At Osborne Clarke, the commercial, corporate and M&A team continues to act for an established client base of investors, shareholders, solar developers and software developers in the sale of businesses, mid-market sales and acquisitions, and joint venture matters. Cross-border work forms a key pillar of the practice. Herke van Hulst heads up the practice. Other key practitioners include Marie-Louise Weeda and Geoffrey Beurskens.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘They work proactively, are trustworthy and always have the end goal of the client in mind.’

  • ‘We have been really pleased with the excellent and pleasant service provided by Herke van Hulst.’

  • ‘They have expert knowledge of the market we operate in, and provide an all-round service.’

  • ‘Herke van Hulst is proactive, outcome-oriented, in control of processes, a great communicator, energetic, responsive and a leader, not just a facilitator.'

  • ‘A strong team with excellent partner Geoffrey Beurskens leading the transactions. A full-service is provided, with various specialists involved across key areas.’

  • ‘Geoffrey Beurskens is always fantastically commercial, clearly articulates the different positions on each side and gives suggested ways forward. He is particularly key given the cross-border nature of the transactions worked on where market norms differ.’

  • ‘They are a full-service firm, offering legal support across the whole spectrum including fundraising, M&A, but also employment law and notarial work, so really a one-stop shop with deep and broad in-house knowledge to cover all elements in a transaction.’

  • ‘Herke van Hulst and Nick Staes did a great job in supporting us in an intense and complex transaction with multiple stakeholders. They were always available and were a tremendous support. Jim Margry helped negotiating the founder provisions.’

Key clients

  • Ampyr Solar Europe
  • Amsterdam Data Collective
  • Garbe Institutional Capital
  • Genome Diagnostics B.V. and its founder and shareholders
  • Gilde Healthcare
  • ID&T
  • Koa Health
  • Kodision B.V.
  • Milabs
  • Miniclip
  • ODMedia Holding B.V.
  • Rockstart Energy Fund Cooperatief U.A. / Rockstart AgriFood Cooperatief U.A.
  • RS Group
  • Safran SA
  • Sound Bioventures Management
  • Superstruct Netherlands Holdings B.V.
  • Two Bulls Holdings Pty Ltd
  • Van Gool & Partners B.V.
  • Vitestro

Work highlights

  • Advised AMPYR Solar Europe (ASE) on its acquisition of SolarEnergyWorks, a Netherlands-based solar business.
  • Acted for Kodision in its sale to Atabix Group.
  • Advised Superstruct on the acquisition of Interstage Equipment B.V. and its subsidiary Interstage B.V. from eQ Management B.V.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Herke van Hulst

Other key lawyers

Geoffrey Beurskens, Nick Staes, Jim Margry, Marie-Louise Weeda, Niels Dolk, Wouter Kok, Marie-Louise Weeda