Selma de Jong

Attorney-at-law | Associate

Selma de Jong

Selma specialises in corporate law. Her work includes both domestic and international mergers and acquisitions.

Recent Work

Advised Orkla Foods on its acquisition of a 40% stake in Go-Tan, a leading European brand within Asian sauces, marking a strategic investment aligned with Orkla’s growth ambitions in the sauces segment.

Advised Bent Pixels, together with Faegre Drinker, on the acquisition of Sunny State Agency, a Netherlands based influencer and creator marketing agency. With this transaction, Bent Pixels strengthens its presence in Europe and further expands its capabilities in brand partnerships and creator led marketing.

Advised Büter Group, a leading player in the European hydraulics industry, in connection with its sale to NPM Capital, the investment arm of the family-company SHV Group.

Advised Ali M. Barwani Investment Co (BVI) on the sale and transfer of Oceanco, universally recognised for designing and constructing bespoke super-yachts that redefine the limits of naval architecture, to an American technology entrepreneur.

Advised Tepsa, backed by I Squared Capital, on the acquisition of GES Netherlands and its subsidiary GES Rotterdam. Tepsa is an independent operator of bulk liquid storage terminals. GES Rotterdam operates a 24-hectare terminal located in the Europoort area of the Port of Rotterdam. With a current tank storage capacity of 212.000 m3 and 18 hectares of unused land available for development, the terminal offers a strategic position for Tepsa’s intended growth in de ARA (Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp) region.

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.

More recent work

Qualifications

LL.M. Company Law (cum laude) (Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam)
M.Sc. Financial Economics (Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam)
LL.B. Dutch Law (Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam)
B.Sc. International Bachelor Economics and Business Economics (Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam)
Admitted to the Bar in the Netherlands in 2024

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Expertise

Investment Management

Constantly changing domestic and foreign financial markets requiring flexible investment management approaches.