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>DataSnipper and its founders on the USD 100mn Series B funding round at a USD 1bn 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 100mn in additional funding (2023)</li><li>Heineken N.V. on its participation in the EUR 3.7bn (second) FEMSA selldown (2023)</li><li>DataSnipper and its founders on the Series A funding round (2022)</li><li>Backbase on its EUR 120mn Series A funding round at a EUR 2.5bn valuation (2022)</li><li>Stonepeak and EQT on their acquisition of Delta Fiber (2021)</li><li>Mollie on its EUR 665mn Blackstone Growth-led Series C funding round at a EUR 5.4bn valuation (2021)</li><li>CTP on its EUR 850mn IPO on Euronext Amsterdam (2021)</li><li>Philips on its dual track EUR 3.7bn IPO/sale of Domestic Appliances (2021)</li><li>Bergson Holdings on the EUR 384mn public offer for Hunter Douglas (2020)</li><li>Fiat Chrysler Automobiles on its USD 50bn cross-border merger with PSA Groupe (2019)</li><li>Pfizer on its USD 20bn spin-off of its Upjohn business and merger with Mylan (2019)</li><li>CB&amp;I on its USD 6bn combination with McDermott (2018)</li><li> Q-Park shareholders on their EUR 3bn sale to KKR (2017)</li><li>Teva Pharmaceuticals on its unsolicited EUR 40bn offer for Mylan (2015)</li></ul>

Jaap barneveld

Jaap Barneveld

Partner

Bob specialises in corporate M&amp;A matters with a focus on private equity and venture capital transactions. He has a background in corporate law and quantitative finance and combines these disciplines in an analytical and structured approach, with a solid understanding of the legal as well as the economic aspects of a transaction. Bob regularly advises both private equity investors and founders on investments, growth opportunities, financing rounds and corporate structuring.

Bob dewaard

Bob de Waard

Senior Associate

Laura plomp

Laura Plomp

Associate

Henk specialises in corporate and tax law and, in particular, mergers and acquisitions and private equity structuring. Since joining De Brauw, Henk has advised numerous multinationals and private equity clients on public and private transactions, leveraged buy-outs and complex cross-border transactions and corporate restructurings.
Legal 500 recognises Henk as a next generation lawyer and Henk was in 2020 nominated for the Netherlands best m&amp;a tax advisor. 
Henk’s recent work includes advising
<ul><li>Takeaway.com on numerous M&amp;A transactions including its acquisition of the German business of Delivery Hero and the combinations with both Just Eat and Grubhub</li><li>AkzoNobel on numerous M&amp;A transactions including the separation and sale of its Specialty Chemicals to The Carlyle Group and GIC for EUR 10.1 billion</li><li>Royal 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>T-Mobile and Deutsche Telekom on the combination of T-Mobile and Tele2, the divestment of T-Infra and the acquisitions of Vodafone’s fixed line consumer business and Simpel.nl</li><li>Topicus.com on its combination with Total Specific Solutions and subsequent listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange</li><li>Siemens AG on the EUR 600 million acquisition of Mendix</li><li>EVBox Group to become a public company via a business combination with TPG Pace Beneficial Finance</li><li>Impax Asset Management on the acquisition, financing, development and sale of Zonnepark Vlagtwedde, the largest Dutch solar park (110MW)</li></ul>

Henk vanravenhorst

Henk van Ravenhorst

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

Pim focuses on advising on the tax aspects of mergers and acquisitions, spin‑offs, reorganisations, securities offerings, bank financings and litigations, both domestically and internationally.

Pim siemons

Pim Siemons

Jascha dikker

Jascha Dikker

Nadine

Nadine Nieuwenkamp

Maxime koster

Maxime Köster

DataSnipper raised USD 100 million in its Series B funding round at a USD 1 billion valuation, as the first Dutch unicorn since 2022. The investment round was led by Index Ventures and follows an investment by Insight Partners in September 2022. The company is the leading intelligent automation platform for audit and finance professionals. The new funding will help DataSnipper expand across new verticals including internal auditors, tax advisors, forensic accountants, and other sectors involving data reconciliation.

De Brauw has been acting as lead counsel to DataSnipper and its founders since the Series A funding round in 2022.

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DataSnipper raised USD 100 million in its Series B funding round at a USD 1 billion valuation, as the first Dutch unicorn since 2022. The investment round was led by Index Ventures and follows an investment by Insight Partners in September 2022. The company is the leading intelligent automation platform for audit and finance professionals. The new funding will help DataSnipper expand across new verticals including internal auditors, tax advisors, forensic accountants, and other sectors involving data reconciliation.  De Brauw has been acting as lead counsel to DataSnipper and its founders since the Series A funding round in 2022.

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