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 for 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 each year as from 2020 and won the award in 2021 and 2023.
Lennard played an important role in establishing De Brauw’s Singapore office.
Lennard’s recent work includes advising: 
<ul>
 <li>Ardian on the acquisition of Attero from 3i and DWS</li>
 <li>SHV on the sale of ERIKS to Lonestar</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 buyside 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>BlackFin on the acquisition of Aon's Dutch personal lines business</li>
 <li>The founder of hallo 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>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>Rivean Capital on the acquisition of CED, Eichholtz, Muon and a majority stake in EDCO, and on the sale of Muon Group to IDEX and several other transactions</li>
 <li>The founder of the Scheybeeck group in 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 EUR c.1.6 billion</li>
 <li>Triton on the acquisition of Royal Reesink from Rivean Capital and a majority stake in Bergman Clinics</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>Summit Partners and the founder on the sale of Normec Group to Astorg</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>
</ul>

Lennard keijzer

Lennard Keijzer

Partner

Chris is engaged in the firm’s corporate and M&amp;A practice, with a particular focus on private M&amp;A, private equity and founder transactions. He has been involved in cross-border and domestic transactions in various markets, including several involving regulated companies. In addition to his M&amp;A work, Chris has experience with commercial and IP litigation, and advising clients on protection and enforcement of their IP rights.

Chris noordam

Chris Noordam

Senior Associate

Fleur specialises in corporate law, with a focus on mergers and acquisitions. Since joining De Brauw in 2016, she has advised national and multinational corporations and private equity investors on public and private M&amp;A and joint venture transactions. Fleur has also been part of De Brauw's litigation practice, where she has gained experience in corporate, commercial and intellectual property litigation. 
Fleur's work includes advising:
<ul><li>Eneco shareholders (44 Dutch municipalities) on the EUR 4.1 billion privatisation through a controlled auction 
 </li><li>Intertrust on the EUR 1.7 billion public offer by CSC 
 </li><li>Teleperformance on its EUR 3 billion public offer for Majorel 
 </li><li>Bergson Holdings on the EUR 384 million public offer for Hunter Douglas 
 </li><li>Beter Bed on the EUR 168 million public offer by Torqx 
 </li><li>The Dutch State on the launch of Invest-NL 
</li></ul>

Fleur ter Hoeven

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Klaas van Rijckevorsel

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, (re-)financings 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 the Netherlands' best M&amp;A tax adviser.
 
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>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 buyside 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

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.

Sophia vanstraalen

Sophia van Straalen

Jan Wytze's primary focus is corporate law, where he regularly advises private equity firms and large listed multinationals on cross-border M&amp;A transactions, joint ventures and corporate governance-related matters. As part of his corporate practice, Jan Wytze has vast experience in advising private equity firms on the structuring of transactions, governance and management incentive schemes.

Janwytze haanstra

Jan Wytze Haanstra Lode

Counsel

Jesse is a member of De Brauw's corporate advisory practice. He regularly assists listed multinationals, private equity firms and founder-led businesses on corporate law-related matters. His work includes cross-border M&amp;A transactions, joint ventures, venture capital transactions and related corporate governance matters 
As part of his corporate practice, Jesse also regularly advises private equity firms on the structuring of transactions and related management incentive and participation schemes.

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Jesse Maas

Roos manages those cases where the transactional aspects of intellectual property rights are a central element of the matter. She has over nine years of experience in the IP practice and is a seasoned transactional lawyer. She advises on, negotiates and drafts IP-related agreements and structures. Roos is closely connected to De Brauw's Corporate department, and forms part of multidisciplinary teams for M&amp;A-related matters, financing and restructuring. Roos is often is involved in matters where intellectual property law, contract law and competition law intersect. In that regard, her knowledge of and experience in competition law serves her very well.

Roos vanderpoel

Roos van der Poel

Rik specialises in employment law and employee benefits, where he represents clients in individual and collective labour law matters. An important focus of his practice is litigating before the Dutch Supreme Court. Before joining the employment practice group, Rik was a member of the corporate / M&amp;A practice group.

Rik vanhaeringen

Rik van Haeringen

Thomas specialises in corporate finance, with a focus on general banking, capital markets and debt restructuring. Since joining De Brauw in 2015, Thomas has advised corporates, financial institutions and private equity investors and worked with leading independent law firms on cross-border transactions. Thomas has particular experience in handling transaction related to insolvency and distressed companies. Thomas has also worked in De Brauw’s corporate litigation and arbitration, where he represented large corporate clients and banks as counsel in Dutch court proceedings as well as national and international arbitration proceedings.

Thomas ticheloven

Thomas Ticheloven

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

Jasper is an expert in public law, focusing on complex matters relating to energy, environment and spatial planning. Regulatory issues, especially politically sensitive matters and enforcement disputes, form part of his vast experience, and he has worked for major national and international private companies and vital state-owned entities. Jasper handles the litigation side of matters when necessary, and is known for being effective and driven, and never losing sight of client interests. He is also an excellent negotiator and knows how to deal with regulators. Jasper regularly advises clients on compliance matters, including export control and economic sanctions regulations, as well as foreign direct investment control. His expertise is often sought in complex cross-border M&amp;A matters.

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