Arne advises on public and private transactions, leveraged buy-outs and complex cross-border transactions and corporate restructurings. 
Arne has been repeatedly recognised as a leader in his field, having been nominated for the Best M&amp;A Lawyer Award since 2007. He won the award “Best M&amp;A Lawyer” in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018. Legal 500 EMEA has also consistently named him a leading individual from 2009. Moreover, IFLR 1000 has recognised Arne as one of the leading practitioners in mergers and acquisitions every year since 2006. Arne was named “Lawyer of the Year” in the Best Lawyers 2014-2015 edition (Netherlands community) in Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Private Equity Law.
 In 2018 he was also inducted into the Legal 500 Hall of Fame. His many accolades include being ranked first tier in M&amp;A and private equity by Chambers. 
Arne is a trusted adviser to many of his clients, and counts among his diverse client base Philips, AkzoNobel, NXP, Rabobank, BAM, Corbion, Arcadis, Bain Capital, Gilde, CVC Capital, and Schiphol Airport. 
Arne's recent work includes advising and representing:
<ul><li>AkzoNobel on the unsuccessful hostile public offer by PPG Industries and advised in its dealings with activist shareholder Elliott Advisors, and successfully defended AkzoNobel in court cases initiated by Elliott Advisors</li><li>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>NXP on numerous strategic transactions including the USD 40 billion merger with Freescale, the EUR 2.75 billion sale by NXP of its Standard Products division to JAC Capital and on the USD 47 billion public offer by Qualcomm</li><li>Bpost on the unsuccessful public offer on PostNL</li><li>Shareholders of Q-Park on their EUR 2.95 billion divestment of shares to KKR Infrastructure</li><li>Bain Capital Private Equity on the acquisition of Bugaboo</li></ul>

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Arne Grimme

Partner

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>

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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>
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Mariken van Loopik

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.

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Angela van Breda

Counsel

De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek has advised Rabobank and its subsidiary DLL on selling their mobility solutions entity Athlon Car Lease International, including all its subsidiaries, to Mercedes-Benz Financial Services Nederland, a part of the Daimler Financial Services global network. 
The sale transaction is expected to be completed by the end of 2016, once all required approvals and consents have been obtained from the necessary regulatory authorities and other relevant bodies. The consideration for the shares amounts to EUR 1.1 billion. <a href="https://www.rabobank.com/en/press/search/2016/20160701_DLL-Sharpens-Focus-on-Global-Vendor-Finance-Business.html">Click here</a> to read Rabobank's press release. 
Arne Grimme (lead partner), Ferdinand Hengst and their team acted as lead counsel to Rabobank and DLL.

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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek has advised Rabobank and its subsidiary DLL on selling their mobility solutions entity Athlon Car Lease International, including all its subsidiaries, to Mercedes-Benz Financial Services Nederland, a part of the Daimler Financial Services global network.  The sale transaction is expected to be completed by the end of 2016, once all required approvals and consents have been obtained from the necessary regulatory authorities and other relevant bodies. The consideration for the shares amounts to EUR 1.1 billion.  Click here to read Rabobank's press release. Arne Grimme (lead partner), Ferdinand Hengst and their team acted as lead counsel to Rabobank and DLL.

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