Utrecht

Femke

Jansen

Mergers & Acquisitions, Litigation, Corporate Law

About Femke Jansen

Femke Jansen is a partner at the Utrecht office in the Corporate Law and Mergers & Acquisitions practice groups. She advises and litigates on a wide range of corporate law issues, with a focus on acquisitions and investments, collaboration agreements (including joint ventures, shareholder agreements and management agreements) and commercial (trade) contracts (drafting, reviewing and litigating when disputes arise). Some examples of deals where Femke has assisted can be found on the M&A Community's website.

Femke started her career at Van Diepen Van der Kroef in 2012. From 2016-2021, she lived on the Caribbean island of Sint Maarten and practised there as a lawyer in a broad, international civil litigation and advisory practice, assisting businesses and entrepreneurs in particular. There, her clients included some of the biggest companies - including the airport, the utility company and several large, international resorts and marinas.

Femke lives with her partner and two daughters in Maarssen, close to Utrecht. She is a member of the Utrecht-Fletiomare Rotary Club.

Assisted mergers / acquisition

O-two deal
Acquisition of O-twee Accountants by Alfa Accountants

VDVDK assisted the selling shareholders in the acquisition process of O-twee Accountants by Alfa Accountants.

Marit
To comply
Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law
Femke
Jansen
Mergers & Acquisitions, Litigation, Corporate Law
Michael
of the
Hooves
Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Insolvency & Restructuring
Rom Utrecht deal
ROM Utrecht Region and other investors take equity stakes in Nordsol

VDVDK advised the investment company ROM Utrecht Region on its participation in bio-LNG technology expert Nordsol.

Marit
To comply
Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law
Femke
Jansen
Mergers & Acquisitions, Litigation, Corporate Law
HoloMoves deal
Start-up HoloMoves receives investment from ROM Utrecht Region

VDVDK assisted the Utrecht start-up HoloMoves in raising investment from ROM and an informal investor, in the form of an issue of preference shares.

Femke
Jansen
Mergers & Acquisitions, Litigation, Corporate Law
Size deal
Vermaat Group takes majority stake in Join Program

VDVDK assisted Enbiun in the Vermaat Group's acquisition of Join Program.

Femke
Jansen
Mergers & Acquisitions, Litigation, Corporate Law
Michael
of the
Hooves
Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Insolvency & Restructuring
Eric Jan
Bijleveld
Mergers & Acquisitions, Litigation, Corporate Law
Freezing house Lagemaat deal
Sale of Vrieshuis Lagemaat to Constellation Cold Logistics

VDVDK advised and assisted the seller of the shares in Vrieshuis Lagemaat to Constellation Cold Logistics throughout the sale process.

Femke
Jansen
Mergers & Acquisitions, Litigation, Corporate Law
Eric Jan
Bijleveld
Mergers & Acquisitions, Litigation, Corporate Law

Areas of law / specialisms

Mergers & Acquisitions
Litigation
Corporate Law
Function
attorney, partner
Lawyer since
2013
Locations
Utrecht
languages
Dutch, English
Areas of law
Mergers & Acquisitions, Litigation, Corporate Law

Education

  • Bachelor of Law at Utrecht University (cum laude), including an exchange year in Cambridge (UK)
  • Master's degree in Private Law at Utrecht University (cum laude)
  • Master of Laws (LLM) at the University of Cambridge in the UK (first class)

Examples of work

  • Assisting with acquisitions in various sectors (on both the seller's and buyer's sides), investments and participations, including venture capital and private equity.
  • Drafting and reviewing collaboration agreements (including joint venture and shareholder agreements) and other commercial contracts.
  • Advising and litigating on disputes on the issues listed above and intra-company disputes, including shareholder disputes and disputes between a shareholder and a director.

Memberships and ancillary activities

  • Editorial board member of Nederlandse Jurisprudentie Feitenrechtspraak (NJF), Kluwer
  • Author of Groene Serie Verbintenissenrecht, Kluwer
  • Utrecht-Fletiomare Rotary Club

Client experiences

“Making an investment in your company run smoothly and succeed requires craftsmanship, agility, openness and flexibility. The lawyers of Van Diepen Van der Kroef have that. Not just any craftsmanship, they have the skills to translate complex legal content and terms into understandable language for laypeople and in a very pleasant way. The right people to optimally guide your interests and possibilities to a great end result.”

Winnie Meijer

- Co-Founder and CFO

Holomoves

“Femke and her team guided us in a pleasant and professional manner with the sale of the shares of O-twee to Alfa. The negotiations on the purchase agreement were translated in a pragmatic manner with a clear understanding of what the important points are for us. Always quick on the ball, which has ensured short lines and quick responses.”

Teun den Ouden

- Corporate Finance advisor and co-founder

O-Two Accountants

“Van Diepen Van der Kroef Advocaten has advised ROM Utrecht Region on various investments from the HUL POC fund and the Participation Fund. We experienced the collaboration with Femke Jansen as very pleasant. Femke is solution-oriented, works pragmatically and quickly.”

Susan Diepstraten

- Senior Investment Manager

ROM Utrecht Region

“Femke was an indispensable link for us during the negotiations between Enbiun and the Vermaat Group regarding the takeover of Join Program. Partly thanks to her empathy, quick response and good contact with everyone involved, we closed a successful deal and we know who to call the next time we need legal help.”

Jan Willem van de Sande en Maurits Tofohr

- Founders

Power plant

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