Michael specialises in public and private M&amp;A, acting for listed companies and private multinationals divesting businesses, and assisting in acquiring new business domestically and abroad. He also advises private equity clients on both sellside and buyside processes, including minority investments. 
Michael has been involved in several public offers in recent years and regularly advises clients on takeover regulation and the role and responsibilities of boards. He is a trusted adviser on corporate governance, securities law, and disclosure matters.
Michael has particular expertise in the regulated energy and financial sectors. He advises several state owned enterprises and the Dutch state, and is active at the intersection of the public and private sector.

Michael’s recent work includes advising:
<ul><li>Prodrive Technologies on the minority investment by HAL Investments</li><li>Bridgepoint on its minority investment in ACT, valuing ACT at over EUR 1 billion;</li><li>AkzoNobel on its competing EUR 1.4 billion public offer for Tikkurilla;</li><li>Boels on its EUR 614 million public offer for Cramo;</li><li>Silverfleet Capital on the acquisition of Coredux, and the subsequent sale to Arcline;</li><li>ABN AMRO on the spin-out of its private equity business (Capital A), the secondary sale of related portfolio interests, and the divestment of its shipping investment business, Maas Capital;</li><li>ASML on the USD 3 billion acquisition of Hermes Microvision through a public offer, and on its investment in Carl Zeiss SMT;</li><li>Hapag Lloyd on the acquisition of NileDutch;</li><li>Unilever on its EUR 450 million public offer for its preference shares;</li><li>ING on the review of its corporate governance and conversion of depository receipts into shares;</li><li>Rabobank on the divestment of its investment management business, and the sale of CAIW to EQT;</li><li>Schiphol Airport on the JV to operate the airside retail business, and on its consortium bid for Rio Airport;</li><li>VP Capital on its mandatory public offer for Batenburg Beheer; and</li><li>Avedon Capital Partners on the acquisition of various portfolio companies.</li></ul>

Michael schouten

Michael Schouten

Partner

Peter specialises in corporate and finance law in De Brauw's Corporate practice. He advises corporates, financial institutions and private equity investors, and also regularly works with UK and US international law firms on cross-border transactions.
Peter was seconded to a large international bank in 2014 and to De Brauw London in 2013.

Peter nolten

Peter Nolten

Counsel

Nathalie is a member of De Brauw's Corporate Advisory department. She advises on a variety of complex cross-border transactions, including private and public M&amp;A, IPOs, corporate governance of listed companies, domestic and cross-border (re)structurings and joint ventures. Nathalie has extensive experience working with both Dutch and international clients. Nathalie frequently educates general counsels and company secretaries about corporate law developments and trends for Dutch listed companies.

Nathalie vanwiggen

Nathalie van Wiggen

Senior Associate

Jaap is a corporate partner and specialises in M&amp;A, venture capital, capital markets and corporate governance. He has advised on numerous (friendly and hostile) public offers and strategic M&amp;A deals and has been involved in most of the largest Dutch venture capital funding rounds. He has also assisted various issuers in Dutch IPOs and regularly advises clients on a wide range of corporate matters (including board structures, fiduciary duties, disclosure obligations and activist shareholders).
Jaap has been ranked as 'Next Generation Partner' by Legal500 in both Corporate/M&amp;A and Equity Capital Markets. Jaap is a noted expert in company law. He holds the position of Professor of Legal Aspects of Corporate Transactions at the University of Groningen, has authored numerous publications on corporate law and M&amp;A, and is a regular speaker at conferences. 
Jaap's recent work includes advising:
<ul><li>JAB on the acquisition of Mondelez's stake in JDE Peets for EUR 2.16 billion (2024)</li><li>NEA and its shareholders on the sale of the Dodewaard nuclear plant (in safe enclosure) to the Dutch State (2024)</li><li>DataSnipper on its acquisition of Uplink Inc. (2024) </li><li>Pollen Street Capital on its acquisition of Keylane Group from Waterland (2024) </li><li>IVP as lead investor in the USD 73 million Series B funding round of Cradle Bio (2024)</li><li>DataSnipper and its founders on the USD 100 million Series B funding round at a USD 1 billion valuation (2024)</li><li>Hydratec Industries on the recommended public cash or share offer by Ten Cate Investeringsmaatschappij (2024)</li><li>Accsys on its relationship agreement with Teslin and De Engh as part of its equity raise (2023)</li><li>Beter Bed on the recommended all-cash public offer by Torqx Capital Partners (2023)</li><li>SMART Photonics on attracting EUR 100 million in additional funding (2023)</li><li>Heineken N.V. on its participation in the EUR 3.7 billion (second) FEMSA selldown (2023)</li><li>DataSnipper and its founders on the USD 100 million Series A funding round (2022)</li><li>Backbase on its EUR 120 million Series A funding round at a EUR 2.5 billion valuation (2022)</li><li>Stonepeak and EQT on their acquisition of Delta Fiber (2021)</li><li>Mollie on its EUR 665 million Blackstone Growth-led Series C funding round at a EUR 5.4 billion valuation (2021)</li><li>CTP on its EUR 850 million IPO on Euronext Amsterdam (2021)</li><li>Philips on its dual track EUR 3.7 billion IPO/sale of Domestic Appliances (2021)</li><li>The Dutch State in its joint venture with FMO, and their subsequent launch of Invest International (2021) </li><li>Bergson Holdings on the EUR 384 million public offer for Hunter Douglas (2020)</li><li>Fiat Chrysler Automobiles on its USD 50 billion cross-border merger with PSA Groupe (2019)</li><li>Pfizer on its USD 20 billion spin-off of its Upjohn business and merger with Mylan (2019)</li><li>CB&amp;I on its USD 6 billion combination with McDermott (2018)</li><li> Q-Park shareholders on their EUR 3 billion sale to KKR (2017)</li><li>Teva Pharmaceuticals on its unsolicited EUR 40 billion offer for Mylan (2015)</li></ul>

Jaap Barneveld 2

Jaap Barneveld

<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/fcagroup/">FCA Fiat Chrysler Automobiles</a> N.V. is entering into a 50/50 cross-border merger with <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/peugeotperu/">Peugeot</a> S.A. 
This merger creates the world’s fourth largest automotive OEM, with 8.7 million annual vehicle sales and nearly EUR 170 billion in revenues. The new Dutch parent company of the group will be listed in New York, Paris and Milan. De Brauw's multi-expertise team advised Fiat Chrysler alongside <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/sullivanandcromwell/">Sullivan &amp; Cromwell LLP</a> on key topics such as transaction structure and system of governance system. 
Read more about this deal <a href="https://www.fcagroup.com/en-US/media_center/fca_press_release/FiatDocuments/2019/december/Groupe_PSA_and_FCA_agree_to_merge.pdf">here</a>. 
De Brauw team: <a href="https://www.debrauw.com/people/paul-cronheim-3/">Paul Cronheim</a>, <a href="https://www.debrauw.com/people/martin-van-olffen/">Martin van Olffe</a>n, <a href="https://www.debrauw.com/people/michael-schouten/">Michael Schouten</a>, <a href="https://www.debrauw.com/people/peter-nolten/">Peter Nolten</a>, <a href="https://www.debrauw.com/people/nathalie-van-wiggen/">Nathalie van Wiggen</a> and <a href="https://www.debrauw.com/people/jaap-barneveld/">Jaap Barneveld. </a>

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FCA Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. is entering into a 50/50 cross-border merger with Peugeot S.A.  This merger creates the world’s fourth largest automotive OEM, with 8.7 million annual vehicle sales and nearly EUR 170 billion in revenues. The new Dutch parent company of the group will be listed in New York, Paris and Milan. De Brauw's multi-expertise team advised Fiat Chrysler alongside Sullivan & Cromwell LLP on key topics such as transaction structure and system of governance system. Read more about this deal here . De Brauw team: Paul Cronheim , Martin van Olffe n, Michael Schouten , Peter Nolten , Nathalie van Wiggen and Jaap Barneveld.

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