The team at Buren has solid expertise in advising on joint ventures, restructurings, and domestic and international M&A transactions. The practice is led by the quartet of Paul Deloo, the ‘very strong’ Paul Josephus Jitta, who has experience of corporate litigation, Steven van der Waal and Pieter van den Berg, who handles M&A deals, joint ventures and disposals.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘The corporate team of Buren works together seamlessly on transactions while coordinating a lot in the background. The partner on the matter is always aware of any issues that are handled by the team. This results in a fully integrated approach which is not often seen with other full-service law-firms.’

  • ‘Tjeerd Aghina stands out as a corporate M&A partner with a deep technical knowledge and great eye for detail while maintaining focus on what's important from a commercial perspective. He is creative and comes up with solutions for any issues that arise.’

  • ‘A strong M&A and corporate practice.’

  • ‘Paul Jitta is a very strong lawyer and litigator who always goes above and beyond.’

  • ‘A commercial focus, eagerness to prove themselves, keenness to build-up a relationship, reliability, and provision of an integrated M&A and finance service.'

  • 'They elaborate and are detailed when it comes to legal due diligence work.’

  • ‘Pieter van den Berg is friendly and accessible, has lots of experience, and is the right person to have on your side of the table in a negotiation. His commercial mindset, clear focus on client's interest and creativity in finding the right solutions make him stand out.'

Key clients

  • Planon Group
  • Bonum Group
  • RTL Nederland Holding B.V.
  • Mitsubishi
  • Holland Capital
  • ERM
  • Nova Resources B.V.
  • Aludyne
  • Bausch Health

Work highlights

  • Assisted Pelion through its Dutch holding company Corporation of European Pharmaceutical Distributors N.V. with an equity investment.
  • Advising Waterland Private Equity on the acquisition of a majority stake in trading company Steboma B.V.
  • Advised Emov Europe B.V. on the acquisition of a majority stake in Sand Hill Petroleum B.V.

Lawyers

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Pieter van den Berg, Paul Deloo, Steven van der Waal, Paul A. Josephus Jitta

Other key lawyers

Tjeerd Aghina, Peter van Dijk, Cees Frans Greeven, Jan Greijdanus