New York Office 

New York Office in brief
We opened our NewYork office in 1973 and were the first Dutch law firm to open offices in this city. Our New York office is headed by resident partner Mark Rebergen.

Expertise
We advise US clients who intend to do business in the Netherlands, focusing on corporate matters, mergers & acquisitions and related financing, as well as stand-alone debt and equity financing. We practice Dutch law.

Clients
We advise investment banks, financial institutions, private equity and private and public companies. We also regularly work with U.K., U.S. and international law firms.

Focus
We advise U.S. or Canda-based clients who intend to do business in the Netherlands, focusing on: 

Corporate, mergers and acquisitions
We specialise in mergers and acquisitions including controlled auctions, public to privates, takeovers, divestments and joint ventures as well as corporate restructurings. Our team also advises foreign corporations that have Netherlands operating companies, finance companies or holding companies. This includes structuring investments through Netherlands entities for tax or investment protection purposes.

Banking
We have a strong banking and finance practice encompassing acquisition finance, complex international structured finance transactions, debt restructurings and syndicated loan facilities. Our assistance includes regulatory, corporate and insolvency advice, the establishment of security rights and providing legal and tax opinions.

Capital markets
We frequently assist arrangers and issuers on IPOs, convertible bonds, hybrid securities and rights issues. We also advise on setting up debt securities issuance programmes and  issuances under such programmes, as well as the listing of equity or debt securities on the Amsterdam stock exchange (Euronext Amsterdam).