Martin is acclaimed in the Netherlands for his expertise in corporate law, mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance. He regularly advises in public offers, stakeholder activism and other strategic issues. Martin is trusted adviser to many listed and private companies.
Martin’s recent work includes advising: 
<ul><li>FCA on its merger with Peugeot</li><li>Altice on Next Private's public offer</li><li>Qiagen on its aborted merger agreement with Thermo Fisher </li><li>Altice on the spin off of Altice USA</li><li>Signify on its IPO</li><li>Heineken Holding on the amendment of its corporate governance, including the abolishment of priority shares</li><li>AkzoNobel on its demerger of the Specialty Chemicals Business</li><li>Ahold on its merger with Delhaize</li><li>ABN AMRO on its IPO</li><li>Rabobank on the restructuring of more than 100 banks into one Rabobank</li><li>ING on the amendment of its corporate governance, including the abolishment of depositary receipts for shares</li></ul>

Martin vanolffen

Martin van Olffen

Partner

Reinier advises on public and private mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and general corporate matters. He is the trusted adviser to various of listed companies and large multinationals on corporate governance matters, anti-takeover responses (including relating to shareholder activism) and various legal and practical aspects of their listing. His M&amp;A practice has a particular focus on (public) cross-border transactions.

Reinier kleipool

Reinier Kleipool

Szilvia specialises in international and national arbitration and litigation, with a focus on commercial and public international law. She has acted for numerous listed companies and large multinational corporations, and is particularly experienced in advising clients regarding disputes in relation to foreign investment, financial services, energy, M&amp;A and natural resources. Szilvia has acted as counsel in arbitrations under the ICSID, UNCITRAL, ICC, LCIA and NAI Rules, as well as Dutch state courts. She is a creative thinker with an eye for devising a litigation strategy that fits her client's business. Szilvia also has corporate law experience. Before joining the Litigation &amp; Arbitration group, Szilvia was part of De Brauw’s Capital Markets and M&amp;A team advising on several IPOs and international mergers and acquisitions, and is still involved in such transactions from time to time.

Szilvia nagy

Szilvia Nagy

Senior Associate

De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek has advised Altice on its acquisition of Cablevision for EUR 17.7 billion. This acquisition will make Altice the #4 cable operator in the US market. 
The acquisition of Cablevision represents Altice’s next step in the US market following the announced acquisition of Suddenlink earlier this year. Together both operators represent the 4th largest cable operation in the US market. Altice is a multinational cable, fibre, telecommunications, contents and media company with a presence in Western Europe, Israel and the Overseas Territories. Cablevision is the leading operator in the New York metropolitan area. 
De Brauw acted as legal counsel to Altice. De Brauw's team includes: Martin van Olffen (lead partner), Joost Schutte, Paul Sleurink, Reinier Kleipool, Ton Schutte, Niels Wolswijk, Jochem Vlek, Ingrid Mensing, Szilvia Nagy and Ivan de Casseres.

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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek has advised Altice on its acquisition of Cablevision for EUR 17.7 billion. This acquisition will make Altice the #4 cable operator in the US market.  The acquisition of Cablevision represents Altice’s next step in the US market following the announced acquisition of Suddenlink earlier this year. Together both operators represent the 4th largest cable operation in the US market. Altice is a multinational cable, fibre, telecommunications, contents and media company with a presence in Western Europe, Israel and the Overseas Territories. Cablevision is the leading operator in the New York metropolitan area. De Brauw acted as legal counsel to Altice. De Brauw's team includes: Martin van Olffen (lead partner), Joost Schutte, Paul Sleurink, Reinier Kleipool, Ton Schutte, Niels Wolswijk, Jochem Vlek, Ingrid Mensing, Szilvia Nagy and Ivan de Casseres.

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