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>

Janwillem hoevers

Jan Willem Hoevers

Partner

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

Casper represents clients in complex business transactions and advises them on general corporate and governance matters.
Casper has significant experience in assisting companies listed in the Netherlands or elsewhere with the corporate law aspects of domestic or cross-border transactions, spin-offs and securities offerings.
Casper's recent work includes advising: 
<ul><li>Arya Sciences Acquisition Corp. on its joint venture with Immatics Biotechnologies GmbH and its listing on NASDAQ</li>
 <li>TechnipFMC on the separation and Euronext Paris listing of its Technip Energies business</li>
 <li>Qiagen on the USD 12.5 billion offer of Thermo Fisher Scientific</li>
 <li>Pfizer on the USD 22 billion merger of spin-offs Upjohn and Mylan</li>
 <li>RELX on the discontinuation of its dual-headed structure</li>
 <li>CB&amp;I on its USD 6 billion combination with McDermott</li>
 <li>Elastic on its IPO on NYSE </li>
 <li>Signify on its IPO on Euronext Amsterdam</li>
 <li>Avast on its acquisition of NYSE-listed AVG Technologies</li>
 <li>Prosensa on its IPO on Nasdaq and the subsequent USD 840 million offer by Biomarin</li>
 <li>NXP on its acquisition of NASDAQ-listed Freescale Semiconductors</li>
 <li>ABN AMRO Group on its IPO on Euronext Amsterdam and the subsequent simplification of its group structure</li>
 <li>Rabobank on the listing of its depositary receipts on Euronext Amsterdam</li>
</ul>

Casper nagtegaal

Casper Nagtegaal

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

Tobias bruin

Tobias Bruin

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De Brauw has advised Schroders Capital on its acquisition in a private placement of a 10.6% stake in Fastned B.V., a Euronext Amsterdam listed company that provides fast electric charging for electrical cars. As part of the transaction, Schroders has obtained a supervisory board seat.

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