Laura is counsel in the firm's Corporate/M&amp;A practice. She specialises in advising listed companies, large multinationals and private equity firms on M&amp;A transactions, including cross-border deals. Laura also has experience advising clients on a wide range of regulatory and compliance matters, particularly in the context of M&amp;A transactions.
Between 2016 and 2018, Laura was based in De Brauw's Singapore office, where she handled cross-border enforcement matters and internal investigations for EU companies involving foreign regulators. She was seconded to Heineken International in 2015 and to Flow Traders in 2022.
Laura is a guest lecturer on M&amp;A compliance and regulatory topics at the VU Law Academy.

Laura Stiekema

Counsel

Geert Lokhorst is a senior associate in De Brauw’s IP/Tech practice group, where he focuses on non-contentious IP/Tech matters, including licensing, R&amp;D and joint venture collaborations, and IP-heavy M&amp;A transactions. Working seamlessly with De Brauw’s corporate teams and expertise in navigating intellectual property and technology issues at the heart of major corporate transactions, Geert is regularly involved in complex, multi-jurisdictional deals. 
Geert has been recognised as Rising Star 2025 by Managing IP's IP Stars.

Geert lokhorst

Geert Lokhorst

Senior Associate

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

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Koen Benjamins

Daniël vander Nat

Daniël van der Nat

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

Partner

Sophia specialises in international and Dutch tax law, focusing on mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and financing matters. She regularly advises public and private businesses on a wide range of tax issues, including strategic and financial acquisitions, divestments, reorganisations and tax controversies.

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Sophia van Straalen

Barend hulsebosch

Barend Hulsebosch

Bart is a partner in the De Brauw's Competition practice that won the prestigious Global Competition Review's European Law Firm of the Year awards in 2021 and 2022. He divides his time between Amsterdam and Brussels and specialises in EU and international competition law matters. Bart represents companies in a wide range of sectors, including high-tech industries, the financial sector, FMCG, the energy sector and manufacturing. ​
Bart has significant experience in acting as lead counsel in multi-jurisdictional merger filings and he has established working relationships with first tier competition experts in all major jurisdictions. He has successfully litigated in abuse of dominance cases and regularly advises clients on related topics. His work includes advising and defending clients in investigations by European and national regulators. ​

Bart's recent work includes representing and advising:
<ul><li>GrandVision in the global merger filings concerning the acquisition by EssilorLuxottica​</li></ul>
<ul><li>NN Group in relation to the acquisition of MetLife's businesses in Poland and Greece​</li></ul>
<ul><li>Aegon on the combination of its Dutch activities with a.s.r.​</li></ul>
<ul><li>Pon in relation to the creation of e-mobility joint ventures with Porsche</li></ul>
<ul><li>Royal Philips in relation to the sale of its Domestic Appliances business to Hillhouse Capital </li></ul>
<ul><li>Albert Heijn in relation to its acquisition of DEEN supermarkets</li></ul>

Bart derijke

Bart de Rijke

Isabel works on a broad range of matters in our regulatory enforcement and competition practices. She has a focus on competition law and advises clients in antitrust investigations, multi-jurisdictional merger filings and high-profile follow-on litigation matters

Isabel westra

Isabel Westra

Laura specialises in competition law and follow-on litigation. She has acted as counsel to clients across various sectors and industries, representing companies in their multi-jurisdictional competition cases. Before joining the Competition &amp; Regulation department, Laura worked in De Brauw's Corporate Advisory &amp; Corporate Governance department, where she advised listed multinationals and private equity firms on M&amp;A transactions and corporate governance related matters.

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Laura de Vries

Fenna Faaij

Peter specialises in corporate and finance law in De Brauw's Corporate practice. He advises corporates, financial institutions and private equity investors, and also regularly works with UK and US international law firms on cross-border transactions.
Peter was seconded to a large international bank in 2014 and to De Brauw London in 2013.

Peter nolten

Peter Nolten

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

Wilbert specialises in corporate law. 
Since joining De Brauw, Wilbert has advised a wide range of listed and private companies on corporate governance and other corporate law-related matters. 
Wilbert has also been involved in various national and international transactions, such as cross-border deals, joint-ventures, private M&amp;A, and private-equity deals.
Wilbert has published several academic articles on corporate law. He was a lecturer at Utrecht University's faculty of law before joining De Brauw.

Wilbert Peters

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.

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Rik van Haeringen

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