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

• FrieslandCampina on the restructuring of its member financing
• Van Lanschot Kempen on the simplification of its group structure
• Royal Philips on the dual track IPO/M&A process for its domestic appliances business
• Stellantis on its listing in relation to the EUR 50 billion merger between Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot
• Fugro on its EUR 250 million rights offering and the abolition of its depositary receipts
• the underwriters on the aborted 3.5 billion Unibail-Rodamco rights offering
• CM.com on its listing on Euronext Amsterdam through a business combination with a SPAC
• Takeaway.com on the capital market aspects of its merger with Just Eat, including its listing on the LSE
• Topicus and its founders on their strategic direction leading to a business combination and listing in Canada
• on the dual track process and ultimate IPO of Philips Lighting
• LeasePlan on its proposed IPO
• ABN AMRO Group on its IPO
• Royal BAM Group on its convertible bond
• IMCD on its IPO and subsequent ABB offerings
• Prosensa on its listing on Nasdaq and its subsequent take-private
• Organon BioSciences on its proposed IPO