Jasmijn Harms

Civil-law Notary | Partner
Jasmijn Harms

Jasmijn specialises in cross-border and Dutch company law, mergers and acquisitions, and financing. She advises on the establishment of national and international joint ventures, with a special focus on transactions at the interface between company law, financing and tax law. These include participation schemes and unique projects that creatively combine these aspects. She also advises clients on public-private partnerships, investment funds and restructurings. Jasmijn excels at finding creative solutions for projects involving seemingly opposing points of departure. She plays a prominent role in (cross-border) transactions with her pragmatic insight and expertise. Jasmijn focuses in particular on advising clients on transactions involving domestic and foreign private equity funds.

  • Advised Industrial Food Automation Coöperatief U.A., a company affiliated with Investindustrial and comprising the Kiremko, Idaho Steel and Reyco brands, on its acquisition of Tummers Group and Van der Giessen. The combined group has been renamed Foodera Technologies.
  • Advised Cognite Holding B.V. and its major shareholders, including Aker, TCV and Accel, on the sale of 100 percent of the shares in Cognite to Schneider Electric. Cognite is a leading software and AI company that supports industrial organisations in their digital transformation. The transaction is set to become the largest Norwegian software and AI exit to date and ranks among the largest industrial software transactions in Europe.
  • Advised Omoda Brands on the acquisition of Wehkamp, one of the Netherlands’ best-known online retail platforms. Through this acquisition, Omoda Brands is returning Wehkamp to Dutch ownership after 11 years.
  • LL.M. Civil Notarial Law (Utrecht University)
  • LL.B. Civil Notarial Law (Utrecht University)
  • Appointed as a civil-law notary in 2025

Expertise

Corporate/M&A
Mergers and acquisitions are among the most transformative decisions a business can make – whether driven by ambitions for growth, entry into new markets, evolving industry dynamics or long-term investment objectives. These transactions demand clear insight and the ability to navigate legal and regulatory complexity across jurisdictions.
Private Equity
Houthoff advises private equity clients on transactions, acquisitions, financing and structuring. Our team offers strategic and legal support from entry to exit.
Regulatory M&A
At Houthoff, we have extensive experience advising on complex transactions involving regulated entities, where corporate and regulatory considerations intersect.

"Jasmijn Harms is pragmatic and problem-solving."

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Publications

8 November 2025
8 November 2025
When a title is not a title. WPNR. (in Dutch)
25 June 2025
25 June 2025
Consultatiereactie Wijzigingsbesluit toegang UBO-registers voor bestuursorganen en rechtspersonen met een overheidstaak. Houthoff.