Birgit specialises in corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate governance. Since joining De Brauw's corporate practice in 1996, Birgit has advised listed and unlisted companies on their corporate structure and governance as well as on defences against hostile takeovers. She also handles general corporate matters including restructurings, transfer of legal form, mergers and demergers. A specialist in anti-money laundering legislation, Birgit is professor of Corporate Compliance and Anti-Money Laundering at Radboud University Nijmegen. She is the founder of our AML practice group, which provides specialist advice on AML legislation, the implementation of AML in policies and agreements, and dealings with regulators. Birgit lectures on corporate law, anti-money laundering and notarial law, and she regularly publishes commentaries and articles in legal journals. She completed her Ph.D. on transfer of legal entities' legal form at the University of Groningen in 2010.

Birgit snijder

Birgit Snijder-Kuipers

Senior Associate

Kees specialises in investment management, including providing regulatory advice to domestic and foreign investment funds and asset managers, and advising on the structuring and restructuring of investment funds, including retail and private equity funds. 
He also advises asset managers and pension funds on discretionary and fiduciary asset management agreements and asset pooling. 
Kees’s recent work includes advising:
<ul><li>NNIP on the migration of its Luxembourg management company to the Netherlands</li><li>ABN AMRO on the spin-off of ABN AMRO Participaties</li><li>APG Asset Management on MiFID II</li><li>Robeco on the outsourcing of back- and mid-office functions</li><li>Redevco on Urban Retail Ventures, a joint-venture with PGGM</li></ul>

Kees groffen

Kees Groffen

Partner

Jan Willem specialises in international corporate finance with a focus on cross-border equity capital markets transactions. He advises corporates and financial institutions close to home and far afield. His regulatory practice ranges from buy-back programmes to cross-border clearing and settlement, and from block trades to insider trading issues.
For over a decade, Chambers and Legal 500 have consistently ranked Jan Willem in Tier 1 for equity capital markets, with Legal 500 welcoming him into their Equity Capital Markets Hall of Fame for the Netherlands. Clients describe him as “thorough, hands-on and practical.” Sources add: “He really digs into the detail and is likeable and easy to communicate with.” 
Jan Willem’s work includes advising
<ul><li>FrieslandCampina on the restructuring of its member financing</li><li>Van Lanschot Kempen on the simplification of its group structure</li><li>Royal Philips on the dual track IPO/M&amp;A process for its domestic appliances business </li><li>Stellantis on its listing in relation to the EUR 50 billion merger between Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot</li><li>Fugro on its EUR 250 million rights offering and the abolition of its depositary receipts </li><li>the underwriters on the aborted 3.5 billion Unibail-Rodamco rights offering</li><li>CM.com on its listing on Euronext Amsterdam through a business combination with a SPAC</li><li>Takeaway.com on the capital market aspects of its merger with Just Eat, including its listing on the LSE</li><li>Topicus and its founders on their strategic direction leading to a business combination and listing in Canada</li><li>on the dual track process and ultimate IPO of Philips Lighting</li><li>LeasePlan on its proposed IPO</li><li>ABN AMRO Group on its IPO</li><li>Royal BAM Group on its convertible bond</li><li>IMCD on its IPO and subsequent ABB offerings</li><li>Prosensa on its listing on Nasdaq and its subsequent take-private</li><li>Organon BioSciences on its proposed IPO</li></ul>

Janwillem hoevers

Jan Willem Hoevers

Max advises on corporate governance matters and public and private M&amp;A transactions, specifically on venture capital financing rounds. Max has been a member of the Employment and Employee Benefits practice since 2020, where he advises on a wide range of employment-related matters with a corporate angle, including individual and collective employment issues, reorganisations and co-determination in transactions.

Max vangeest

Max van Geest

De Brauw has assisted financial services group Van Lanschot Kempen with the simplification of its corporate structure. The restructuring reduces compliance and eliminates the minority interest deduction in relation to the AT1 and Tier 2 capital, thus improving the group's regulatory capital position.

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De Brauw has assisted financial services group Van Lanschot Kempen with the simplification of its corporate structure. The restructuring reduces compliance and eliminates the minority interest deduction in relation to the AT1 and Tier 2 capital, thus improving the group's regulatory capital position.

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