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Arne advises on public and private transactions, leveraged buy-outs and complex cross-border transactions and corporate restructurings. 
Arne has been repeatedly recognised as a leader in his field, having been nominated for the Best M&amp;A Lawyer Award since 2007. He won the award “Best M&amp;A Lawyer” in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018. Legal 500 EMEA has also consistently named him a leading individual from 2009. Moreover, IFLR 1000 has recognised Arne as one of the leading practitioners in mergers and acquisitions every year since 2006. Arne was named “Lawyer of the Year” in the Best Lawyers 2014-2015 edition (Netherlands community) in Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Private Equity Law.
 In 2018 he was also inducted into the Legal 500 Hall of Fame. His many accolades include being ranked first tier in M&amp;A and private equity by Chambers. 
Arne is a trusted adviser to many of his clients, and counts among his diverse client base Philips, AkzoNobel, NXP, Rabobank, BAM, Corbion, Arcadis, Bain Capital, Gilde, CVC Capital, and Schiphol Airport. 
Arne's recent work includes advising and representing:
<ul><li>AkzoNobel on the unsuccessful hostile public offer by PPG Industries and advised in its dealings with activist shareholder Elliott Advisors, and successfully defended AkzoNobel in court cases initiated by Elliott Advisors</li><li>Philips on numerous M&amp;A transactions including the EUR 862 million IPO of Philips Lighting; and the sale of Philips’ 80.1% interest in Lumileds to Apollo</li><li>NXP on numerous strategic transactions including the USD 40 billion merger with Freescale, the EUR 2.75 billion sale by NXP of its Standard Products division to JAC Capital and on the USD 47 billion public offer by Qualcomm</li><li>Bpost on the unsuccessful public offer on PostNL</li><li>Shareholders of Q-Park on their EUR 2.95 billion divestment of shares to KKR Infrastructure</li><li>Bain Capital Private Equity on the acquisition of Bugaboo</li></ul>

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Arne Grimme

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Pete focuses on private equity and private M&amp;A transactions, including advising on governance arrangements, management participation, and warranty and indemnity insurance. 
He works with financial sponsors and strategic corporates, both Dutch and international. Before joining De Brauw in Amsterdam in 2017, Pete spent many years in New York, London and Tokyo working on transactions with clients all around the world. He frequently leverages this experience helping international clients investing in, or exiting from, Benelux targets.
Pete works across all sectors and deal structures, but has particular expertise in transactions involving regulated financial institutions and fintech, as well as carve-outs, back-to-backs, and deals with sophisticated governance or exit arrangements.
He also has a particular expertise in transactions involving Japanese parties, having spent nearly ten years working and studying in Japan.
Pete is a key member of the firm’s Financial Institutions Group and Private Equity practice. He has co-authored the Netherlands chapters in Lexology Getting the Deal Through: Financial Services M&amp;A, Lexology Getting the Deal Through: Private Equity (Transactions), and The Private Equity Review (Investing).

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Pete Lawley

Mariken is head of our Financial Markets Regulation group and co-head of our Financial Institutions group. She focuses on matters of strategic importance to financial institutions –with a particular emphasis on regulatory capital transactions, recovery and resolution planning, and governance – and she has broad experience in advising on regulatory matters that arise in complex transactions. Mariken also advises on licence requirements and on the ongoing obligations for a broad range of financial institutions, including banks, brokers, insurance companies and payment institutions.
In 2019, Mariken was inducted into the Legal 500 category 'leading individual' in the 'Banking and finance: Financial services regulatory'.
Chambers describes her as "a trusted boardroom adviser who is practical and solid." 
Mariken’s recent work includes advising:
<ul><li>ABN AMRO on its listing on Euronext Amsterdam</li>
 <li>Rabobank and its subsidiary DDL on the sale of Athlon Car Lease to Daimler AG for EUR 1.1 billion</li>
 <li>Rabobank on the listing of its Member Certificates on Euronext Amsterdam</li>
 <li>A consortium of investors on the acquisition of LeasePlan for EUR 3.7 billion</li>
 <li>APG on the EUR 450 million sale of its insurance subsidiary Loyalis to a.s.r., in a controlled auction</li>
 <li>The TAF shareholders on the sale of a majority stake in the company</li>
 <li>Aon on the EUR 295 million acquisition of Unirobe Meeùs Group from Aegon</li>
 <li>NN Group on the termination of the strategically important 9.99% warrant agreement held by ING since the IPO</li>
 <li>Achmea on the sale of Independer</li>
 <li>BHIIL, a UK-based commercial insurer, on its strategy for entering the Dutch commercial underwriting market and on the application or a license from the AFM as insurance underwriter</li>
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Mariken vanloopik

Mariken van Loopik

Bart is a partner in the De Brauw's Competition practice that won the prestigious Global Competition Review's European Law Firm of the Year awards in 2021 and 2022. He divides his time between Amsterdam and Brussels and specialises in EU and international competition law matters. Bart represents companies in a wide range of sectors, including high-tech industries, the financial sector, FMCG, the energy sector and manufacturing. ​
Bart has significant experience in acting as lead counsel in multi-jurisdictional merger filings and he has established working relationships with first tier competition experts in all major jurisdictions. He has successfully litigated in abuse of dominance cases and regularly advises clients on related topics. His work includes advising and defending clients in investigations by European and national regulators. ​

Bart's recent work includes representing and advising:
<ul><li>GrandVision in the global merger filings concerning the acquisition by EssilorLuxottica​</li></ul>
<ul><li>NN Group in relation to the acquisition of MetLife's businesses in Poland and Greece​</li></ul>
<ul><li>Aegon on the combination of its Dutch activities with a.s.r.​</li></ul>
<ul><li>Pon in relation to the creation of e-mobility joint ventures with Porsche</li></ul>
<ul><li>Royal Philips in relation to the sale of its Domestic Appliances business to Hillhouse Capital </li></ul>
<ul><li>Albert Heijn in relation to its acquisition of DEEN supermarkets</li></ul>

Bart derijke

Bart de Rijke

Wiebe specialises in international and Dutch tax law, focusing on corporate transactions, investment funds and tax controversy. Since joining De Brauw, Wiebe has advised numerous multinationals and funds on complex cross-border M&amp;A transactions, investment structures and tax disputes. Wiebe is actively involved in the tax expert group of the Dutch association of asset managers (DUFAS), the committee on legislative proposals of the Dutch association of tax advisors (NOB) and frequently lectures on international tax law, including at IBA conferences and at the universities of Amsterdam and Groningen. He is recognised by Chambers and Legal 500 with Chambers describing him as “very accessible, sharp, responsive and to the point” and Legal 500 referring to him as a “top-notch tax professional”.
Wiebe’s recent work includes advising:
<ul><li>a multinational on a high-profile state aid investigation into its Dutch tax rulings</li><li>NXP on the aborted USD 47 billion acquisition by Qualcomm and two multi-billion dollar divestments</li><li>Pfizer on the USD 48 billion combination of its Upjohn business with Mylan</li><li>GrandVision on the EUR 7 billion takeover by EssilorLuxottica</li><li>Elastic NV on its NYSE listing valued at USD 2.2 billion</li><li>ABN AMRO on the spin-out of its private equity business</li><li>APG on the EUR 450 million sale of Loyalis to ASR</li><li>Port of Rotterdam on the impact of the introduction of its corporate income tax liability further to the European Commission’s state aid ruling</li><li>a major Dutch banking and insurance group on setting up and restructuring its investment fund range</li></ul>

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Wiebe Dijkstra

Lexology GTDT Getting the Deal Through published its 2023 edition on Financial Services M&amp;A, and our partners Arne, Pete, Mariken, Bart and Wiebe expressed their views on the key considerations in, and the current landscape for, M&amp;A in the financial services sector in the Netherlands. 
Their contribution includes perspectives on the current market climate, the applicable legal and regulatory framework, as well as deal terms and structures, and related topics. 
The full publication is available here: <a href="https://www.lexology.com/gtdt/workareas/financial-services-m-and-a">Financial Services M&amp;A - Work areas - Getting The Deal Through - Lexology</a>

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Lexology GTDT Getting the Deal Through published its 2023 edition on Financial Services M&A, and our partners Arne, Pete, Mariken, Bart and Wiebe expressed their views on the key considerations in, and the current landscape for, M&A in the financial services sector in the Netherlands.  Their contribution includes perspectives on the current market climate, the applicable legal and regulatory framework, as well as deal terms and structures, and related topics.  The full publication is available here: Financial Services M&A - Work areas - Getting The Deal Through - Lexology

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