Wijnand works in the Corporate/M&A practice group. He engages in national and international mergers and acquisitions, including company acquisitions, joint ventures and other collaborations, and acts for both private equity and strategic parties. Wijnand previously worked in the Finance & Investment Management group.
Wijnand Peelen
Attorney-at-law | Associate
- Represented Fortenova Group, the largest food producer and retailer in South-Eastern Europe with an annual turnover of EUR 5 billion and 47.500 employees, in the implementation of a comprehensive restructuring resulting from the presence of sanctioned debt and equity holders in its capital structure and cross-border litigation in connection therewith.
- Advised 3i on the sale of the Weener Plastics group, producer of high-quality plastic packaging products, to US manufacturing company Silgan Holdings.
- Advised Carlyle and Ares Management Credit funds on their EUR 800 million strategic investment in the form of preferred equity in Your.World.
- LL.M. Law and Finance (cum laude) (Universiteit van Amsterdam)
- LL.B. Law (Universiteit van Amsterdam) BA Philosophy (Universiteit van Amsterdam)
Dutch, English
