Reinier advises on public and private mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and general corporate matters. He is the trusted adviser to various of listed companies and large multinationals on corporate governance matters, anti-takeover responses (including relating to shareholder activism) and various legal and practical aspects of their listing. His M&amp;A practice has a particular focus on (public) cross-border transactions.

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Reinier Kleipool

Partner

Peter specialises in corporate and finance law in De Brauw's Corporate practice. He advises corporates, financial institutions and private equity investors, and also regularly works with UK and US international law firms on cross-border transactions.
Peter was seconded to a large international bank in 2014 and to De Brauw London in 2013.

Peter nolten

Peter Nolten

Counsel

Gert slatman

Gert Slatman

Senior Associate

Dominique kaal

Dominique Kaal

Associate

Bram focuses on company law with an emphasis on the corporate advisory practice. Since joining De Brauw in 2021, Bram has advised clients on a variety of matters, including IPOs, corporate restructuring, governance advisory, and national and cross-border public and private M&amp;A transactions.

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Bram Pruyn

Lenina broers

Lenina Broers

Gilles works in De Brauw's banking, finance &amp; debt capital markets and restructuring &amp; insolvency practices. He acts for Dutch and international corporate clients in several sectors and on a wide range of domestic and cross-border restructurings and finance transactions. These include bilateral and syndicated loans, acquisition and project financing, comprehensive balance sheet restructurings, capital structure strategies, insolvency-related issues, and security enforcement. 
Previously, Gilles was part of the corporate litigation practice, assisting clients in corporate, commercial and insolvency litigation matters.

Gilles becker

Gilles Becker

Bas specialises in general banking, finance and restructuring matters - his recent Executive Master in Finance demonstrates his deep knowledge of corporate finance that goes beyond the legal aspects of matters. Bas' practice covers the full spectrum of finance and capital markets transactions, and often involves highly complex and multi-faceted cross-border matters. He has taken leading roles in negotiating large (sustainability-linked) corporate credit facilities, implementing acquisition financing arrangements for transformative acquisitions and designing comprehensive capital restructurings both in- and outside of distressed situations. He also has substantial expertise in project financing and construction. Bas' client base runs the gamut from large listed and non-listed corporates, to financial institutions and private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies. As a result, he is very comfortable on all sides of the table.

Bas boutellier

Bas Boutellier

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

De Brauw has advised Belgian tech unicorn
Collibra on its move to the Netherlands through a cross-border merger.


Collibra is a tech company with strong U.S.
presence focusing on data management and governance. Collibra helps
organizations across the world gain competitive advantage by maximizing the
value of their data across the enterprise.

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