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