Summary

Claudia is a corporate M&A lawyer focusing on private equity transactions. Claudia has built a strong track record in private equity transactions for Benelux and international PE clients in mid-market and large cap transactions across a broad range of sectors, including professional services, technology and renewable energy. She has extensive experience in competitive sell-side processes, leveraged buyouts, minority investments and complex carve-outs. She is praised by clients for her hands-on approach, combined with her strategic mindset. Claudia is a key member of the firm’s Private Equity practice.

Claudia has been ranked as a "Next Generation Partner" in Private Equity by Legal500, and has been named one of Law.com's Private Equity 'Rising Stars' across Europe and the UK.

Claudia's recent work includes advising:

• Partners Group on its investment in Sports Entertainment Group (SEG)
• Inflexion on its investment in Baker Tilly Netherlands and its follow-on investment in Baker Tilly Belgium
• Bain Capital on its investment in HSO
• Parcom on the acquisition of Robin Radar
• Pollen Street Capital on the acquisition of Keylane Group from Waterland
• Parcom on the sale of Climate for Life group to NIBE for EUR 640 million
• Parcom on the acquisition of Just Brands
• Parcom on the acquisition of Hunkemöller from Carlyle
• Group of Butchers on the acquisitions of: (i) De Menken Keuken from De Hoge Dennen, and (ii) De Keyser from Bencis
• Egeria on their majority investment in Fletcher Hotels
• Ahold Delhaize on the acquisition of Deen Supermarkten
• Synthon on the sale of Synthon to BC Partners
• Alliance Data Systems Corporation on the sale of loyalty analytics platform Precima
• Rivean on their majority investment in the Eichholtz Group
• Parcom on the sale of Viroclinics Biosciences to Summit Partners
• eVision on the sale of eVision to WoltersKluwer

Qualifications

  • Profession

    Advocaat admitted to the bar in the Netherlands

  • Languages

    Dutch, English, Spanish

  • Education

    Erasmus School of Law Rotterdam

    University of Pretoria South-Africa

    VU University Amsterdam

    NYU School of Law

  • Additional positions

    Attorney, admitted to the New York State Bar

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