De Brauw advised Baker Tilly Netherlands, a leading accountancy and advisory services firm, and Inflexion, a leading European mid-market private equity firm, on the merger of Baker Tilly Netherlands with Baker Tilly Belgium. With this merger, Baker Tilly Netherlands and Baker Tilly Belgium become an international firm for audit and advisory services. This transaction marks a significant step in building an international platform and strengthening the international strategy of Baker Tilly Netherlands and Baker Tilly Belgium. Closing of the transaction is subject to customary regulatory conditions and works council consultation.

De Brauw acted as Dutch counsel to Platinum Equity on its acquisition of Solo Group, a European market leader in business-to-business personalizable products, from company founder Alain Milgrom and management. Solo's management retains a stake in the business.

De Brauw, as Dutch counsel, advised Tortuga Resorts, a joint venture between an affiliate of KSL Capital Partners, LLC and Rodina, in its USD 2 billion acquisition of 14 all-inclusive resort assets located across Mexico, the Dominican Republic, and Jamaica from Hyatt Hotels Corporation. In connection with closing, Tortuga and Hyatt have entered into 50-year management agreements for 13 of the 14 properties in the portfolio.

De Brauw advised Coincheck Group N.V., the NASDAQ listed parent company of Coincheck, Inc., one of Japan’s leading crypto asset exchanges, on its agreement to acquire a 97% interest in 3iQ Corp., one of the world's leading alternative digital asset managers, from its majority shareholder, Monex Group, Inc. The agreement contemplates that the remaining shares will be purchased from the minority shareholders of 3iQ Corp. The agreed value for 3iQ is approximately USD 112 million.

The Magnum Ice Cream Company successfully obtains triple listing following demerger from Unilever

De Brauw acted as Dutch counsel to Platinum Equity on its acquisition of XD Connects, a leading designer and value-added supplier of corporate gifts from Rivean Capital. The acquisition follows Platinum Equity’s recent acquisition of Solo Group, a pan-European supplier of corporate marketing goods, on which De Brauw also advised.

In a landmark preliminary decision, the Dutch Supreme Court has ruled that the interests of minor children must carry significant weight when a landlord seeks eviction from a property where children reside.

AkzoNobel and Axalta have entered into a definitive agreement to combine in an all-stock merger of equals, creating a global coatings leader with an enterprise value of approximately USD 25 billion and revenue of approximately USD 17 billion.

De Brauw advises ABN AMRO on the acquisition of NIBC Bank from Blackstone

De Brauw has advised Koninklijke VolkerWessels on the sale of VolkerWessels Nederland to HAL Investments

De Brauw advises TenneT on securing EUR 9.5 billion equity funding for TenneT Germany

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