At boutique firm deBreij, the team's workload includes advising on M&A deals, joint ventures and commercial agreements. The practice is led by the quartet of Laura OveresWytse HuidekoperGaston Freijser and Maurice Dudink, who is well versed in handling corporate governance issues. Private equity and venture capital matters are other core areas of expertise for the lawyers. Rutger Marres left the firm in June 2023.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘A very dedicated and proactive team, always thinking two steps ahead.’

  • ‘Very talented and dedicated people who are always available when needed.’

  • ‘A boutique firm which provides a personal service - they also have good availability.’

  • ‘Wytse is everything you want. Very smooth and with a great skillset. His team is awesome.'

  • 'Very approachable and hands-on team.'

  • 'We in particular appreciated that they could translate their sound legal expertise into pragmatic solutions tailored to the transaction needs. Great team work with genuinely nice people.'

  • 'Maurice Dudink combines the expertise and experience from his magic circle firm years with a very personal, engaged and pragmatic approach to the file.'

Key clients

  • Cabka
  • Phycom
  • Zvoove Group
  • Power2x
  • Nyenrode Business University
  • Bergman Clinics
  • Universal Music Netherlands
  • Dealergroup Pon
  • Dr August Oetker
  • Eurocept Group
  • Planasa
  • Ackermans & Van Haaren
  • Grupo Bimbo
  • PIA Group
  • BTT Multimodal Container Solutions
  • Auditdata
  • House of HR

Work highlights

  • Advised Ackermans & Van Haaren on a €250m cross-border joint venture matter.
  • Advised Power2x on the €130m cross-border investment from Canadian pension fund CPP.
  • Advised Scotch & Sod on a cross-border restructuring matter.

Lawyers

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Laura Overes, Wytse Huidekoper, Gaston Freijser, Maurice Dudink