Amsterdam

Ken

Watanabe

🇯🇵

Japanese desk, Corporate law, Mergers & acquisitions

Over Ken Watanabe

Ken Watanabe is partner en werkzaam vanuit de vestiging Amsterdam. Ken is gespecialiseerd in ondernemingsrecht en contractenrecht. Hij adviseert ondernemingen en investeerders bij fusies en overnames en bij het opstellen en beoordelen van commerciële contracten, waaronder koopcontracten, leasecontracten, licentieovereenkomsten, financieringscontracten en franchiseovereenkomsten. Tevens vertegenwoordigt hij cliënten in civiele procedures onder meer over contractuele aansprakelijkheid en geschillen die verband houden met fusies en overnames. In Nederland gevestigde Japanse bedrijven voorziet hij van juridisch advies op diverse rechtsgebieden.

About Ken Watanabe

Ken Watanabe is a partner who works from the Amsterdam office. Ken specialises in corporate and contract law. He advises companies and investors in mergers and acquisitions and in drafting and reviewing commercial contracts, including purchase, lease, licensing, financing and franchise agreements. He also represents clients in civil proceedings, including on contractual liability and disputes related to mergers and acquisitions. He provides Japanese companies based in the Netherlands with legal advice in various areas of law.

Über Ken Watanabe

Ken Watanabe ist als Partner in unserer Niederlassung in Amsterdam tätig. Ken ist auf Unternehmens- und Vertragsrecht spezialisiert. Er berät Unternehmen und Investoren bei Fusionen und Übernahmen sowie bei der Erstellung und Beurteilung von Handelsverträgen, wie etwa Kauf- Leasing-, Lizenz-, Finanzierungs- und Franchiseverträgen. Darüber hinaus vertritt er Mandanten in Zivilverfahren u. a. zur vertraglichen Haftung und in Rechtsstreitigkeiten im Zusammenhang mit Fusionen und Übernahmen. Ferner bietet er in den Niederlanden niedergelassenen japanischen Unternehmen juristische Beratung in verschiedenen Rechtsgebieten.

Assisted mergers / acquisitions

Danish supermarkets
Deen Supermarkets sells stores to Albert Heijn, Vomar Voordeelmarkt and Dekamarkt

VDVDK assisted Vomar Voordeelmarkt in the purchase of 22 stores of the North Holland supermarket chain Deen. The remaining stores were taken over by Albert Heijn and Dekamarkt.

Arthur
van der
Kroef
Insolvency and restructuring, Corporate law, Mergers & Acquisitions
Ken
Watanabe
Japanese desk, Corporate law, Mergers & acquisitions
Wiert Jan
Berghuis
Insolvency and restructuring, Real estate and construction, Corporate law, Procedural law
eye
Perseus Beheer sells majority stake in Opsis Praktijk

VDVDK assisted Perseus Beheer with the sale of a majority stake in Opsis Praktijk to Eyescan Participaties. Opsis Praktijk is active in the field of eye care. 

Sanne
van
Velthoven
Mergers & Acquisitions, Litigation, Corporate Law
Ken
Watanabe
Japanese desk, Corporate law, Mergers & acquisitions
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Funxtion Raises Investment from Lexar Partners

VDVDK assisted Funxtion in raising an investment from Lexar Partners. Funxtion offers customizable digital fitness content.

Sanne
van
Velthoven
Mergers & Acquisitions, Litigation, Corporate Law
Ken
Watanabe
Japanese desk, Corporate law, Mergers & acquisitions
Data cloud
Evernex acquires Integra

VDVDK has assisted the shareholders of Integra MVS (Multi-Vendor Services) with the sale of all shares to Evernex. Integra MVS is a leading provider of datacenter maintenance services in the Netherlands.

Sanne
van
Velthoven
Mergers & Acquisitions, Litigation, Corporate Law
Ken
Watanabe
Japanese desk, Corporate law, Mergers & acquisitions
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Berk Partners Private Equity acquires stake in HSU in Eindhoven

VDVDK assisted Investment Fund Berk Partners with the acquisition of a substantial interest in cleaning specialist HSU in Eindhoven. HSU focuses on making public transport and tour buses ready for use, cleaning trains and other specialist cleaning projects.

Sanne
van
Velthoven
Mergers & Acquisitions, Litigation, Corporate Law
Ken
Watanabe
Japanese desk, Corporate law, Mergers & acquisitions
PBS
Berk Partners Private Equity acquires stake in PBS

VDVDK assisted Investment Fund Berk Partners with the acquisition of a substantial interest in PBS in Oss, market leader in the field of raised floors, used in offices, data centers and clean rooms, among others.

Sanne
van
Velthoven
Mergers & Acquisitions, Litigation, Corporate Law
Ken
Watanabe
Japanese desk, Corporate law, Mergers & acquisitions

Areas of law / specialisms

Japanese Law
Corporate law
Mergers & Acquisitions
Function
lawyer , Partner
Lawyer since
2000
Locations
Amsterdam
Languages
dutch, english, japanese
Areas of law
Japanese Desk, Corporate Law, M&A / Mergers and Acquisitions

Education

  • Dutch law at the Catholic University of Brabant
  • Japanese in Tokyo (2 years)
  • Mergers and Acquisitions at the Grotius Academy

Examples of work

  • Assistance with the sale of shares in three Dutch TV companies to a Canadian entertainment company.
  • Advising a company on entering into a joint venture with pension fund PGGM regarding the acquisition of a subsidiary of Essent.
  • Advice on financing by shareholder of activities of cosmetics company Sabon.
  • Support for the split-up of the joint venture between two oil companies, both brand owners of Texaco petrol stations.
  • Legal assistance to a company in setting up production activities of motorboats for an Aston Martin licensee.

Memberships and side activities

  • DCFA
  • M&A Community

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