Noah Graves

• Advised Bakker Goedhart on the establishment of Huis van Bakkers, a joint venture with Bakkerij Visser and Bakkerij BACU, which focuses on the supply of fresh bread and bread specialties to the 700+ Dutch and Belgian branches of Jumbo Supermarkten.

• Advised CVC DIF in connection with its investment in Low Carbon, a renewable energy company. Low Carbon drives renewable energy growth by developing, building, and operating utility-scale solar, onshore wind, and battery storage projects across the UK and Europe, with an operational capacity of approximately 1 GW of which more than 135 MW in the Netherlands.

• Advised Mollie on the acquisition of British fintech GoCardless in a deal aimed at creating a new European market leader in the fragmented payments market.

• Advised Carlyle on the acquisition of the FPSO (Floating Production, Storage and Offloading) business from Altera Infrastructure, a leading offshore energy infrastructure company.

• Represented IMI Fabi S.p.A., a global talc manufacturer, in the completion of the purchase of the Elementis talc business from Elementis plc, a global specialty chemicals company.

• Advised Advent, a leading global private equity investor, on its agreement to invest in Reckitt’s Essential Home portfolio. Advent acquired a 70% stake to support the company’s accelerated growth and innovation as a standalone business in the years ahead. The transaction values Essential Home at an enterprise value of up to US$4.8 billion, including up to US$1.3 billion in contingent and deferred consideration.

• 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 Vestia, once the largest social housing corporation of the Netherlands, with the legal demerger of Vestia into three new social housing corporations. This transaction included the division of Vestia's real estate portfolio, consisting of approximately 65,000 rental units with a value of EUR 11.5 billion.

• Advised TBAuctions Netherlands B.V. on its acquisition of Epic Auctions.

• Advised Seek Limited on the sale of Brasil Online Holdings Coöperatief U.A. and Online Career Center Mexico, S.A.P.I. de C.V. to Red Arbor Holding, S.L. for a cash consideration of USD 85 million.

• Advised Parkland N.V. and Magnus I B.V. on the take private transaction of GeoJunxion through the acquisition of all shares in GeoJunxion B.V. from GeoJunxion N.V.

• Advised Loyalty Ventures Inc. and the BrandLoyalty Group on the sale of BrandLoyalty, a global provider of tech-enabled data-driven consumer loyalty solutions to Opportunity Partners.

• Advised Future Business Partnership, an impact investor focusing on sustainably-minded brands, on its investment in Naïf Care.

• 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.

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

• Advised VARO Energy BV on its acquisition of 80% of the shares in Bio Energy Coevorden BV, one of the largest biogas manufacturers in Europe.

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

• Advised Castik Capital S.a.r.l. on the acquisition of paraDIGMA Group.