Ferdinand is a partner in our Corporate group and specialises in international debt restructuring, corporate recovery and special situations financing deals. His broad practice encompasses both tailor-made finance deals and insolvency-sensitive transactions or litigation, always in a cross-border context.
Ferdinand is trusted adviser to boards of directors on their corporate governance, fiduciary duties and liability considerations around funding and scenario planning in a more stressed environment. 
Ferdinand’s recent work includes advising:
<ul><li>Pan-European high street retailer HEMA on its EUR 750 million bond restructuring, including negotiations, court proceedings in UK, US and the Netherlands and a parallel M&amp;A process, resulting in a 60% debt reduction</li><li>Shareholders to IHC Merwede, one of the Netherlands’ largest shipping companies, on a debt restructuring, new money injection and debt-for-equity</li><li>Restructuring of ENNIA Caribe, the largest insurer in the Netherlands’ Antilles, including the (unprecedented) recognition of the Curacao emergency regulation (noodregeling) under US Chapter 15</li><li>Brazilian giant Oi Telecom on its restructuring and Dutch court litigation, including of the EUR 3.8 billion notes issued by its Dutch financing vehicle</li><li>Isolux Corsán on the consensual restructuring of its debt, including a debt-for-equity swap, using Dutch court proceedings and a US chapter 15 process</li><li>A variety of debtors in the gaming, casino, theatre and travel sectors on the impact of COVID-19 and closures, including emergency funding, covenant waivers, and liability management</li><li>Royal Imtech on its restructuring and refinancing, and the strengthening of its balance sheet after the discovery of a massive fraud; the largest Dutch restructuring and bankruptcy in the Netherlands to date</li></ul>

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Ferdinand Hengst

Partner

Féline is counsel in De Brauw’s Corporate practice, with a specific focus on cross-border Equity Capital Markets and Mergers and Acquisitions.
Féline's practice includes advising on private M&amp;A transactions and on all aspects of securities offerings and listings, including prospectus requirements and cross-border clearing and settlement structures. She also assists corporates in their compliance with financial reporting obligations and financial market regulations, including market abuse, ongoing obligations, insider trading issues and stock exchange rules. 
Féline was seconded to a large national bank in 2015/2016 and to the corporate department of the New York law firm, Davis Polk &amp; Wardwell LLP, from September 2022 through August 2023.
Féline's recent work includes advising:
<ul><li>Royal Philips on the dual track for its Domestic Appliances business</li><li>Hapag-Lloyd on its acquisition of NileDutch </li><li>Beter Bed on the divestment of its DACH business, Matratzen Concord </li><li>TechnipFMC on the spin-off and listing of Technip Energies N.V. on Euronext France </li><li>The underwriters on the IPO of LAVA Therapeutics on Nasdaq </li><li>The underwriters on the IPO of Mytheresa B.V. on NYSE </li><li>CM.com on its Euronext listing through a business combination with a SPAC </li><li>Affimed on various capital raises and related securities work </li><li>Unilever and other N.V.'s on US/Europe/Amsterdam cross settlement </li><li>A sophisticated retail business with highly developed omni-channel sales, influencer and return platform on its IPO (aborted in last phase) </li><li>Takeaway.com on its IPO on Euronext Amsterdam </li><li>ABN AMRO on its IPO on Euronext Amsterdam </li><li>Royal Ahold Delhaize on its proposed sub-IPO of bol.com </li><li>Fugro on its rights issue and convertible bond offerings </li><li>EPIC Acquisition Corp, a SPAC, on its EUR 150 million offering and listing on Euronext Amsterdam</li></ul>

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Féline Goyarts

Counsel

Anastasiia is part of De Brauw's capital markets and M&amp;A practices, advising on public and private mergers and acquisitions, often with an international angle, as well as on listings and public offerings on Euronext Amsterdam. She also advises Dutch listed companies on their ongoing obligations.
Anastasiia was formerly a member of the arbitration practice, where she worked on international commercial, gas price review and post-M&amp;A arbitration proceedings. She has also provided legal and administrative support to the presiding arbitrator in an ICC arbitration, and assisted commercial clients on contractual disputes, including those resulting from COVID-related governmental measures.

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Anastasiia Kutakh

Senior Associate

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

First Quantum Minerals refinances USD 2.7Bn senior secured notes through debt and equity

In a joint team with Skadden's London team, De Brauw assisted First Quantum Minerals Ltd. in its offering of USD 1,600,000,000 in senior secured second lien notes and 139,932,000 common shares approximately $1,150 million in new equity. The net proceeds from the both offerings are intended to be applied towards the redemption of all of its outstanding senior notes due 2025 and 2026.

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First Quantum Minerals refinances USD 2.7Bn senior secured notes through debt and equity  In a joint team with Skadden's London team, De Brauw assisted First Quantum Minerals Ltd. in its offering of USD 1,600,000,000 in senior secured second lien notes and 139,932,000 common shares approximately $1,150 million in new equity. The net proceeds from the both offerings are intended to be applied towards the redemption of all of its outstanding senior notes due 2025 and 2026.

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