Dick Hofland specialises in domestic and international tax law. He has a focus on high-end transactions and tax planning in the field of mergers & acquisitions, private equity, corporate restructuring, banking and securities, asset finance, structured finance and investment funds. He has vast experience in acting for multinationals and banks.
Dick is also active in the Employee Benefits practice (e.g. ESOP and (restricted) share plans), and in the firm’s growing carbon credit practice.
Recent work includes advising:
- NXP Semiconductors on forming a joint venture company with STMicroelectronics
- Akzo Nobel on the investigation regarding its Organon BioSciences pharmaceutical division, including the full preparation of a partial IPO, and finally resulting in an EUR 11 billion offer by Schering-Plough
- Stork on its strategy discussions and negotiations with Candover and Iceland-based LME to take over the company
- Cerberus on the EUR 3.2 billion acquisition of Austrian bank BAWAG and on the USD 1 billion acquisition of car parts manufacturer Tower Automotive.
Dick operates in integrated teams of corporate, finance, and employment lawyers and is closely involved in the drafting of all forms of legal documentation. Dick´s international experience has been significantly enhanced by his practising law in London, New York and San Francisco, first with Loyens & Volkmaars, and later with Freshfields