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Birgit specialises in corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate governance. Since joining De Brauw's corporate practice in 1996, Birgit has advised listed and unlisted companies on their corporate structure and governance as well as on defences against hostile takeovers. She also handles general corporate matters including restructurings, transfer of legal form, mergers and demergers. A specialist in anti-money laundering legislation, Birgit is professor of Corporate Compliance and Anti-Money Laundering at Radboud University Nijmegen. She is the founder of our AML practice group, which provides specialist advice on AML legislation, the implementation of AML in policies and agreements, and dealings with regulators. Birgit lectures on corporate law, anti-money laundering and notarial law, and she regularly publishes commentaries and articles in legal journals. She completed her Ph.D. on transfer of legal entities' legal form at the University of Groningen in 2010.

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Birgit Snijder-Kuipers

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Constantijn specializes in corporate advisory. His primary focus is corporate law, including governance, advisory and mergers and acquisitions.
Constantijn regularly advises founder-led businesses and family-owned corporations, both listed and privately held, on their corporate structure and founder / family corporate governance.
Constantijn has extensive experience across the field of corporate law. A substantial part of his practice is cross-border, reflecting his experience in international transactions involving IPOs, corporate restructurings, joint ventures, and strategic deals.
Constantijn practised law at De Brauw London, where he advised large international companies and financial institutions on corporate and finance transactions involving multiple jurisdictions. 
Constantijn’s recent work includes advising:
<ul><li>CTP on its listing on Euronext</li><li>the underwriters on the IPO of CureVac on NASDAQ</li><li>CM.com on its listing on Euronext through a business combination with Dutch Star Companies One</li><li>the Dutch State on the launch of Invest-NL</li><li>IGEA on its listing on SIX Swiss exchange</li><li>Pre-IPO corporate structuring of a major software-as-a-service platform</li><li>Vitol on its joint venture with Sargeant Marine </li><li>Avast on the acquisition of AVG</li><li>Various state-owned companies on their governance and corporate structuring </li><li>Various founder-led and family-owned companies on transactions and structuring</li></ul>

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Constantijn Voogt

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Kees specialises in investment management, including providing regulatory advice to domestic and foreign investment funds and asset managers, and advising on the structuring and restructuring of investment funds, including retail and private equity funds. 
He also advises asset managers and pension funds on discretionary and fiduciary asset management agreements and asset pooling. 
Kees’s recent work includes advising:
<ul><li>NNIP on the migration of its Luxembourg management company to the Netherlands</li><li>ABN AMRO on the spin-off of ABN AMRO Participaties</li><li>APG Asset Management on MiFID II</li><li>Robeco on the outsourcing of back- and mid-office functions</li><li>Redevco on Urban Retail Ventures, a joint-venture with PGGM</li></ul>

Kees groffen

Kees Groffen

For our recent In context article about the UBO register, see ‘<a href="https://www.debrauw.com/articles/legal-entities-in-the-netherlands-must-register-ubo-from-10-january-2020">Legal entities in the Netherlands must register UBO from 10 January 2020’</a>.
 
If you have any questions, please contact Kees Groffen, Birgit Snijder or Constantijn Voogt at our AML practice group.

The upper house of the Dutch parliament has decided to delay the implementation of the UBO register in the Netherlands. The effective date was expected to be 10 January 2020, but this is now likely to be March 2020.

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The upper house of the Dutch parliament has decided to delay the implementation of the UBO register in the Netherlands. The effective date was expected to be 10 January 2020, but this is now likely to be March 2020.

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