DLA Piper‘s practice is well equipped to advise its corporate clients on public to private deals, on significant M&A deals, on IPOs and carve-outs. Henk Arnold Sijnja co-leads the group and harnesses significant experience in corporate transactional work, while co-lead Pabe Suurd has particular expertise in IPO and securities matters. Sander Wiggers is also a notable practitioner for his cross-border capabilities.

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Testimonials

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  • 'DLA Piper is keeping a permanent eye on our business, they keep themselves up to date of all major developments, and contact us actively when they feel there is a need to talk.'
  • 'Henk Arnold Sijnja really stays involved with the company and initiates the right legal measures when necessary. He makes a wise risk analysis and also advises restraint, which, in retrospect, turns out to be the right decision in many situations when the problem resolves itself.'
  • 'Pabe Suurd is an outstanding notary and legal adviser. He always makes his own analysis of the situation and corrects the team when they go down a pointless road. Pabe persists when necessary, based on a very keen legal but also business acumen.'

Key clients

  • Accell Group N.V.
  • Arcadis N.V.
  • Corre Energy B.V.
  • Bank of New York Mellon
  • Cosmo Pharmaceuticals N.V.
  • Fondo Italiano per l’Efficienza Energeticas (FIEE)
  • Meltwater B.V.
  • Sono Group N.V.
  • Yorkville Advisors
  • The Kingfish Company
  • VANLIER B.V.
  • Oxford Advisors

Work highlights

  • Advised on all Dutch law aspects of a client's divestment of its businesses in a number of international markets, with a deal value of several billion USD.
  • Advised Yorkville Advisors on an investor deal that enabled the restructuring of Sono Group N.V. and its German subsidiary.
  • Advised FIEE in relation to the private placement of equity securities by Corre Energy B.V. and the admission to trading of approximately 1.4 million new shares thereby raising €2.12m gross proceeds.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Henk Arnold Sijnja, Pabe Suurd

Other key lawyers

Sander Wiggers