, its commercial partnership with Amazon, the acquisition of Grubhub, the merger between Takeaway.com and Just Eat, the acquisition of Delivery Hero’s German food delivery operations, and on the acquisition of the Israeli B2B food delivery platform 10bis</li>
 <li>Backbase on its Series A funding round</li>
 <li>Société Anonyme des Bains de Mer in an announced business combination between FL Entertainment Group and Pegasus Entrepreneurs</li>
 <li>G-III Apparel Group Ltd on its acquisition of Karl Lagerfeld</li>
 <li>COFRA on its acquisition of Dalsem</li>
 <li>Royal Ahold Delhaize, on the acquisition of DEEN Supermarkets, on its acquisition of online retailer Bol.com, on the acquisition of SPAR’s Czech business and the divestment of its Slovakian activities</li>
 <li>Egeria on its acquisition of Fletcher Hotels from NIBC and Xead</li>
 <li>NN Group on its acquisition of Dutch insurance broker Heinenoord</li>
 <li>ICT Group on the recommended public offer by NPM Capital and Teslin</li>
 <li>GrandVision in connection with the transfer of 76.62% of GrandVision’s shares from HAL to EssilorLuxottica</li>
 <li>Ramphastos on the acquisition of HEMA from Lion Capital</li>
 <li>Intergamma on the buy out of its largest franchisee CRH/Van Neerbos</li>
 <li>HAL Investments on the acquisition of Van Wijnen, the acquisition of Deli Building Supplies, the sale of AudioNova to Sonova, and the acquisition of a 25% stake in Dutch Mortgage Funding Company</li>
 <li>Grontmij on a recommended public offer by Sweco</li>
 <li>Klépierre on a recommended public exchange offer for Corio</li>
 <li>Egeria on the divestment of NRC Media to Mediahuis Nederland and the divestment of AXENT NabestaandenZorg to a.s.r.</li>
 <li>RELX on a number of divestments including Elsevier and various other publishing activities</li>
</ul>

Klaas devries

Klaas de Vries

Barbara advises and litigates across the full spectrum of employment-related matters. She has significant expertise in traditional, individual employment matters, as well as in corporate transaction-related projects.
Barbara and her team lead relevant employment issues in transactions throughout the preparatory phase and completion; this includes assisting in transfers of undertaking (TUPE). Barbara identifies employment-related priorities and issues in other jurisdictions and is highly experienced in dealing with their impact on relevant transactions. 
Barbara also concentrates on individual matters at board and management level, such as dismissals, remuneration, promotions or demotions. 
Barbara’s recent work includes:
<ul><li>Takeaway Just eat transaction consultation aspects</li><li>ABP pension litigation</li><li>TataSteel Thyssenkrupp consultation aspects</li></ul>

Barbara kloppert

Barbara Kloppert

Hein koster

Hein Koster

Henk specialises in tax and corporate law and, in particular, mergers and acquisitions and private equity structuring. Since joining De Brauw, Henk has advised numerous multinationals and private equity clients on public and private transactions, leveraged buy-outs, complex cross-border transactions, corporate restructurings, (re-)financings and the structuring of management incentive plans.
Legal 500 has recognised Henk as a "leading individual", with Chambers stating that Henk is "up and coming". In 2020, 2021 and 2023, Henk was nominated by MenA.nl (the Dutch M&amp;A awards) as the Netherlands' best M&amp;A tax adviser.
 
Henk’s recent work includes advising
<ul><li>Bain Capital on the acquisition of Bugaboo from the founders and the sale of a majority interest to Mubadala capital</li>
 <li>Ardian on the acquisition of Attero from 3i and DWS</li>
 <li>Takeaway.com on numerous M&amp;A transactions including its acquisition of the German business of Delivery Hero and the combinations with both Just Eat and Grubhub</li>
 <li>AkzoNobel on numerous M&amp;A transactions including the separation and sale of its Specialty Chemicals to The Carlyle Group and GIC for EUR 10.1 billion</li>
 <li>Royal Philips on numerous M&amp;A transactions including the EUR 862 million IPO of Philips Lighting (Signify) and the sale of Philips’ 80.1% interest in Lumileds to Apollo</li>
 <li>T-Mobile and Deutsche Telekom on the EUR 5.1 billion sale of T-Mobile Netherlands to Apax and Warburg Pincus, the combination of T-Mobile and Tele2, the divestment of T-Infra and the acquisitions of Vodafone’s fixed line consumer business and Simpel.nl</li>
 <li>Advent and Unit4 on the sale of the Unit4 Dutch software business to Exact Group and various other transactions, including the sale of Unit4 to TA Associates and Partners Group</li>
 <li>Parcom on most of its buyside and sell-side transactions in the past seven years including the acquisition of Hunkemöller, Wajer Yachts , Zorg van de Zaak, Group of Butchers, Simpel.nl, Yource, MGG Group, ConDoor Group, Koninklijke Euroma, NedacSorboMascot, Outdoor Life Group, and other portfolio companies, and the sale of Altrex, Jan Snel, ConDoor Group, GustoMSC, GoodHabitz, Climate for Life and various other transactions</li>
 <li>Topicus.com on its combination with Total Specific Solutions and subsequent listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange</li>
 <li>Impax Asset Management on the acquisition, financing, development and sale of Zonnepark Vlagtwedde, the largest Dutch solar park (110MW)</li>
 <li>The founder of De Jong Packaging on the sale to Stora Enso</li>
 <li>Fugro on its refinancing transactions and multiple buyside and sell-side acquisitions and divestments</li>
 <li>The Kloosterboer family on the sale of Kloosterboer Group to Lineage (Bay Grove)</li>
 <li>Triton on the acquisition of Royal Reesink from Rivean Capital and a majority stake in Bergman Clinics</li></ul>

Henk vanravenhorst

Henk van Ravenhorst

Sophia specialises in international and Dutch tax law, focusing on mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and financing matters. She regularly advises public and private businesses on a wide range of tax issues, including strategic and financial acquisitions, divestments, reorganisations and tax controversies.

Sophia vanstraalen

Sophia van Straalen

Paula

Paula Geerse

Associate

Bart is a partner in the De Brauw's Competition practice that won the prestigious Global Competition Review's European Law Firm of the Year awards in 2021 and 2022. He divides his time between Amsterdam and Brussels and specialises in EU and international competition law matters. Bart represents companies in a wide range of sectors, including high-tech industries, the financial sector, FMCG, the energy sector and manufacturing. ​
Bart has significant experience in acting as lead counsel in multi-jurisdictional merger filings and he has established working relationships with first tier competition experts in all major jurisdictions. He has successfully litigated in abuse of dominance cases and regularly advises clients on related topics. His work includes advising and defending clients in investigations by European and national regulators. ​

Bart's recent work includes representing and advising:
<ul><li>GrandVision in the global merger filings concerning the acquisition by EssilorLuxottica​</li></ul>
<ul><li>NN Group in relation to the acquisition of MetLife's businesses in Poland and Greece​</li></ul>
<ul><li>Aegon on the combination of its Dutch activities with a.s.r.​</li></ul>
<ul><li>Pon in relation to the creation of e-mobility joint ventures with Porsche</li></ul>
<ul><li>Royal Philips in relation to the sale of its Domestic Appliances business to Hillhouse Capital </li></ul>
<ul><li>Albert Heijn in relation to its acquisition of DEEN supermarkets</li></ul>

Bart derijke

Bart de Rijke

Luuk van der kroft

Luuk van der Kroft

Roos manages those cases where the transactional aspects of intellectual property rights are a central element of the matter. She has over nine years of experience in the IP practice and is a seasoned transactional lawyer. She advises on, negotiates and drafts IP-related agreements and structures. Roos is closely connected to De Brauw's Corporate department, and forms part of multidisciplinary teams for M&amp;A-related matters, financing and restructuring. Roos is often is involved in matters where intellectual property law, contract law and competition law intersect. In that regard, her knowledge of and experience in competition law serves her very well.

Roos vanderpoel

Roos van der Poel

Counsel

Arjan specialises in public law and mainly focuses on energy and environment, state aid, market regulation and public enforcement matters. Arjan is known in the market for his thorough but pragmatic and effective approach to resolving matters. These characteristics and his vast knowledge of public law (including EU regulation) allow him to offer on-point legal advice in complex multi-disciplinary cases. Clients value his sharp legal analyses, strong memory and hands-on approach in achieving the best outcome in regulatory, litigation and enforcement matters. Many clients have praised Arjan’s extensive experience and knowledge of markets and sectors.
According to clients, “Counsel Arjan Kleinhout is the go-to-person for extremely complex and technical energy regulatory questions. He is down to earth and his calm personality helps diffuse volatile situations in negotiations and litigation.” 
Arjan is a cutting-edge litigator before the highest administrative and civil courts (both national and European), as well as a sharp negotiator in several cases before the regulatory authorities. These include the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets, the Dutch Data Protection Authority and the European Commission.
His active involvement in complex regulatory and litigation matters contributes towards De Brauw’s integrated approach – unrivalled compared to other firms.

Arjan Kleinhout

Anastasia has experience with both hard (patent law) and soft (trademark law) IP matters. She also has experience in large litigation matters.

Anastasia grishkova

Anastasia Grishkova

Axel is a partner in our Litigation group and co-head of our Data Protection and Cybersecurity practice. Axel is best known for assisting clients facing landmark data class action lawsuits and investigations by Data Protection Authorities or related regulators across Europe. Axel also advises on high-risk and cutting-edge technology projects, cyber-attacks and personal data breaches. 
Axel divides his time between the Amsterdam and Brussels office, the latter of which is at the heart of our EU practice. He is dedicated to delivering fully integrated services to our clients, together with our European competition, administrative law and financial regulatory practices and international litigation partners.
He was selected as one of Global Data Review's <a href="https://globaldatareview.com/survey/40-under-40/2021/person-profile/axel-arnbak">40 under 40</a> in April 2021. Clients tell Legal500 and Chambers that Axel "is very connected and a brilliant lawyer", has "excellent knowledge and strategic awareness" and that he "is one of the top experts on data privacy and data protection laws. He brings a fresh, pragmatic approach and always seems to find creative solutions."
Axel is a columnist for the Dutch Financial Times and a Fellow at the University of Amsterdam. From 2009-2011, Axel restarted the Dutch digital rights organisation, Bits of Freedom. From 2013-2015, Axel was a Fellow at Princeton's CITP, and the Berkman Center at Harvard University. In 2015, he obtained the first ever PhD thesis on the intersection of EU cybersecurity and data protection law. His academic work has been published in major academic journals, and covered in media across the world, including FT, CNN, CBS and The Wall Street Journal.
Axel’s recent work includes advising on:
<ul><li>several global groundbreaking class action lawsuits initiated by claim vehicles funded by litigation funders against leading tech firms, based on the new regulatory regimes for class actions under both EU privacy law and Dutch civil law</li><li>ongoing investigations by the Dutch DPA as Lead Supervisory Authority </li><li>landmark litigation against a leading tech firm on the scope of automated decision-making under the GDPR, covered by leading media outlets, including The Wall Street Journal and Financial Times </li><li>ongoing strategic advice to leading internet platforms with EMEA HQ in Amsterdam</li><li>over a dozen Data Protection Impact Assessments for a globally leading software provider </li></ul>

Axel arnbak

Axel Arnbak

Eveline specialises in corporate law with a focus on the corporate advisory practice. Since joining De Brauw in January 2016, Eveline has advised a wide range of listed, private, founder-led and state-owned companies on corporate governance related matters, their corporate structuring and anti-takeover measures. She has also been involved in various national and international transactions, including IPOs, joint-ventures and public and private M&amp;A.

Eveline dewaard

Eveline de Waard

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Monika Jensen

De Brauw advises Heineken on sale of Vrumona factory to Royal Unibrew. Vrumona produces non-alcoholic beverage products in its factory in Bunnik. Well known brands include Pepsi, 7 Up, Sourcy and Rivella.

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