
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
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
Jill Nobel
6 September 2026
27 January 2026
26 August 2025
22 January 2025
6 December 2024
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25 November 2025
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