Mergers & Acquisitions

Mergers & acquisitions The lawyer and M&A

As a business owner, you may encounter opportunities to sell your business, grow your business with the help of an investor or achieve growth by acquiring another company. It is then advisable to be represented by the right advisers. We guide you through the entire transaction process, from the exploratory phase and due diligence to the purchase agreement and closing. Our M&A lawyers are decisive, flexible and creative; our approach is pragmatic. With specialists in other areas of law, such as employment, real estate and intellectual property, our M&A lawyers can form a multidisciplinary team where necessary to provide optimal support at all stages of the transaction. Do you need legal advice on a proposed sale, purchase, investment or participation? We would be delighted to help. Contact one of our M&A lawyers.

  • National and international acquisitions
  • Venture capital
  • Private equity transactions
  • Share transactions
  • Asset/liability transactions
  • Management buy-ins (MBI)
  • Management buy-outs (MBO)
  • Business succession
  • Controlled auctions
  • Joint ventures
  • Collaborative ventures
  • Restructuring
  • Investments
  • Funding rounds
  • Start-ups/scale-ups
  • Employee participation

For the various transactions and collaborative ventures, we can help you by drafting and reviewing documents such as a non-disclosure agreement (NDA), letter of intent (LOI) or term sheet, purchase agreement, participation agreement, joint venture agreement or other collaboration agreements. We can also assist you in legal due diligence (audit or DD) and in drafting and reviewing a shareholder agreement, management agreement and financing documentation, such as a monetary loan agreement, vendor loan and related security documents (including pledge, suretyship, guarantee, escrow or capital maintenance commitment).

Assisted mergers / acquisition

eye
Perseus Beheer sells majority stake in Opsis Praktijk

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

Sanne
by
Velthoven
Mergers & Acquisitions, Litigation, Corporate Law
Ken
Watanabe
Japanese desk, Corporate law, M&A / Mergers and acquisitions
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.

Femke
Jansen
Mergers & Acquisitions, Litigation, Corporate Law
Tarnoc
Tech company Tarnoc raises investment

VDVDK advised and guided two family funds in their investment in Tarnoc, a Delft tech company that is developing a fully electric turbine boiler.

Femke
Jansen
Mergers & Acquisitions, Litigation, Corporate Law

Specific expertise in Mergers & Takeovers

Van Diepen Van der Kroef proffer specialists in the Merger- and Takeover practice. We have in-depth knowledge of the sector and are proud to boast an extensive national & international network. Our M&A lawyers collaborate with accountants, tax specialists, civil-law notaries and corporate finance specialists. We allocate a team of specialists in accordance with client requirements.

Specific areas of proficiency include:

  • Assistance throughout the entire transaction process: rudimentary stages to closing
  • M&A transactions i.e. takeovers, participating interests, joint ventures, asset deals, asset/liability transactions, management buy-ins or buy-outs (MBO/MBI)
  • Controlled Auctions
  • Financing
  • Negotiations
  • Drafting contractual agreements e.g. confidentiality agreements, Letters of Intent (LoI), Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) or term sheets
  • Due diligence for buyer-seller in assistance or execution
  • Drafting purchase agreements e.g. share purchase agreements (SPA)
  • Drafting warranty agreements, cooperation agreements, disclaimers & disclosures
  • Shareholder Agreements
  • Cooperation agreements (joint venture agreements & strategic alliances)
  • Preparation of a M&A transaction for a business e.g. restructuring or reorganisation

Clients can count on our support throughout the entire transaction process. Our litigation and arbitration specialists have extensive experience of M&A transactions and are available for any dispute relating to mergers & takeovers. These areas often concern judicial procedures relating to share purchase agreements (SPA), warranties, clarification of agreements & liability for breach of contract and subsequent (financial) compensation.

Are you in need of advice or legal assistance? We are here to help. Contact one of our M&A lawyers.

Mergers & Acquisitions lawyers

Arthur
van der
Kroef
Insolvency & Restructuring, Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions
Amsterdam
Femke
Jansen
Mergers & Acquisitions, Litigation, Corporate Law
Utrecht
Manon
Beijerinck-Dezentjé
Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions
Amsterdam
Wouter
Ursem
Financial Law, Mergers & Acquisitions, Insolvency & Restructuring, Corporate Law
Alkmaar

Client experiences

ISO Groep
“Femke heeft mij bijgestaan in het verkooptraject van ISO Groep aan Your.Cloud. Dit traject is zeer prettig en professioneel verlopen. Femke zit kort op de bal en is altijd goed bereikbaar. Dat zorgt ervoor dat wij steeds snel konden schakelen en het tempo vast konden houden. Dat werkt super prettig. Daarnaast is ze inhoudelijk zeer bekwaam en ook een prettige gesprekspartner voor alle partijen, waardoor wij tot een goede deal en dito voorwaarden zijn gekomen. Kortom, ik kan Femke en haar team van harte aanbevelen!”

Kees Thoutenhoofd

- Algemeen Directeur ISO Groep

ISO Group

We were helped in a pleasant and expert manner by Femke with the takeover of Hillco Poeliersbedrijf. It was a pleasant way of working together with short lines and important advice. Throughout the entire process, our interests were looked after in a clear, pragmatic manner.

Dinand Heijkamp en Jaap Randewijk

- Management

Hillco Poultry Farm

“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 in the sale of the shares of O-twee to Alfa. The negotiations about the purchase agreement were translated in a pragmatic manner in which it was well understood what the important points were for us. Always on the ball which ensured short lines and a quick response.”

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

“Great experience overall working with Manon in a M&A transaction. Her professionalism and expertise are best in class. A pleasant personality. I highly recommend her services.”

Ingolf Cedra

-Managing Director

HÜBNER GmbH & Co. KG

“The Clarkson PLC Group were looking for M&A legal guidance in Holland. We found Van Diepen and Manon and were delighted with the quality of the advice and the attentiveness of the service we received. Despite some complexity, our transaction was completed on time and on budget – much of this was due to the professionalism and experience of the legal help we received. I would recommend Manon and Van Diepen without any reservation, and I would be very happy to use them again if another deal came up.”

David Rumsey

-Managing Director

Clarkson Port Services Limited

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