As a corporate/M&A specialist, Klaas is the trusted adviser to a number of listed companies, large multinationals and private equity firms on a wide range of issues. These include public and private M&A, joint ventures, restructurings, corporate law, corporate governance and listing rules in the Netherlands and abroad. Klaas has extensive experience in cross-border M&A, assisting clients in their transactions outside their home country. In 2019 and 2020, Klaas was one of the six nominees for "Best M&A Lawyer"at the annual Dutch M&A Awards.
Klaas’s recent work includes advising:
ICT Group on the recommended public offer by NPM Capital
“Klaas de Vries undertakes high-stakes mergers and sales, including those of a cross-border nature. Clients value his solution-oriented style, one calling him a "deal maker," before elaborating: "He can be extremely convincing when he's in discussions.”
Profession
Advocaat, admitted to the Bar in the Netherlands in 2003
Languages
Dutch, English
Education
University of Groningen
7 June 2022
27 May 2022
2 May 2022
12 January 2022
23 December 2021
9 July 2021
29 January 2021
17 July 2015
29 October 2014
30 July 2014