Buren‘s practice is experienced advising its clientele in the array of corporate and M&A cases. M&A, disposals and joint ventures are areas of specialism of experienced practitioner Pieter van den Berg; Paul Deloo’s areas of expertise include private equity, financing and company reorganisations; and Paul Josephus Jitta both advises on and litigates M&A and corporate-related matters. The three co-lead the group. Steven van der Waal departed in October 2024.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘A hands-on team that is able to combine deep legal knowledge with practical advice.'

  • 'The team is good at managing communications, always delivers and has broad experience in terms of industries, deal size and national and cross-border deals.'

  • 'Collaboration within the team is excellent, involving specialists where needed while staying efficient. Even in very complex and stressful situations the team remains solution-focused.’

  • ‘Tjeerd Aghina is a good negotiator that is able to combine deep legal knowledge with practical solutions and good negotiation skills. He has a strong business sense and is creative and solution oriented.’

  • ‘The team has great M&A capabilities with experienced transaction lawyers who can adapt to every situation.’

  • ‘Pieter van den Berg was an understanding corporate M&A partner with great transactional skills. He is calm, reasonable and a fair colleague.’

Key clients

  • Euronav
  • Egeria
  • Waterland Private Equity
  • Bon Systems B.V.
  • Serverfarm
  • Scales Corporation Limited
  • NMT Group
  • AmeXio
  • Narrative Labs B.V.
  • Planon Group

Work highlights

  • Advised Euronav on its acquisition of 100% of the shares in CMB.TECH NV from CMB NV for a total purchase price of $1.15bn.
  • Advised the client with the disposal of its remaining stake in NMT Holding to the Stena group.
  • Advised the client and involved shareholders in the auction sale of 100% of the shares in the capital of the Strengholt Group.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Pieter van den Berg, Paul Deloo, Paul Josephus Jitta

Other key lawyers

Tjeerd Aghina