Under the leadership of Albert Wiggers, Ploum‘s commercial, corporate and M&A practice has a solid track record in acting for a client base of prominent entities in sales and acquisition mandates, including assisting with negotiations, contractual issues and due diligence. Wiggers regularly represents domestic and international clients in the corporate space. Jeroen Terstegge has left the firm.
Testimonials
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'The Ploum team put forward very clear and robust legal advice in all the cases they handle for us. There is great partner involvement and they always go the extra mile in putting clients' arguments forward. Ploum can manage complex commercial, corporate and M&A-related work.’
‘Stephan's expertise spans corporate, M&A and energy-related matters. He is lauded in particular for his commercial and deal-making capabilities and is very good at managing clients' interests. He is also responsive on-the-ball, and a really pragmatic, commercial and impressive operator.’
‘A very knowledgeable team - hands-on and pragmatic.’
‘Stephan Sluijters and Geert de Nijs are highly recommended. Both listen to the client and try to get the deal done without overcomplicating things but with a keen eye on the important aspects of the matter. The availability of both partners is excellent.’
‘A hands-on team who are pleasant to work with.’
‘They are responsive, accurate and simply meet expectations.’
‘Arjen vd Belt is a notary who cares for clients and understands which details are important.'
'Tom Ensink is meticulous and keeps his cool in negotiations.’
Key clients
- Vrumona
- Refresco
- Redevco
- Gorillas
- Siemens Project Ventures
- Shell
- Vopak
- Atlas Copco
- BayWa re/Groenleven
- Fagron
- Upfield (former Unilever)
- European Energy
- ABN AMRO Sustainable Impact Fund
- BP
- Hutchison Whampoa
- ACE Pharmaceuticals
- Fields
- Active Capital
- SLR Consulting
Work highlights
- Acted as Dutch counsel to Gorillas in the sale to Getir.
- Assisted European urban real estate specialist Redevco with the acquisition of LIFE Europe.
- Assisted Vopak with the sale of maritime services provider Vopak Agencies and a 50% stake in Dijze to Willemsen Port Services.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Albert Wiggers