Lennard is a partner in De Brauw’s Corporate/M&amp;A practice, and head of the private equity practice. He acts for Dutch and international private equity firms on their acquisitions and exit transactions, as well on other matters throughout the investment period. In addition, Lennard regularly acts for founders and family-owned companies who wish to sell their company or to partner with private equity. He is often consulted for his expertise in governance arrangements between shareholders, private equity funds and co-investors, including minority investments by private equity, and in warranty &amp; indemnity insurance and management participation plans.
Lennard is recognised as a leader in his field, as also confirmed by Legal 500 (‘Hall of Fame’ for Private Equity) and Chambers. Lennard was nominated as one of six lawyers for the Dutch Best M&amp;A Lawyer Award many times as from 2020 and won the award in 2021, 2023 and 2025.
Lennard played an important role in establishing De Brauw’s Singapore office.
Lennard’s recent work includes advising: 
<ul><li>Koninklijke VolkerWessels / Reggeborgh on the sale of VolkerWessels Nederland to HAL</li><li>









Bain Capital on the contemplated acquisition of HSO from Carlyle</li><li>Mubadala Capital and Bugaboo on the acquisition of Joolz</li><li>Bain Capital on the sale of Bugaboo to Mubadala Capital (and its reinvestment)</li><li>Bregal Unternehmerkapital on the acquisition of SnelStart</li>
 <li>SHV on the sale of ERIKS to Lonestar</li><li>The founders of Schuberg Philis on the sale of a majority stake to Bridgepoint</li><li>VolkerWessels on the sale of their Energy, Telecom and Technical Installation business to Triton </li>
 <li>Ardian on the acquisition of Attero from 3i and DWS</li><li>Platinum Equity on the acquisition of XD Connects from Rivean Capital and Solo Group</li><li>Deutsche Telekom on the EUR 5.1 billion sale of T-Mobile Netherlands to Apax and Warburg Pincus 
 </li><li>Parcom on most of its acquisitions and divestments since 2016, including the acquisition of Robin Radar, RECO, Rent-All, Meeder Group, Just Brands, Hunkemöller, Wajer Yachts , Zorg van de Zaak, Group of Butchers, Simpel.nl, Yource, MGG Group, ConDoor Group, Koninklijke Euroma, NedacSorboMascot, Outdoor Life Group, Viroclinics and other portfolio companies, and the sale of Altrex, Jan Snel, ConDoor Group, GustoMSC, GoodHabitz, Climate for Life, Viroclinics and various other transactions
</li><li>BlackFin on the acquisition of the personal lines brokerage and MGA business of Aon Netherlands</li><li>Inflexion on its minority investment in Baker Tilly Netherlands</li><li>G Square on the sale of the Duomed group to Palex Medical and several of their other healthcare transactions</li><li>H.I.G. Capital on the acquisition of Kantar Media</li><li>Vortex Capital and the founder of hallo, group on the sale of a majority stake to KLAR </li>
 <li>Advent and Unit4 on the sale of the Unit4 Dutch software business to Exact Group and various other transactions, including the sale of Unit4 to TA Associates and Partners Group</li><li>Several undisclosed dental transactions</li><li>General Atlantic on the acquisition of GRESB from Summit</li><li>Werksta Group, a portfolio company of Procuritas, on the acquisition of the Den Elzen Autoschade Group</li><li>Rivean Capital on the acquisition of Valcon, CED, Eichholtz, Muon and a majority stake in EDCO, and on the sale of Muon Group to IDEX </li>
 <li>The founder of YER on the sale of a minority stake to Inflexion 
 </li><li>The founder of De Jong Packaging on the sale to Stora Enso 
</li>
 <li>The founder of the Scheybeeck group on the sale of a majority stake in BUKO Infrasupport and BUKO Waakt to Equistone 
 </li><li>The Kloosterboer family on the sale of Kloosterboer Group to Lineage (Bay Grove) 
 </li><li>BC partners on the sale of Pharmathen for an enterprise value of approximately EUR 1.6 billion</li><li>Triton on the acquisition of a majority stake in Bergman Clinics as well as Royal Reesink</li><li>Nordian Capital on the sale of BauWatch Group to Haniel 
 </li><li>T-Mobile Netherlands on the acquisition of Simpel.nl, and Deutsche Telekom and T-Mobile Netherlands on the acquisition of Tele2 Netherlands 
</li><li>Deutsche Telekom and T-Mobile Netherlands on the sale of the Dutch tower business to Cellnex</li><li>The founders of IG&amp;H on the sale of a majority stake to IK Partners</li><li>Summit Partners and the founder on the sale of Normec to Astorg (2020), and the sale to an Astorg continuation fund (2024) </li>
 <li>The founders of Topicus on the sale to TSS / CSI 
 </li><li>The founders of Acture Group on the sale to IK Investments 
 </li><li>The founder of 247Tailorsteel on the sale of a majority stake to Parcom 
 </li><li>Synthon Generics' management on the MIP with BC Partners 
 </li><li>Bain Capital on the acquisition of Bugaboo from the founders</li>
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Lennard keijzer

Lennard Keijzer

Partner

Luca Timmermans 2

Luca Timmermans

Associate

Henk specialises in tax and corporate 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, complex cross-border transactions, corporate restructurings, financings and refinancings, and the structuring of management incentive plans.
Legal 500 has recognised Henk as a "leading individual", with Chambers stating that Henk is "up and coming". In 2020, 2021 and 2023, Henk was nominated by MenA.nl (the Dutch M&amp;A awards) as Best M&amp;A Tax Adviser, and he won this award in 2024. 
Henk’s recent work includes advising
<ul><li>Bain Capital on the acquisition of Bugaboo from the founders and the sale of a majority interest to Mubadala capital</li>
 <li>Ardian on the acquisition of Attero from 3i and DWS</li>
 <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 (Signify) and the sale of Philips’ 80.1% interest in Lumileds to Apollo</li>
 <li>T-Mobile and Deutsche Telekom on the EUR 5.1 billion sale of T-Mobile Netherlands to Apax and Warburg Pincus, 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>Deutsche Telekom and T-Mobile Netherlands on the sale of the Dutch tower business to Cellnex</li>
 <li>Advent and Unit4 on the sale of the Unit4 Dutch software business to Exact Group and various other transactions, including the sale of Unit4 to TA Associates and Partners Group</li>
 <li>Parcom on most of its buy-side and sell-side transactions in the past seven years including the acquisition of Hunkemöller, Wajer Yachts , Zorg van de Zaak, Group of Butchers, Simpel.nl, Yource, MGG Group, ConDoor Group, Koninklijke Euroma, NedacSorboMascot, Outdoor Life Group, and other portfolio companies, and the sale of Altrex, Jan Snel, ConDoor Group, GustoMSC, GoodHabitz, Climate for Life and various other transactions</li>
 <li>Topicus.com on its combination with Total Specific Solutions and subsequent listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange</li>
 <li>Impax Asset Management on the acquisition, financing, development and sale of Zonnepark Vlagtwedde, the largest Dutch solar park (110MW)</li>
 <li>The founder of De Jong Packaging on the sale to Stora Enso</li>
 <li>Fugro on its refinancing transactions and multiple buyside and sell-side acquisitions and divestments</li>
 <li>The Kloosterboer family on the sale of Kloosterboer Group to Lineage (Bay Grove)</li>
 <li>Triton on the acquisition of Royal Reesink from Rivean Capital and a majority stake in Bergman Clinics</li></ul>

Henk vanravenhorst

Henk van Ravenhorst

Barend hulsebosch

Barend Hulsebosch

Senior Associate

Jan Wytze is a counsel in the Corporate practice group. He focusses on private equity transactions, including leveraged buyouts, minority investments and complex carve-outs. 
In addition, Jan Wytze has broad experience in advising on private M&amp;A transactions, joint venture structures and complex corporate law matters.
 Jan Wytze also has vast experience in advising private equity firms on the structuring and setup of management incentive schemes.

Janwytze haanstra

Jan Wytze Haanstra Lode

Counsel

Bram focuses on corporate law, with an emphasis on the private equity and venture capital practices. Since joining De Brauw in 2021, he has advised clients on a broad range of matters, including sell-side and buy-side transactions, governance advice, management participation, corporate advisory matters, and national and international private and public M&amp;A transactions.

Bram Pruyn

Nikky Hu

Rik is a partner in De Brauw's Employment and Employee Benefits practice group. He has been a key member of the firm's employment team since 2015, building a practice across the full spectrum of employment law.
Rik advises and represents clients in individual and collective labour matters, combining strategic advisory work with complex litigation. His practice is characterised by a multi-faceted approach, handling everything from high-stakes collective disputes – including industrial action and strike matters – involving trade unions and works councils to sensitive individual employment cases. He has particular expertise at the intersection of employment and corporate law, regularly advising on co-determination processes, boardroom matters, collective redundancies and workforce reorganisations. Rik also advises extensively on equal pay and pay transparency obligations. 

A significant focus of Rik's work involves the employment law aspects of mergers and acquisitions, where he supports clients in navigating complex cross-border employment issues and large-scale restructurings. He has extensive experience handling international cases, combining technical expertise with a pragmatic, client-oriented approach.
Rik is a productive author, publishing regularly on employment law topics, and is a regular speaker at employment law masterclasses. He completed the Grotius employment law post-doctorate programme with honours in 2023, reflecting his commitment to legal quality and continuous professional development.

Rik vanhaeringen

Rik van Haeringen

Nick vandongen

Nick van Dongen

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