Corporate/M&A

Fusies en overnames behoren tot de meest ingrijpende besluiten die een onderneming kan nemen – of het nu gaat om groeidoelstellingen, toetreden tot nieuwe markten, veranderende marktomstandigheden of langetermijninvesteringen. Ze vragen om duidelijk inzicht en een standvastige koers door de complexe wet- en regelgeving in meerdere jurisdicties.

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Als betrouwbare adviseurs zijn wij bij de gehele transactiecyclus betrokken, van aanvangsstrategie tot en met de periode na afronding. Of het nu gaat om nationale of internationale fusies en overnames, joint ventures of strategische samenwerkingsverbanden: wij zorgen ervoor dat transacties optimaal aansluiten bij de doelstellingen van onze cliënten en duurzame waarde creëren.

Gerenommeerde marktleiders in Corporate/M&A

Houthoff behoort tot de meest toonaangevende kantoren op het gebied van fusies en overnames, dit wordt bevestigd door onze topposities in juridische gidsen als Legal 500, Chambers Global en Chambers Europe. Ons Corporate/M&A-team adviseert multinationals, beursvennootschappen, private-equitypartijen en overheden bij zowel binnenlandse als internationale transacties. Zij schakelen ons in voor pragmatisch advies dat aansluit bij de eisen van hun sector.

Wij hebben een sterke reputatie opgebouwd in complexe en gereguleerde sectoren zoals energie en infrastructuur. Hierbij komen vaak gelaagde structuren, goedkeuring van toezichthouders en innovatieve specialistische kennis. Ons team ondersteunt cliënten in elke fase: van due diligence en transactiestructurering tot het opstellen van duidelijke, afdwingbare aandelenkoopovereenkomsten en het efficiënt afronden van de transactie – in samenwerking met onze notarissen.

Een multidisciplinair team met een integrale aanpak

Met een multidisciplinair team van ruim zeventig specialisten zijn wij in staat om meerdere omvangrijke transacties gelijktijdig te begeleiden. Onze fusie en overname advocaten werken nauw samen met onze experts in onder andere finance, belastingrecht, verzekeringsrecht en IT om cliënten een soepele en geïntegreerde dienstverlening te bieden.

Houthoff is daarnaast lid van Lex Mundi, het grootste internationale netwerk van onafhankelijke advocatenkantoren, waardoor wij cliënten grensoverschrijdende oplossingen van wereldklasse bieden. Door de nauwe samenwerking met gedegen kantoren in alle grote jurisdicties kunnen wij consistente kwaliteit en coördinatie leveren.

Private Equity

Het Private Equity Team van Houthoff begeleidt private-equityspelers bij transacties, van initiële acquisitie tot exit, en is sparringpartner op juridisch, commercieel en economisch vlak.

Capital Markets

Het aantrekken van kapitaal via eigen of vreemd vermogen of alternatieve financieringsvormen vergt vergaande sectorkennis en juridische kennis op het gebied van nationale en internationale kapitaalmarkttransacties.

SPAC

Een SPAC (Special Purpose Acquisition Company) betreft een alternatieve manier om financiering aan te trekken door middel van een beursgang voorafgaand aan de overname van een operationele doelvennootschap.

ESG & klimaat due diligence

Wij helpen u risico’s op het gebied van milieu, mensenrechten en goed bestuur tijdig te signaleren en beheersbaar te maken - binnen uw eigen organisatie én in de volledige waardeketen. Zo voldoet u aan geldende wet- en regelgeving én creëert u duurzame waarde voor uw stakeholders.

FDI Fusies & Overnames

In Tech bepaalt FDI-screening – naast competition screening – wereldwijd steeds vaker of een transactie überhaupt mogelijk is. FDI-screening is in sneltreinvaart ingevoerd en strikter gemaakt, vooral in westerse landen, zoals Nederland, die voorheen nog geen FDI-screening hadden.

Tax & M&A

Due diligence uitvoering en documentatie, structurering van transacties en advies over loon- en inkomstenbelasting aspecten.

Software Deals

Fusies en overnames zijn een efficiënte manier voor bedrijven om toegang te krijgen tot nieuwe softwareoplossingen en activa, waaronder bekwame en gespecialiseerde mensen. Wij zien een succesvolle M&A-softwaredeal als een deal waarbij de strategische opties zijn overwogen, de deal is afgerond met een gezond risicoprofiel en waarbij de deal op termijn waarde heeft gecreëerd.

Recent
work

Advised Volvo Cars on the European divestment of its ‘Care By Volvo’ subscription business. The business was sold in the Netherlands to Ayvens, a French fleet managing and operational car leasing company owned by Société Générale.

Advised GEMA on the acquisition of a majority stake in the SoundAware Group, an established provider of digital services for recognizing music, events, and media content, with its own industry-leading music recognition technology.

Advised Renewi plc, a pure-play recycling company, on the public offer by Macquarie and BCI on the entire issued share capital of Renewi by means of a scheme of arrangement. Renewi is listed on both the London Stock Exchange and Euronext Amsterdam.

Advised Brembo, the world leader in the design and production of high-performance braking systems and components for top manufacturers of cars, motorbikes, commercial and racing vehicles, on the relocation of its legal seat to the Netherlands.

Advised the shareholder committee of Essent on the EUR 9.5 billion (auction) sale of Essent to Germany's RWE, the demerger of Essent and the EUR 2.6 billion refinancing of Enexis (grid operator), the `carve out' of Essent Environment and Borssele.

Represented Fortenova Group, the largest food producer and retailer in South-Eastern Europe with an annual turnover of EUR 5 billion and 47.500 employees, in the implementation of a comprehensive restructuring resulting from the presence of sanctioned debt and equity holders in its capital structure and cross-border litigation in connection therewith.

Assisted the Salvation Army in setting up the investment fund 'Stichting Leger des Heils WoonVermogen' for construction projects that make a social impact. The 'Stichting Leger des Heils WoonVermogen' is funded by private investors and aims to build 250 residences for vulnerable people in the coming years.

Advised IK Partners on the sale of its portfolio company Yellow Hive to IK Partners' first continuation fund, IK Strategic Opportunities I.

Advised Frazier Lifesciences Acquisition Corporation (SPAC) on its intended business combination with NewAmsterdam Pharma and listing of the combined entity on Nasdaq.

Advised the French Sogestran group, as part of a consortium of law firms led by Jeantet (France), on its acquisition of Reederei Jaegers GmbH, a German shipping company specializing in inland waterway liquid bulk transport.

Advised Recharge.com, the European leader in prepaid payments, on its acquisition of Giftcloud Limited from Groupon, Inc. (NASDAQ: GRPN), marking a strategic and accelerated expansion into the fast-growing B2B rewards space.

Advised Platinum Equity on the sale of Landal GreenParks, operator of holiday parks in Europe, to Roompot.

Advised on the direct listing and admission to trading of all ordinary shares of The London Tunnels PLC on Euronext Amsterdam and the subsequent placing of new shares.

Advised Crédit Agricole Consumer Finance Nederland on the carve-out of Findio (a provider of car finance products) out of the CACF Nederland group and the sale of Findio to FCA Bank.

Advised Carlyle and Ares Management Credit funds on their EUR 800 million strategic investment in the form of preferred equity in Your.World.

Assisted e& in forming a strategic joint venture with PPF Telecom Group. e& acquired a controlling stake (50% plus one economic share) in PPF Telecom Group. The transaction value is EUR 2.15 billion, with a potential earn-out of up to EUR 350 million.

Advised and represented the shareholders of Fe Corporation B.V. on the sale of the IKEA retail operations in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania to Inter IKEA.

Advised Kemira Oyj on the divestment of its Oil & Gass activities, which included a carve-out of certain activities at Kemira's site at Botlek.

Advised Sopra Steria Group SA (Euronext Paris), a European Tech leader recognised for its consulting, digital services and software development, on its recommended public offer for all ordinary shares in the capital of Ordina N.V. (Euronext Amsterdam), a Benelux-based consulting and IT services provider.

Advised the (future) 50/50 joint venture between Sasol and Topsoe on the establishment and signing of a joint venture agreement solidifying both parties' commitment to produce sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) and contribute to global efforts in combating climate change.

Advised the New York based private equity firm Crestview Partners on the acquisition of TenCate Grass from Royal TenCate.

Advised Castik Capital on its acquisition of the Andra Tech Group, a leading group of companies specialising in the manufacturing of high-precision, complex components for €500-1000 million.

Advised an ad hoc group of secured lenders to Tupperware Brands Corporation who successfully completed the acquisition of certain key assets of the Tupperware Group, including global rights to the Tupperware brand name and related intellectual property as well as operations in core geographic markets.

Advised Renewi Overheidsdiensten on the termination of their cooperation with the municipality of The Hague in N.V. Haagse Milieu Services (HMS).

Advised Vauban Infrastructure Partners on the acquisition of Boreal Holding AS, a leading public transport provider in Norway, from Everbright Overseas Infrastructure Investment Fund.

Advised Stellantis N.V. on the legal merger between Peugeot Nederland N.V., Citroën Nederland B.V. and Opel Nederland B.V.

Adviseerde het private equity-bedrijf Bridgepoint bij de overname van het gehele aandelenkapitaal in NMi Topco B.V. (NMi), wat onderdeel was van het Amerikaanse private equity fonds Levine Leichtman Capital Partners.

Adviseerde Söderberg & Partners (wederom en onder meer) bij de overname van SAA Holding BV (SAA), een van de grootste onafhankelijke verzekeringsmakelaars in Nederland. SAA kiest hiermee voor het Söderberg & Partners-model om duurzame groei te waarborgen.

Advised Volvo Cars on the European divestment of its ‘Care By Volvo’ subscription business. The business was sold in the Netherlands to Ayvens, a French fleet managing and operational car leasing company owned by Société Générale.

Advised GEMA on the acquisition of a majority stake in the SoundAware Group, an established provider of digital services for recognizing music, events, and media content, with its own industry-leading music recognition technology.

Advised Renewi plc, a pure-play recycling company, on the public offer by Macquarie and BCI on the entire issued share capital of Renewi by means of a scheme of arrangement. Renewi is listed on both the London Stock Exchange and Euronext Amsterdam.

Advised Brembo, the world leader in the design and production of high-performance braking systems and components for top manufacturers of cars, motorbikes, commercial and racing vehicles, on the relocation of its legal seat to the Netherlands.

Advised the shareholder committee of Essent on the EUR 9.5 billion (auction) sale of Essent to Germany's RWE, the demerger of Essent and the EUR 2.6 billion refinancing of Enexis (grid operator), the `carve out' of Essent Environment and Borssele.

Represented Fortenova Group, the largest food producer and retailer in South-Eastern Europe with an annual turnover of EUR 5 billion and 47.500 employees, in the implementation of a comprehensive restructuring resulting from the presence of sanctioned debt and equity holders in its capital structure and cross-border litigation in connection therewith.

Assisted the Salvation Army in setting up the investment fund 'Stichting Leger des Heils WoonVermogen' for construction projects that make a social impact. The 'Stichting Leger des Heils WoonVermogen' is funded by private investors and aims to build 250 residences for vulnerable people in the coming years.

Advised IK Partners on the sale of its portfolio company Yellow Hive to IK Partners' first continuation fund, IK Strategic Opportunities I.

Advised Frazier Lifesciences Acquisition Corporation (SPAC) on its intended business combination with NewAmsterdam Pharma and listing of the combined entity on Nasdaq.

Advised the French Sogestran group, as part of a consortium of law firms led by Jeantet (France), on its acquisition of Reederei Jaegers GmbH, a German shipping company specializing in inland waterway liquid bulk transport.

Advised Recharge.com, the European leader in prepaid payments, on its acquisition of Giftcloud Limited from Groupon, Inc. (NASDAQ: GRPN), marking a strategic and accelerated expansion into the fast-growing B2B rewards space.

Advised Platinum Equity on the sale of Landal GreenParks, operator of holiday parks in Europe, to Roompot.

Advised on the direct listing and admission to trading of all ordinary shares of The London Tunnels PLC on Euronext Amsterdam and the subsequent placing of new shares.

Advised Crédit Agricole Consumer Finance Nederland on the carve-out of Findio (a provider of car finance products) out of the CACF Nederland group and the sale of Findio to FCA Bank.

Advised Carlyle and Ares Management Credit funds on their EUR 800 million strategic investment in the form of preferred equity in Your.World.

Assisted e& in forming a strategic joint venture with PPF Telecom Group. e& acquired a controlling stake (50% plus one economic share) in PPF Telecom Group. The transaction value is EUR 2.15 billion, with a potential earn-out of up to EUR 350 million.

Advised and represented the shareholders of Fe Corporation B.V. on the sale of the IKEA retail operations in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania to Inter IKEA.

Advised Kemira Oyj on the divestment of its Oil & Gass activities, which included a carve-out of certain activities at Kemira's site at Botlek.

Advised Sopra Steria Group SA (Euronext Paris), a European Tech leader recognised for its consulting, digital services and software development, on its recommended public offer for all ordinary shares in the capital of Ordina N.V. (Euronext Amsterdam), a Benelux-based consulting and IT services provider.

Advised the (future) 50/50 joint venture between Sasol and Topsoe on the establishment and signing of a joint venture agreement solidifying both parties' commitment to produce sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) and contribute to global efforts in combating climate change.

Advised the New York based private equity firm Crestview Partners on the acquisition of TenCate Grass from Royal TenCate.

Advised Castik Capital on its acquisition of the Andra Tech Group, a leading group of companies specialising in the manufacturing of high-precision, complex components for €500-1000 million.

Advised an ad hoc group of secured lenders to Tupperware Brands Corporation who successfully completed the acquisition of certain key assets of the Tupperware Group, including global rights to the Tupperware brand name and related intellectual property as well as operations in core geographic markets.

Advised Renewi Overheidsdiensten on the termination of their cooperation with the municipality of The Hague in N.V. Haagse Milieu Services (HMS).

Advised Vauban Infrastructure Partners on the acquisition of Boreal Holding AS, a leading public transport provider in Norway, from Everbright Overseas Infrastructure Investment Fund.

Advised Stellantis N.V. on the legal merger between Peugeot Nederland N.V., Citroën Nederland B.V. and Opel Nederland B.V.

Adviseerde het private equity-bedrijf Bridgepoint bij de overname van het gehele aandelenkapitaal in NMi Topco B.V. (NMi), wat onderdeel was van het Amerikaanse private equity fonds Levine Leichtman Capital Partners.

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Gerenommeerde marktleiders in Corporate/M&A

Een multidisciplinair team met een integrale aanpak

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Capital Markets

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ESG & klimaat due diligence

FDI Fusies & Overnames

Tax & M&A

Software Deals

Recent work

Advised Volvo Cars on the European divestment of its ‘Care By Volvo’ subscription business. The business was sold in the Netherlands to Ayvens, a French fleet managing and operational car leasing company owned by Société Générale.

Advised GEMA on the acquisition of a majority stake in the SoundAware Group, an established provider of digital services for recognizing music, events, and media content, with its own industry-leading music recognition technology.

Advised Renewi plc, a pure-play recycling company, on the public offer by Macquarie and BCI on the entire issued share capital of Renewi by means of a scheme of arrangement. Renewi is listed on both the London Stock Exchange and Euronext Amsterdam.

Advised Brembo, the world leader in the design and production of high-performance braking systems and components for top manufacturers of cars, motorbikes, commercial and racing vehicles, on the relocation of its legal seat to the Netherlands.

Advised the shareholder committee of Essent on the EUR 9.5 billion (auction) sale of Essent to Germany's RWE, the demerger of Essent and the EUR 2.6 billion refinancing of Enexis (grid operator), the `carve out' of Essent Environment and Borssele.

Advised IK Partners on the sale of its portfolio company Yellow Hive to IK Partners' first continuation fund, IK Strategic Opportunities I.

Advised Frazier Lifesciences Acquisition Corporation (SPAC) on its intended business combination with NewAmsterdam Pharma and listing of the combined entity on Nasdaq.

Advised the French Sogestran group, as part of a consortium of law firms led by Jeantet (France), on its acquisition of Reederei Jaegers GmbH, a German shipping company specializing in inland waterway liquid bulk transport.

Advised Recharge.com, the European leader in prepaid payments, on its acquisition of Giftcloud Limited from Groupon, Inc. (NASDAQ: GRPN), marking a strategic and accelerated expansion into the fast-growing B2B rewards space.

Advised Platinum Equity on the sale of Landal GreenParks, operator of holiday parks in Europe, to Roompot.

Advised on the direct listing and admission to trading of all ordinary shares of The London Tunnels PLC on Euronext Amsterdam and the subsequent placing of new shares.

Advised Crédit Agricole Consumer Finance Nederland on the carve-out of Findio (a provider of car finance products) out of the CACF Nederland group and the sale of Findio to FCA Bank.

Advised Carlyle and Ares Management Credit funds on their EUR 800 million strategic investment in the form of preferred equity in Your.World.

Assisted e& in forming a strategic joint venture with PPF Telecom Group. e& acquired a controlling stake (50% plus one economic share) in PPF Telecom Group. The transaction value is EUR 2.15 billion, with a potential earn-out of up to EUR 350 million.

Advised and represented the shareholders of Fe Corporation B.V. on the sale of the IKEA retail operations in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania to Inter IKEA.

Advised Kemira Oyj on the divestment of its Oil & Gass activities, which included a carve-out of certain activities at Kemira's site at Botlek.

Advised the (future) 50/50 joint venture between Sasol and Topsoe on the establishment and signing of a joint venture agreement solidifying both parties' commitment to produce sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) and contribute to global efforts in combating climate change.

Advised the New York based private equity firm Crestview Partners on the acquisition of TenCate Grass from Royal TenCate.

Advised Castik Capital on its acquisition of the Andra Tech Group, a leading group of companies specialising in the manufacturing of high-precision, complex components for €500-1000 million.

Advised Renewi Overheidsdiensten on the termination of their cooperation with the municipality of The Hague in N.V. Haagse Milieu Services (HMS).

Advised Vauban Infrastructure Partners on the acquisition of Boreal Holding AS, a leading public transport provider in Norway, from Everbright Overseas Infrastructure Investment Fund.

Advised Stellantis N.V. on the legal merger between Peugeot Nederland N.V., Citroën Nederland B.V. and Opel Nederland B.V.

Adviseerde het private equity-bedrijf Bridgepoint bij de overname van het gehele aandelenkapitaal in NMi Topco B.V. (NMi), wat onderdeel was van het Amerikaanse private equity fonds Levine Leichtman Capital Partners.

Adviseerde Söderberg & Partners (wederom en onder meer) bij de overname van SAA Holding BV (SAA), een van de grootste onafhankelijke verzekeringsmakelaars in Nederland. SAA kiest hiermee voor het Söderberg & Partners-model om duurzame groei te waarborgen.

Advised Volvo Cars on the European divestment of its ‘Care By Volvo’ subscription business. The business was sold in the Netherlands to Ayvens, a French fleet managing and operational car leasing company owned by Société Générale.

Advised GEMA on the acquisition of a majority stake in the SoundAware Group, an established provider of digital services for recognizing music, events, and media content, with its own industry-leading music recognition technology.

Advised Renewi plc, a pure-play recycling company, on the public offer by Macquarie and BCI on the entire issued share capital of Renewi by means of a scheme of arrangement. Renewi is listed on both the London Stock Exchange and Euronext Amsterdam.

Advised Brembo, the world leader in the design and production of high-performance braking systems and components for top manufacturers of cars, motorbikes, commercial and racing vehicles, on the relocation of its legal seat to the Netherlands.

Advised the shareholder committee of Essent on the EUR 9.5 billion (auction) sale of Essent to Germany's RWE, the demerger of Essent and the EUR 2.6 billion refinancing of Enexis (grid operator), the `carve out' of Essent Environment and Borssele.

Advised IK Partners on the sale of its portfolio company Yellow Hive to IK Partners' first continuation fund, IK Strategic Opportunities I.

Advised Frazier Lifesciences Acquisition Corporation (SPAC) on its intended business combination with NewAmsterdam Pharma and listing of the combined entity on Nasdaq.

Advised the French Sogestran group, as part of a consortium of law firms led by Jeantet (France), on its acquisition of Reederei Jaegers GmbH, a German shipping company specializing in inland waterway liquid bulk transport.

Advised Recharge.com, the European leader in prepaid payments, on its acquisition of Giftcloud Limited from Groupon, Inc. (NASDAQ: GRPN), marking a strategic and accelerated expansion into the fast-growing B2B rewards space.

Advised Platinum Equity on the sale of Landal GreenParks, operator of holiday parks in Europe, to Roompot.

Advised on the direct listing and admission to trading of all ordinary shares of The London Tunnels PLC on Euronext Amsterdam and the subsequent placing of new shares.

Advised Crédit Agricole Consumer Finance Nederland on the carve-out of Findio (a provider of car finance products) out of the CACF Nederland group and the sale of Findio to FCA Bank.

Advised Carlyle and Ares Management Credit funds on their EUR 800 million strategic investment in the form of preferred equity in Your.World.

Assisted e& in forming a strategic joint venture with PPF Telecom Group. e& acquired a controlling stake (50% plus one economic share) in PPF Telecom Group. The transaction value is EUR 2.15 billion, with a potential earn-out of up to EUR 350 million.

Advised and represented the shareholders of Fe Corporation B.V. on the sale of the IKEA retail operations in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania to Inter IKEA.

Advised Kemira Oyj on the divestment of its Oil & Gass activities, which included a carve-out of certain activities at Kemira's site at Botlek.

Advised the (future) 50/50 joint venture between Sasol and Topsoe on the establishment and signing of a joint venture agreement solidifying both parties' commitment to produce sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) and contribute to global efforts in combating climate change.

Advised the New York based private equity firm Crestview Partners on the acquisition of TenCate Grass from Royal TenCate.

Advised Castik Capital on its acquisition of the Andra Tech Group, a leading group of companies specialising in the manufacturing of high-precision, complex components for €500-1000 million.

Advised Renewi Overheidsdiensten on the termination of their cooperation with the municipality of The Hague in N.V. Haagse Milieu Services (HMS).

Advised Vauban Infrastructure Partners on the acquisition of Boreal Holding AS, a leading public transport provider in Norway, from Everbright Overseas Infrastructure Investment Fund.

Advised Stellantis N.V. on the legal merger between Peugeot Nederland N.V., Citroën Nederland B.V. and Opel Nederland B.V.

Adviseerde het private equity-bedrijf Bridgepoint bij de overname van het gehele aandelenkapitaal in NMi Topco B.V. (NMi), wat onderdeel was van het Amerikaanse private equity fonds Levine Leichtman Capital Partners.

Adviseerde Söderberg & Partners (wederom en onder meer) bij de overname van SAA Holding BV (SAA), een van de grootste onafhankelijke verzekeringsmakelaars in Nederland. SAA kiest hiermee voor het Söderberg & Partners-model om duurzame groei te waarborgen.

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KirstenBerger

BramCaudri

Philipvan der Eijk

Guillettevan Grinsven

JasmijnHarms

AlexanderKaarls

PhilippeKönig

JacquesKröner

WillemLiedenbaum

MichielPannekoek

JettyTukker

Paulde Vries

RichardWitvliet

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KirstenBerger

BramCaudri

Philipvan der Eijk

Guillettevan Grinsven

Recent
work

Key
contacts

Kirsten
Berger

Bram
Caudri

Philip
van der Eijk

Guillette
van Grinsven

Jasmijn
Harms

Alexander
Kaarls

Philippe
König

Jacques
Kröner

Willem
Liedenbaum

Michiel
Pannekoek

Jetty
Tukker

Paul
de Vries

Richard
Witvliet

Kirsten
Berger

Bram
Caudri

Philip
van der Eijk

Guillette
van Grinsven

Jasmijn
Harms

Alexander
Kaarls

Philippe
König

Jacques
Kröner

Willem
Liedenbaum

Michiel
Pannekoek

Jetty
Tukker

Paul
de Vries

Richard
Witvliet