Private Equity

We offer compact and cohesive teams with in-depth knowledge in the fields of M&A, acquisition finance, debt restructuring, capital structuring, tax, investment management, regulation, capital markets, competition and employment. Our relationships are long-standing: we assist our clients from fundraising and initial investment to exit transactions and closing down of the fund, and everything else that arises along the way.

The two key pillars of our private equity practice are:

• private equity transactions ranging from private acquisitions to public-to-private transactions and from complex cross-border leveraged buy-outs to venture or growth capital investments, including advice on management participation schemes and on the tax and financing aspects of those transactions
• the formation and regulation of domestic and overseas private equity funds.

The scope of our work is global. We assist Dutch and international clients in private equity transactions in the Netherlands as well as in their investments abroad. We combine our presence in Amsterdam, Brussels, Frankfurt, London, New York, Paris, Singapore and Shanghai with the expertise of our Best Friends network. This global approach means that we can deliver the highest standards of legal and industry knowledge, as well as knowledge of local best practices, wherever our clients are looking to do business.

At De Brauw, we look beyond borders and beyond just the law. Our clients can count on strategic thinkers who offer creative solutions, and who also take the financial and commercial interest of their clients into account. This perspective, combined with our extensive experience, global presence and cross-practice approach with experts in all relevant areas, means we can deliver appreciable added value to our private equity clients.