Next Generation Partners

Capital markets: equity in Netherlands

De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek

The equity capital markets practice at De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek has a strong reputation for its capabilities supporting clients, which includes a multitude of Dutch listed companies, with the full scope of related issues consistently in the multi-millions in value. The team is co-led by Jan Willem Hoevers who bears particular experience advising on proposed high-stakes IPOs and specialist in cross-border ECM and M&A work Gaby Smeenk. The team’s workload is formed of assisting with overseas transfers of legal entities; disposals of shares; IPOS, which are the focus of the ‘very ambitious’ Jaap Barneveld; and significant mergers. Josse Klijnsma is a senior associate to note in the team.

Praxisleiter:

Jan Willem Hoevers; Gaby Smeenk


Weitere Kernanwälte:

Josse Klijnsma; Jaap Barneveld; Féline Goyarts


Referenzen

‘De Brauw’s capital markets team are one of the best I have worked with in 25 years. They clearly go the extra mile to ensure that they not only understand the legal issues at hand but also understand the commercial side of things.’

‘The team is excellent at combining a deep understanding of the commercial perspective with first-class legal advice.’

‘Jaap Barneveld is a very ambitious partner, who brings a significant amount of legal experience to the team. He is very proactive in addressing legal challenges early so they don’t spin out of control.’

Kernmandanten

Ferrovial


AkzoNobel


AEGON


Flow Traders


Affimed


Just Eat Takeaway


Philips


ASML


AholdDelhaize


CTP


Heineken


Exor


ABN AMRO


Schroders Capital


Highlight-Mandate


  • Advised construction company Ferrovial on the re-domiciliation of its top holding from Spain to the Netherlands and its listing on Euronext Amsterdam.
  • Advised AEGON, a leading multinational life insurance, pensions and asset management company, acting as lead counsel on the combination of its Dutch operations with a.s.r., a leading Dutch insurance group.
  • Advised Heineken as lead counsel on the EUR 3.6 billion and €3.7bn sell-downs by its shareholder FEMSA.

Houthoff

Houthoff’s equity capital markets offering has both specialist corporate practitioner Alexander Kaarls, who is experienced advising international companies on ECM transactions, and equity and debt capital markets expert and ‘dedicated and trusted adviser’ Jetty Tukker at its helm. The practice is experienced in assisting clients on the breadth of related matters, including on IPOs, SPAC, and de-SPAC transactions and investments, as well as in matters involving secondary offerings, and tax relocations and conversions. Additionally, the team supports in matters of general regulatory compliance therein. The cases the team handles are consistently cross-border in nature; ‘deal-driven’ counsel Willem Liedenbaum frequently supports on such work.

Praxisleiter:

Alexander Kaarls; Jetty Tukker; Jessica Terpstra; André de Neve


Weitere Kernanwälte:

Willem Liedenbaum; Emma Schutte


Referenzen

‘The team has excellent knowledge of Dutch capital market law and practice.’

‘Jetty Tukker is extremely available, hands-on and professional, and Emma Schutte is also worthy of note.’

‘The Houthoff team is professional, proactive, works well with international law firms, is knowledgeable and very friendly.’

Kernmandanten

Ariston Holding N.V.


European Healthcare Acquisition & Growth


Company B.V.


Ease2pay N.V.


Frazier Lifesciences Acquisition Corporation


Fimalac and De Agostini


Intel


Ally Bridge Group


WeTransfer / The Creative Productivity Group N.V.


Corre Energy B.V.


GP Bullhound Acquisition I SE


Corporation Service Company


Meltwater N.V.


Deutsche Industrie REIT-AG


Brembo S.p.A.


Highlight-Mandate


  • Advised Frazier Lifesciences Acquisition Corporation (FLAC) in a de-SPAC merger with NewAmsterdam Pharma Holding B.V.
  • Advised European Healthcare Acquisition & Growth Company B.V. (EHC) on its de-SPAC transaction/business combination with Austrian-based Croma-Pharma GmbH.
  • Advised Intel on its 2022 NASDAQ listing of Mobileye.

NautaDutilh

The equity capital markets team at NautaDutilh acts for its well-known clients in high-value matters involving such significant transactions as the combining of businesses, IPOs, and shares listings on Euronext, wherein the team advises on all relevant aspects of Dutch law. The cohort’s workload frequently features multiple jurisdictions Private equity and debt specialist Petra Zijp; SPAC and IPO expert Antonia Netiv; and ECM, M&A and corporate governance-experienced practitioner Paul van der Bijl all oversee the practice, which advises clients from sectors including healthcare, retail and financial services. Senior associate Sabrina Legerstee supports on much of the team’s most complex work.

Praxisleiter:

Petra Zijp; Antonia Netiv; Paul van der Bijl


Weitere Kernanwälte:

Sabrina Legerstee


Referenzen

‘The team is very competent, fast, available, always friendly even in stressful situations and is focused on presenting solutions.’

‘They never describe how difficult issues are, but they help to simplify and also actively propose solutions; it is always a great pleasure to work with teams from Nauta.’

‘Absolutely extraordinary is the collaboration with Paul van der Bijl. He is always very fast, solution-oriented and makes great suggestions. He always takes the right specialists into the team and makes sure that you succeed.’

Kernmandanten

ASR


Pharming Group


Benevolent AI


MFE


NewAmsterdam Pharma


CureVac


STMicroelectronics


Sono Group


Allego


Highlight-Mandate


  • Assisted its longstanding client ASR on its accelerated bookbuild offering following the proposed business combination of ASR with Aegon Nederland.
  • Acted as legal counsel to NewAmsterdam Pharma Company N.V. on its business combination with Frazier Lifesciences Acquisition Corporation, a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by an affiliate of Frazier Healthcare Partners.
  • Advised Mexican bottler and convenience store operator FEMSA in its €3.2bn accelerated bookbuild offering (ABB) of Heineken and Heineken Holding shares and its simultaneous €500m offering of bonds exchangeable into Heineken Holding shares.

Stibbe

Stibbe’s equity capital markets cohort is experienced in handling the gamut of related work. In the matters it handles for its array of well-known clients from sectors ranging from chemical, to online entertainment, to telecoms, the team covers high-value and often cross-border work featuring takeovers, acquisitions, and combinations of businesses, as well as IPOs. Pieter Schütte is particularly experienced in handling the remit of high-stakes transactions and advising on investments, whilst Derk Lemstra has a strong reputation for his work in significant IPOs; the pair co-lead the practice. Nora Offergelt is a key practitioner amongst the cohort, appointed counsel in June 2022.

Praxisleiter:

Pieter Schütte; Derk Lemstra


Weitere Kernanwälte:

Nora Offergelt; Emilie Renardel de Lavalette; Rik van Kessel


Highlight-Mandate


  • Advised Firmenich, a Switzerland-based company active in the field of fragrances and flavours, on its €42bn merger of equals with Royal DSM, to create DSM-Firmenich.
  • Advised FL Entertainment, a global leader in independent content production and the fastest-growing online sports betting platform in Europe, on its business combination with Pegasus Entrepreneurial Acquisition Company Europe B.V.
  • Advised Egeria, a Dutch private equity firm, on its underwriting of, and participation in, a rights offering by Sif Holding N.V., a leading manufacturer of large steel tubulars which are used as foundation components for the offshore wind industry.

Clifford Chance

The equity capital markets offering at Clifford Chance is headed up by ‘very knowledgeable’ senior counsel Han Teerink, who has noteworthy expertise in matters involving IPOs, secondary share issuances, and buy-back transactions in particular. Its workload often features transactions for such reputable clients as BNP Paribas and Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A.; its clients span sectors including tech and hospitality. Its workload includes advising on capital raises, the sale of shares, and business combination agreements in collaboration with the firm’s Frankfurt, Paris and London offices.

Praxisleiter:

Han Teerink


Weitere Kernanwälte:

Serkan Ozel; Alex Bafi; Olivier Plessis


Referenzen

‘The team has strong experience in the Dutch ECM market, with a diligent and pragmatic approach.’

‘Han Teerink is a very knowledgeable professional, with a good track record in the Dutch ECM market.’

‘Han Teerink regularly remains up-to-date on all relevant transactional workstreams and is very strong at connecting the dots on maters, which makes him a pleasant sparring partner on multiple transactional topics.’

Kernmandanten

BNP Paribas


Coöperatieve Rabobank


Pegasus Digital Mobility Acquisition Corp.


Mondelez


Highlight-Mandate


  • Advised BNP PARIBAS and Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A. as Financial Advisors and Joint Global Coordinators on the €75m capital raises by Fastned B.V., the European fast-charging company, through a private placement with Schroders Capital.
  • Advised longstanding client Mondelēz International on the sale of approximately 7.7m ordinary shares in JDE Peet’s, corresponding to approximately 1.5% of JDE Peet’s issued and outstanding share capital.
  • Advising Pegasus Digital Mobility Acquisition Corp., which has entered into a business combination agreement that would result in Gebr. SCHMID GmbH becoming a publicly listed company on the New York Stock Exchange.

Linklaters

Linklaters’ equity capital markets practice has strong abilities advising its range of clients, including HSBC and BNP Paribas, on cases including those combining businesses, accelerated bookbuild offerings, and the sale of high-value shares, often in cross-jurisdictional contexts. Team leader and ‘outstanding lawyer’ Alexander Harmse advises investment banks and issuers on equity and related issues, as well as on high-yield debt matters. Managing associate Xu Wang is noteworthy and has a developing specialism in the range of ECM transactions; she is regarded for her ‘client dedication’.

Praxisleiter:

Alexander Harmse


Weitere Kernanwälte:

Xu Wang


Referenzen

‘A lean and mean team. Knowledgeable, responsive and quick, as well as very pragmatic. Often in the market and active.’

‘Alexander Harmse is an outstanding lawyer, very smart and pragmatic. He can tap from relevant precedents by heart and is very pleasant to work with.’

‘Alexander Harmse makes an excellent team with Xu Wang. Xu Wang is so experienced and knowledgeable that she makes an excellent and very reliable side-kick for Harmse.’

Kernmandanten

ABN AMRO


BNP PARIBAS


Hauck & Aufhäuser


HSBC


Jefferies


UBS


VAM Investments SPAC


Van Lanschot Kempen


Highlight-Mandate


  • Advised consortium of banks on the €593.6m undocumented accelerated bookbuild offering of ASR Nederland N.V. to partly finance the combination of the Dutch insurance and banking activities of ASR with those of Aegon N.V.
  • Advised consortium of banks on the €25m undocumented capital increase via an accelerated bookbuild offering of Vivoryon Therapeutics N.V.
  • Advising VAM Investments SPAC B.V. (VAM SPAC) on its potential business combination with Supermoney S.p.A., which offers price comparison and technological services in the energy, gas and telecommunications sector.

Loyens & Loeff

The ‘highly reliable’ equity capital markets practice at Loyens & Loeff has strong capabilities advising its client roster, which is formed of such well-known names as Ferrari and Goldman Sachs, on the array of high-value matters, including disposals, listings on Euronext, repurchases, and IPOs. Martijn Schoonewille has notable experience advising financial institutions on legal, financial and regulatory elements of key transactions, both domestically and internationally. Schoonewille is at the team’s helm alongside Michel Van Agt who has a particular focus on IPOs, M&A and private equity transactions. Counsel Menno Baks is a name to note.

Praxisleiter:

Martijn Schoonewille; Michel van Agt


Weitere Kernanwälte:

Menno Baks


Referenzen

‘Highly reliable. They provide strong legal advice and perfect collaboration with the whole team.’

‘Menno Baks and Michel van Agt were the perfect fit to our team. We more than recommend these two with regard to their work ethic, provision of strong advice and very fair costs.’

Kernmandanten

Heineken Holding


Ferrari


Holland Colours


Beter Bed


Vivendi/Bolore


Santander


Morgan Stanley


Crédit Agricole


Mondelez


Wallbox


Lucas Bols N.V.


Iconiq


Stellantis


Goldman Sachs


General Atlantic


Highlight-Mandate


  • Advised Croma-Pharma GmbH (”Croma”) on its intended listing on Euronext Amsterdam via a business combination with European Healthcare Acquisition & Growth Company B.V.
  • Advised Wallbox N.V. on the launch of an $100m ‘at-the-market’ equity offering programme, pursuant to which the company can efficiently raise additional equity capital.
  • Advised Heineken Holding N.V. on the disposal by FEMSA of approximately €3.6bn in shares in the Heineken group.

A&O Shearman

Corporate and securities specialist Tim Stevens is at the helm of the equity capital markets practice at A&O Shearman, which is well-equipped to advise its roster of clients on matters including equity offerings; public and private mergers, acquisitions, and on the placement of shares including those trading on Euronext. Stevens leads across the team’s complex workload which frequently features jurisdictions beyond the Netherlands.

Praxisleiter:

Tim Stevens


Referenzen

‘The Allen & Overy team is very pragmatic yet extremely knowledgeable.’

‘The team has a lot of experience, so you always have the feeling you’re in safe hands. For me, that is a unique asset, as is their efficiency.’

‘When I have an issue that is not easily solved by research, Tim Stevens always has an answer.’

Kernmandanten

DSM / DSM-Firmenich


NLFI


NEPI Rockcastle


Exor


ReFuels


Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s equity capital markets practice has Hanneke Rothbarth at its head. Its workload features a range of matters, including IPOs, as well as issues involving ultra-high-value shares, which are oftentimes international in scope. The team collaborates with the firm’s international offices, namely the US, Brussels and London in order to service its clients who span such industry sectors as wealth-tech and air mobility.

Praxisleiter:

Hanneke Rothbarth


Weitere Kernanwälte:

Dirk-Jan Smit


Referenzen

‘Effective and proactive.’

‘Well-prepared.’

Kernmandanten

Lilium N.V.


Universal Music Group NV


Iveco Group NV


Allfunds Group plc


Pepco NV


NN Group NV


Koninklijke Boskalis NV


Wereldhave NV


BE Semiconductor Industries NV


CNH Industrial NV


TME Pharma N.V.


argenx SE


Centogene B.V.


Digi Communications NV


Ferrari NV


Stellantis NV


Exor NV


Highlight-Mandate


  • Advised CNH Industrial and Iveco Group N.V. on the Iveco Group N.V. spin-off from CNH Industrial (listed on NYSE and Euronext Milan) and listing on Euronext Milan.
  • Advised argenx SE on its $700m global offering of ordinary shares represented by American Depository Shares in the US and other countries outside of the EEA and a simultaneous private placement of ordinary shares in the EEA and UK.
  • Advised Altor Equity Partners with its intended voluntary tender offer, together with US-based Marlin Equity Partners, to acquire all shares of media monitoring and social analytics platform Meltwater N.V. (Meltwater).

Greenberg Traurig LLP

Greenberg Traurig LLP’s equity capital markets team is well-equipped to advise its clients on the array of capital market transactions, and on securities-related work including IPOs of SPACs. Jelmer Kalisvaart, who is particularly experienced in handling cross-border mandates, and corporate specialist Bas Vletter both oversee the practice. Wietse de Jong has a notable focus on the structuring of financial products and capital market transactions. Samuel Garcia Nelen joined from A&O Shearman in November 2023, with expertise in public M&A and IPOs.

Praxisleiter:

Jelmer Kalisvaart; Bas Vletter


Weitere Kernanwälte:

Wietse de Jong


Kernmandanten

Ahlstrom Invest B.V.


Arcona Property Fund N.V.


B. Riley Securities, Inc.


CNH Industrial Capital America LLC


Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation


Digital Turbine, Inc.


French Government


Full Circle Capital


InterXion Holding N.V.


Morgan Stanley


Stern Groep N.V.


Theta Fund Management B.V.


e.quikk Technologies N.V.


Oxford Finance LLC


Nostrum Oil & Gas PLC


Highlight-Mandate


  • Represented B. Riley Securities, Inc. as lead agent together with Berenberg Capital Markets LLC and Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. in connection with an at-the-market offering by Sono Group N.V., pursuant to a market issuance sales agreement (ATM Sales Agreement).
  • Represented the French Government in respect of its shareholding in Air France-KLM S.A., a stock exchange listed world leader in passenger transportation, cargo transportation and aeronautics maintenance.
  • Advised NASDAQ-listed tech company Digital Turbine, Inc. on its acquisition of Fyber N.V., a developer of a monetization platform for software applications.