Michael specialises in public and private M&amp;A, acting for listed companies and private multinationals divesting businesses, and assisting in acquiring new business domestically and abroad. He also advises private equity clients on both sellside and buyside processes, including minority investments. 
Michael has been involved in several public offers in recent years and regularly advises clients on takeover regulation and the role and responsibilities of boards. He is a trusted adviser on corporate governance, securities law, and disclosure matters.
Michael has particular expertise in the regulated energy and financial sectors. He advises several state owned enterprises and the Dutch state, and is active at the intersection of the public and private sector.

Michael’s recent work includes advising:
<ul><li>Prodrive Technologies on the minority investment by HAL Investments</li><li>Bridgepoint on its minority investment in ACT, valuing ACT at over EUR 1 billion;</li><li>AkzoNobel on its competing EUR 1.4 billion public offer for Tikkurilla;</li><li>Boels on its EUR 614 million public offer for Cramo;</li><li>Silverfleet Capital on the acquisition of Coredux, and the subsequent sale to Arcline;</li><li>ABN AMRO on the spin-out of its private equity business (Capital A), the secondary sale of related portfolio interests, and the divestment of its shipping investment business, Maas Capital;</li><li>ASML on the USD 3 billion acquisition of Hermes Microvision through a public offer, and on its investment in Carl Zeiss SMT;</li><li>Hapag Lloyd on the acquisition of NileDutch;</li><li>Unilever on its EUR 450 million public offer for its preference shares;</li><li>ING on the review of its corporate governance and conversion of depository receipts into shares;</li><li>Rabobank on the divestment of its investment management business, and the sale of CAIW to EQT;</li><li>Schiphol Airport on the JV to operate the airside retail business, and on its consortium bid for Rio Airport;</li><li>VP Capital on its mandatory public offer for Batenburg Beheer; and</li><li>Avedon Capital Partners on the acquisition of various portfolio companies.</li></ul>

Michael schouten

Michael Schouten

Partner

Geert lokhorst

Geert Lokhorst

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

Charlotte meijer

Charlotte Meijer

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

Angela specialises in corporate law with a focus on the corporate governance and corporate restructurings. Angela has advised listed and private businesses, including state-owned businesses and financial institutions, on a wide range of issues. Angela has been involved in a number of private and public takeovers and offerings.

Angela vanbreda

Angela van Breda

Counsel

Mathias advises clients on complex corporate and governance-related matters, including national and international mergers, acquisitions and IPOs.

Mathias wielingacarvajal

Mathias Wielinga Carvajal

Max advises on corporate governance matters and public and private M&amp;A transactions, specifically on venture capital financing rounds. Max has been a member of the Employment and Employee Benefits practice since 2020, where he advises on a wide range of employment-related matters with a corporate angle, including individual and collective employment issues, reorganisations and co-determination in transactions.

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Max van Geest

Senior Associate

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