Anja is a partner in De Brauw's Corporate / M&amp;A practice. In recent years, she held several leadership roles in the firm, including as management board member, hiring partner and head of the energy industry group. 
Anja specialises in corporate law, contract law and mergers &amp; acquisitions. She has extensive experience in various industry sectors including tech, infrastructure, energy, banking and insurance. Her expertise ranges from strategic deals to private equity, hybrid corporate projects, distressed M&amp;A and structuring/restructuring, both national and international. 
In addition to her role as partner of De Brauw, Anja is a supervisory board member at Gasunie (Chair of Remco) and Het Concertgebouw. 
Corporate projects and M&amp;A deals that have been led by Anja or in which Anja was closely involved: 
Vopak on the acquisition of a 29% share in an LNG import terminal in Pakistan, and a 49% share in an LNG import terminal in Colombia, the acquisition and restructuring of Exmar’s LNG business and various other international matters.
APG on the controlled auction and divestment of Loyalis to ASR.
Waterland private equity on various acquisitions and joint ventures in the waste-to-energy sector including the acquisition and divestment of Attero.
TenneT on various Corporate and M&amp;A matters including the North Sea Wind Hub and the acquisition of the power grids from Stedin, Eneco, Nuon, Essent and Delta, subsequent to the acquisition of Transpower in Germany.
Caldic on the divestment of its worldwide business to PE funds managed by Goldman Sachs and various cross border deals including in Canada, Denmark, Finland, Spain and Malaysia.
SNS REAAL on its divestment of the insurance business REAAL to the Chinese Anbang Insurance Group.
Achmea on various corporate and M&amp;A matters including Independer, Inshared and Achmea Health Centres.
Tata on its contemplated European joint venture with Thyssenkrupp, together with the Best Friends Slaughter and May and Hengeler Mueller.
IMCD on its Initial Public Offering and in relation to various international acquisitions.
ENGIE on transferring its stake in the Paiton power station (Indonesia) to Nebras and various other energy transactions.

Anja Mutsaers 1

Anja Mutsaers

Partner

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

Ferdinand is a partner in our Corporate group and specialises in international debt restructuring, corporate recovery and special situations financing deals. His broad practice encompasses both tailor-made finance deals and insolvency-sensitive transactions or litigation, always in a cross-border context.
Ferdinand is trusted adviser to boards of directors on their corporate governance, fiduciary duties and liability considerations around funding and scenario planning in a more stressed environment. 
Ferdinand’s recent work includes advising:
<ul><li>Pan-European high street retailer HEMA on its EUR 750 million bond restructuring, including negotiations, court proceedings in UK, US and the Netherlands and a parallel M&amp;A process, resulting in a 60% debt reduction</li><li>Shareholders to IHC Merwede, one of the Netherlands’ largest shipping companies, on a debt restructuring, new money injection and debt-for-equity</li><li>Restructuring of ENNIA Caribe, the largest insurer in the Netherlands’ Antilles, including the (unprecedented) recognition of the Curacao emergency regulation (noodregeling) under US Chapter 15</li><li>Brazilian giant Oi Telecom on its restructuring and Dutch court litigation, including of the EUR 3.8 billion notes issued by its Dutch financing vehicle</li><li>Isolux Corsán on the consensual restructuring of its debt, including a debt-for-equity swap, using Dutch court proceedings and a US chapter 15 process</li><li>A variety of debtors in the gaming, casino, theatre and travel sectors on the impact of COVID-19 and closures, including emergency funding, covenant waivers, and liability management</li><li>Royal Imtech on its restructuring and refinancing, and the strengthening of its balance sheet after the discovery of a massive fraud; the largest Dutch restructuring and bankruptcy in the Netherlands to date</li></ul>

Ferdinand hengst

Ferdinand Hengst

Mariken is head of our Financial Markets Regulation group and co-head of our Financial Institutions group. She focuses on matters of strategic importance to financial institutions –with a particular emphasis on regulatory capital transactions, recovery and resolution planning, and governance – and she has broad experience in advising on regulatory matters that arise in complex transactions. Mariken also advises on licence requirements and on the ongoing obligations for a broad range of financial institutions, including banks, brokers, insurance companies and payment institutions.
In 2019, Mariken was inducted into the Legal 500 category 'leading individual' in the 'Banking and finance: Financial services regulatory'.
Chambers describes her as "a trusted boardroom adviser who is practical and solid." 
Mariken’s recent work includes advising:
<ul><li>ABN AMRO on its listing on Euronext Amsterdam</li>
 <li>Rabobank and its subsidiary DDL on the sale of Athlon Car Lease to Daimler AG for EUR 1.1 billion</li>
 <li>Rabobank on the listing of its Member Certificates on Euronext Amsterdam</li>
 <li>A consortium of investors on the acquisition of LeasePlan for EUR 3.7 billion</li>
 <li>APG on the EUR 450 million sale of its insurance subsidiary Loyalis to a.s.r., in a controlled auction</li>
 <li>The TAF shareholders on the sale of a majority stake in the company</li>
 <li>Aon on the EUR 295 million acquisition of Unirobe Meeùs Group from Aegon</li>
 <li>NN Group on the termination of the strategically important 9.99% warrant agreement held by ING since the IPO</li>
 <li>Achmea on the sale of Independer</li>
 <li>BHIIL, a UK-based commercial insurer, on its strategy for entering the Dutch commercial underwriting market and on the application or a license from the AFM as insurance underwriter</li>
</ul>

Mariken vanloopik

Mariken van Loopik

Else specialises in Dutch and EU financial markets regulation, in particular advising banks, insurance companies, investment firms and financial service providers on a wide range of financial regulatory topics such as licence requirements, governance, capital requirements, outsourcings, fit and proper testing, conduct of business rules and discussions with the financial regulatory authorities. Else has also gained significant experience in cross-border M&amp;A transactions involving financial undertakings.
Furthermore, Else advises financial undertakings on financial and civil law matters in financial sector litigation before Dutch courts.

Else rowel

Else Loop-Rowel

Senior Associate

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

De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek has advised SNS Bank on reaching an agreement with NIBC Bank on the acquisition of SNS Securities. 
With this transaction, NIBC expands its service offering with capital market solutions, equity and fixed-income brokerage, research and execution services for independent asset managers from the current activities of corporate finance and principal investments to the combined franchise. The addition of SNS Securities' activities fits NIBC's strategy of being the bank of choice for decisive financial moments and will propel its growth ambitions in its existing markets and geographies. 
De Brauw acted as lead counsel to SNS Bank and Anja Mutsaers was lead partner.

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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek has advised SNS Bank on reaching an agreement with NIBC Bank on the acquisition of SNS Securities.  With this transaction, NIBC expands its service offering with capital market solutions, equity and fixed-income brokerage, research and execution services for independent asset managers from the current activities of corporate finance and principal investments to the combined franchise. The addition of SNS Securities' activities fits NIBC's strategy of being the bank of choice for decisive financial moments and will propel its growth ambitions in its existing markets and geographies. De Brauw acted as lead counsel to SNS Bank and Anja Mutsaers was lead partner.

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