<p dir="ltr">Yi is a partner at De Brauw’s Corporate M&amp;A practice. He is experienced in general corporate and M&amp;A matters, specialising in private M&amp;As, joint ventures, and carve-out transactions. Prior to joining De Brauw, Yi practised law at both US and Chinese law firms in China.<br /></p>
<p>Drawing on his diverse practice, Yi is highly valued for his experience in complex M&amp;As and cross-border transactions. His Chinese background adds legal and cultural depth to transactions involving Chinese companies. In addition to his legal expertise, clients also prize Yi's financial skills, which help bridge the gaps across different M&amp;A workstreams. </p>
<p>Yi received his LLM degrees from New York University and National University of Singapore. Yi is admitted to practice in California (US) and holds the Chinese lawyer qualification.</p>
<p><strong>Yi's recent work includes representing and advising:</strong><br /></p>
<ul><li>Philips on the sale of its domestic appliance business to Hillhouse Capital</li><li>Paine Schwartz Partners on its strategic investment in Hendrix Genetics</li><li>Parcom Capital on the acquisition of Euramax from OmniMax and the acquisition of Simadan group</li><li>NXP Semiconductors on the divestment of Nexperia to JAC Capital and Wise Road Capital</li></ul>

Yi duan

Yi Duan

Partner

<p>Peter specialises in domestic and cross-border corporate tax law, focusing in particular on mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and financing matters. He regularly advises public and private businesses on a wide range of tax issues, including strategic and financial acquisitions, divestments, reorganisations and tax controversies.<br /></p>

Peter spijker

Peter Spijker

Senior Associate

<p>Wiebe specialises in international and Dutch tax law, focusing on corporate transactions, investment funds and tax controversy. Since joining De Brauw, Wiebe has advised numerous multinationals and funds on complex cross-border M&amp;A transactions, investment structures and tax disputes. Wiebe is actively involved in the tax expert group of the Dutch association of asset managers (DUFAS), the committee on legislative proposals of the Dutch association of tax advisors (NOB) and frequently lectures on international tax law, including at IBA conferences and at the universities of Amsterdam and Groningen. He is recognised by Chambers and Legal 500 with Chambers describing him as “very accessible, sharp, responsive and to the point” and Legal 500 referring to him as a “top-notch tax professional”.</p>
<p><strong>Wiebe’s recent work includes advising:</strong></p>
<ul><li>a multinational on a high-profile state aid investigation into its Dutch tax rulings</li><li>NXP on the aborted USD 47 billion acquisition by Qualcomm and two multi-billion dollar divestments</li><li>Pfizer on the USD 48 billion combination of its Upjohn business with Mylan</li><li>GrandVision on the EUR 7 billion takeover by EssilorLuxottica</li><li>Elastic NV on its NYSE listing valued at USD 2.2 billion</li><li>ABN AMRO on the spin-out of its private equity business</li><li>APG on the EUR 450 million sale of Loyalis to ASR</li><li>Port of Rotterdam on the impact of the introduction of its corporate income tax liability further to the European Commission’s state aid ruling</li><li>a major Dutch banking and insurance group on setting up and restructuring its investment fund range</li></ul>

Wiebe dijkstra

Wiebe Dijkstra

De Brauw assisted IMCD in its acquisition of Shanghai Yuanhe Chemicals in China. <span>Shanghai Yuanhe is a specialty coatings, textile and ink solution distributor in China. </span>The acquisition is a strategic move of IMCD into the Chinese coatings market, complementing IMCD's sustainability ambition of its global Coatings &amp; Construction Business Group.<div><div><br /></div><div>The transaction is announced and completed in June 2021.<br /><div><span><br /></span></div><div><br /></div></div></div>

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De Brauw assisted IMCD in its acquisition of Shanghai Yuanhe Chemicals in China. Shanghai Yuanhe is a specialty coatings, textile and ink solution distributor in China. The acquisition is a strategic move of IMCD into the Chinese coatings market, complementing IMCD's sustainability ambition of its global Coatings & Construction Business Group.   The transaction is announced and completed in June 2021.

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