Sophie is a senior associate in the Corporate M&A practice group, advising on national and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and equity investments. Her practice spans strategic acquisitions for listed and non-listed companies, including in the food-, software-, industrial- and retail sector, and the establishment of complex international and national joint ventures in sustainable industries such as sustainable aviation fuel, as well as circular and sustainable chemistry. Sophie also advises private equity firms and funds, from smaller houses to larger sponsors, on portfolio expansion and exits. In addition, Sophie has experience in corporate litigation, representing clients in bond-/shareholdings- and/or transaction-related disputes.
Sophie de Kock van Leeuwen
Attorney-at-law | Senior Associate
- 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.
- 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 I Squared Capital on the Dutch aspects of the acquisition of Ramudden Global, a leading international provider of traffic management and infrastructure safety services, from funds advised by Triton Partners.
- LL.M. Company Law (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
- LL.B. Law (Utrecht University, Utrecht Law College)
- Admitted to the Bar in the Netherlands in 2022
Dutch, English
