With strong full-service capabilities, NautaDutilh‘s expertise spans corporate and finance from restructurings, M&A and joint ventures to cross-border ECM and DCM transactions. The retail, wholesale and consumer practice also assists its mixed international and domestic client base with contentious and non-contentious IP and brand protection issues. The team serves a wide range of retail and consumer clients including luxury, fashion, travel, toy, convenience and more. Willianne van Zandwijk spearheads the Amsterdam-based practice, leading on cross-border and domestic M&A transactions in the retail sector. Barbara Rumora-Scheltema handles restructuring and insolvency proceedings, Jeroen Boelens is the go-to for IP litigation and Stefan Wissing handles international transactions.
Key clients
- Airwair
- Amazon.com
- Avolta AG
- Bluestar Alliance
- Campofrio Food Group
- Cnova N.V.
- De Groot Fresh Group B.V.
- Decathlon
- Deli Home Holding BV
- DekaMarkt
- Dirk van der Broek
- Dufry International AG
- ECCO
- EG Group
- Fomento Económico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V.
- Forever 21
- Groupon
- H&M
- Hästens
- Hunkemoller
- Jumbo
- Lego
- LVMH
- Mattel
- Picnic
- Plus
- Rev'it!
- Uber
- Samsonite
- Scotch & Soda
- Silver Lake
- Vastned Retail
- WE/O'Neill/Van Gils
Work highlights
- Advised EG Group on a $2.7bn refinancing that consisted of a package of different financing facilities and multiple tranches of notes.
- Assisted Dufry One B.V. with the placement of €500m 4.750% senior notes due 2031, issued and fully guaranteed by Avolta AG and certain of its subsidiaries.
- Advised Vastned Retail on the reverse cross-border merger with Vastned Belgium.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Willianne van Zandwijk