Jaap specialises in M&A, capital markets and corporate governance. He has participated in friendly and hostile takeover bids, worked on innovative cross-border deal structures, and advised on IPOs. He also regularly advises clients on a wide range of corporate matters (including board structures, fiduciary duties, disclosure obligations and activist shareholders), and works on complex private M&A transactions and venture capital financing rounds.

Jaap is a noted expert on company law. He is Professor of "Legal Aspects of Corporate Transactions" at the University of Groningen, author of numerous publications on corporate law and M&A, and a regular speaker at conferences.

Jaap's recent work includes advising:

• Beter Bed on the recommended all-cash public offer by Torqx Capital Partners
• SMART Photonics on attracting EUR 100 million in additional funding
• Heineken N.V. on its participation in the EUR 3.7b (second) FEMSA selldown
• DataSnipper's shareholders on the company's Series A funding round
• Backbase on its EUR 120 million Series A funding round, at a EUR 2.5 billion valuation
• Stonepeak and EQT on their acquisition of Delta Fiber
• Mollie on its EUR 665 million Blackstone Growth-led Series C funding round
• CTP on its EUR 850 million IPO on Euronext Amsterdam
• Philips on its dual track IPO/sale of Domestic Appliances
• Bergson Holdings on the EUR 384 million public offer for Hunter Douglas
• Fiat Chrysler Automobiles on its USD 50 billion cross-border merger with PSA Groupe
• Pfizer on its USD 20 billion spin-off of its Upjohn business and merger with Mylan
• CB&I on its USD 6 billion combination with McDermott
• Q-Park shareholders on their EUR 3 billion sale to KK
• Teva Pharmaceuticals on its unsolicited EUR 40 billion offer for Mylan