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Jaap is a corporate partner and specialises in M&amp;A, venture capital, capital markets and corporate governance. He has advised on numerous (friendly and hostile) public offers and strategic M&amp;A deals and has been involved in most of the largest Dutch venture capital funding rounds. He has also assisted various issuers in Dutch IPOs and regularly advises clients on a wide range of corporate matters (including board structures, fiduciary duties, disclosure obligations and activist shareholders).
Jaap has been ranked as 'Next Generation Partner' by Legal500 in both Corporate/M&amp;A and Equity Capital Markets. Jaap is a noted expert in company law. He holds the position of Professor of Legal Aspects of Corporate Transactions at the University of Groningen, has authored numerous publications on corporate law and M&amp;A, and is a regular speaker at conferences. 
Jaap's recent work includes advising:
<ul><li>JAB Holdings in relation to the EUR 15.7 billion public offer on JDE Peet's by Keurig Dr Pepper (2025)</li><li>Iveco Group on the recommended public offer by Tata Motors, together with the concurrent sale of its defence business valued at EUR 5.5 billion (2025)</li><li>Coincheck Group on the acquisitions of Aplo and Next Finance Tech Co (2025)</li><li>One Click LCA on its acquisition of PRé Sustainability (2025)</li><li>JAB on the acquisition of Mondelez's stake in JDE Peets for EUR 2.16 billion (2024)</li><li>NEA and its shareholders on the sale of the Dodewaard nuclear plant (in safe enclosure) to the Dutch State (2024)</li><li>DataSnipper on its acquisition of Uplink Inc. (2024) </li><li>Pollen Street Capital on its acquisition of Keylane Group from Waterland (2024) </li><li>IVP as lead investor in the USD 73 million Series B funding round of Cradle Bio (2024)</li><li>DataSnipper and its founders on the USD 100 million Series B funding round at a USD 1 billion valuation (2024)</li><li>Hydratec Industries on the recommended public cash or share offer by Ten Cate Investeringsmaatschappij (2024)</li><li>Accsys on its relationship agreement with Teslin and De Engh as part of its equity raise (2023)</li><li>Beter Bed on the recommended all-cash public offer by Torqx Capital Partners (2023)</li><li>SMART Photonics on attracting EUR 100 million in additional funding (2023)</li><li>Heineken N.V. on its participation in the EUR 3.7 billion (second) FEMSA selldown (2023)</li><li>DataSnipper and its founders on the USD 100 million Series A funding round (2022)</li><li>Backbase on its EUR 120 million Series A funding round at a EUR 2.5 billion valuation (2022)</li><li>Stonepeak and EQT on their acquisition of Delta Fiber (2021)</li><li>Mollie on its EUR 665 million Blackstone Growth-led Series C funding round at a EUR 5.4 billion valuation (2021)</li><li>CTP on its EUR 850 million IPO on Euronext Amsterdam (2021)</li><li>Philips on its dual track EUR 3.7 billion IPO/sale of Domestic Appliances (2021)</li><li>The Dutch State in its joint venture with FMO, and their subsequent launch of Invest International (2021) </li><li>Bergson Holdings on the EUR 384 million public offer for Hunter Douglas (2020)</li><li>Fiat Chrysler Automobiles on its USD 50 billion cross-border merger with PSA Groupe (2019)</li><li>Pfizer on its USD 20 billion spin-off of its Upjohn business and merger with Mylan (2019)</li><li>CB&amp;I on its USD 6 billion combination with McDermott (2018)</li><li> Q-Park shareholders on their EUR 3 billion sale to KKR (2017)</li><li>Teva Pharmaceuticals on its unsolicited EUR 40 billion offer for Mylan (2015)</li></ul>

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Jaap contributed to this year's IVO-congres in Groningen. He discussed creditor protection rules in the Netherlands and compared these with recent corporate law reforms in Belgium. 
The text of Jaap's presentation can be downloaded <a href="https://dwbxnuhxoazve.cloudfront.net/OLD/pdfs-old/Crediteurenbescherming-lage-landen.pdf">here </a>(Dutch only).

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Jaap contributed to this year's  IVO-congres  in Groningen. He discussed creditor protection rules in the Netherlands and compared these with recent corporate law reforms in Belgium.  The text of Jaap's presentation can be downloaded here (Dutch only).

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