Jacques is a corporate lawyer specialising in corporate transactions, corporate governance and ESG regulation from a corporate perspective. He has extensive experience in M&A transactions (drafting and negotiating various corporate agreements, and managing due diligence procedures and auction processes). As Co-Head of Houthoff’s ESG team, Jacques sets up governance structures and advises on the implementation of the corporate sustainability reporting directive (CSRD) and other ESG-related matters. He works for large EU and international companies and investors, and Dutch government bodies.
Jacques Kröner
Attorney-at-law | Partner
- 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 the shareholders of Alliander, the Dutch energy network operator, on the sale by Alliander of Kenter to a consortium of ABP and OMERS Infrastructure.
- Advised Platinum Equity on the sale of Landal GreenParks, operator of holiday parks in Europe, to Roompot.
- Continued Education (McGill University Montreal, Canada)
- LL.M. Civil and Business Law (Leiden University)
- Admitted to the Bar in the Netherlands in 1999
- Head lecturer in corporate law of the Dutch Law Firm School (LFS)
- Regular guest lecturer in the mergers and acquisitions module at Erasmus University Rotterdam
- Gives courses on corporate governance to management board members and supervisory board members
- Contributed to the book on company takeovers, Bedrijfsovername (2023), edited by corporate law professors at Leiden University
Regularly publishes on ESG regulatory topics
Dutch, English
