Lennard is a partner in De Brauw’s Corporate/M&amp;A practice, and head of the private equity practice. He acts for Dutch and international private equity firms on their acquisitions and exit transactions, as well for other matters throughout the investment period. In addition, Lennard regularly acts for founders and family-owned companies who wish to sell their company or to partner with private equity. He is often consulted for his expertise in governance arrangements between shareholders, private equity funds and co-investors, including minority investments by private equity and in warranty &amp; indemnity insurance and management participation plans.
Lennard is recognised as a leader in his field, as also confirmed by Legal 500 (‘Hall of Fame’ for Private Equity) and Chambers. Lennard was nominated as one of six lawyers for the Dutch Best M&amp;A Lawyer Award each year as from 2020 and won the award in 2021 and 2023.
Lennard played an important role in establishing De Brauw’s Singapore office.
Lennard’s recent work includes advising: 
<ul>
 <li>Ardian on the acquisition of Attero from 3i and DWS</li>
 <li>SHV on the sale of ERIKS to Lonestar</li>
 <li>Deutsche Telekom on the EUR 5.1 billion sale of T-Mobile Netherlands to Apax and Warburg Pincus </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>BlackFin on the acquisition of Aon's Dutch personal lines business</li>
 <li>The founder of hallo on the sale of a majority stake to KLAR</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>The founder of YER on the sale of a minority stake to Inflexion</li>
 <li>The founder of De Jong Packaging on the sale to Stora Enso</li>
 <li>Rivean Capital on the acquisition of CED, Eichholtz, Muon and a majority stake in EDCO, and on the sale of Muon Group to IDEX and several other transactions</li>
 <li>The founder of the Scheybeeck group in the sale of a majority stake in BUKO Infrasupport and BUKO Waakt to Equistone</li>
 <li>The Kloosterboer family on the sale of Kloosterboer Group to Lineage (Bay Grove)</li>
 <li>BC partners on the sale of Pharmathen for an enterprise value of EUR c.1.6 billion</li>
 <li>Triton on the acquisition of Royal Reesink from Rivean Capital and a majority stake in Bergman Clinics</li>
 <li>Nordian Capital on the sale of BauWatch Group to Haniel</li>
<li>T-Mobile Netherlands on the acquisition of Simpel.nl, and Deutsche Telekom and T-Mobile Netherlands on the acquisition of Tele2 Netherlands</li><li>Summit Partners and the founder on the sale of Normec Group to Astorg</li><li>The founders of Topicus on the sale to TSS / CSI</li>
 <li>The founders of Acture Group on the sale to IK Investments</li>
 <li>The founder of 247Tailorsteel on the sale of a majority stake to Parcom </li>
 <li>Synthon Generics' management on the MIP with BC Partners</li>
 <li>Bain Capital on the acquisition of Bugaboo from the founders</li>
</ul>

Lennard keijzer

Lennard Keijzer

Partner

Luuk van der kroft

Luuk van der Kroft

Associate

Jan Wytze's primary focus is corporate law, where he regularly advises private equity firms and large listed multinationals on cross-border M&amp;A transactions, joint ventures and corporate governance-related matters. As part of his corporate practice, Jan Wytze has vast experience in advising private equity firms on the structuring of transactions, governance and management incentive schemes.

Janwytze haanstra

Jan Wytze Haanstra Lode

Senior Associate

Patrick advises clients on complex corporate and governance-related matters. Before joining the corporate practice, Patrick represented and advised numerous clients in commercial, corporate and mass claim litigation.

Patrick vanrutten

Patrick van Rutten

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

Pim focuses on advising on the tax aspects of mergers and acquisitions, spin‑offs, reorganisations, securities offerings, bank financings and litigations, both domestically and internationally.

Pim siemons

Pim Siemons

Dana horvath

Dana Horvath

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

As a member of the Competition &amp; Regulation team, Fleur has vast experience in all aspects of competition law, including multi-jurisdictional merger control and competition-related litigation

Fleur recourt

Fleur Recourt

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

Anfernee is an associate in our M&amp;A practice. He has a background in corporate law and employment law, and regularly advises national and multi-national corporations and private equity investors on private M&amp;A transactions. 
Anfernee was formerly part of De Brauw's employment and employee benefits practice, where he advised on employment-related aspects of M&amp;A transactions, such as works council consultation procedures, and remuneration and incentive matters.

Anfernee leemans

Anfernee Leemans

De Brauw advised Parcom and the other shareholders on the sale of the Altrex group to the Frénéhard &amp; Michaux group (. The Altrex group is specialised in non-permanent aluminium access equipment such as scaffolds, stepladders, ladders and suspended platforms.

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Parcom and other shareholders sell Altrex to Frénéhard & Michaux

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De Brauw advised Parcom and the other shareholders on the sale of the Altrex group to the Frénéhard & Michaux group (. The Altrex group is specialised in non-permanent aluminium access equipment such as scaffolds, stepladders, ladders and suspended platforms.

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