De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
The investment funds practice at De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek is well-equipped to provide the full range of expertise to deal with the complex matters for its array of noteworthy clients, the list of which features numerous investment management companies. A significant portion of the team’s workload is regulatory; such work is the specialism of January 2023-promoted partner Mariska Enzerink who now co-leads the offering alongside vastly experienced and ‘exceptional’ funds practitioner Kees Groffen. The team has capabilities handling transformative transactions from fund raising to the structuring of large funds, often in international contexts and involving values consistently in the billions of euros.
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Testimonials
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‘Kees Groffen and Mariska Enzerink have extensive asset and fund management knowledge, regarding both liquid and illiquid investments. Wiebe Dijkstra is excellent for tax matters re asset and fund management.’
‘A pragmatic and knowledgeable team. ’
‘Kees Groffen has lots of experience and is a pragmatic thinker.’
‘De Brauw is excellent in the field of investment funds. It is involved in the highest profile fund raisings.'
'Kees Groffen and the diverse team oversee the full spectrum of regulated fund business in the Netherlands and have excellent knowledge of legislation and regulation, and outstanding capabilities translating that into practical solutions. Their dedication to the client and the matter at hand is outstanding.'
‘Kees Groffen is exceptional; he remains in a league of his own in the regulated investment fund environment. He combines outstanding levels of knowledge of the regulatory framework and and in-depth understanding of the funds business with the ability to give highly practical advice. His diplomatic approach ensures good working relationships with counterparties and regulators.'
'Mariska Enzerink is excellent and incredibly dedicated to the client, and very strong from a regulatory and legal point of view, with a very practical approach.’
‘Really best in class in handling complex Dutch, European and global issues and simplifying it for the client. ’
‘Kees Groffen is a real asset to the industry. He has consistently been extremely helpful in wading through complex European regulatory issues. He does that with almost academic thoroughness but also wit and understanding of the target audience's needs. The same goes for Mariska Enzerink and Abe Stegenga.’
Key clients
- DIF Management
- Waterland Private Equity Investments
- APG Asset Management
- Bouwinvest Real Estate Investors
- Achmea Investment Management
- AEGON Investment Management
Work highlights
- Advised AEGON, a leading multinational life insurance, pensions and asset management company, on the combination of its Dutch operations with a.s.r., a leading Dutch insurance group.
- Advised DIF Management on the structuring and fund raising of two large infrastructure funds, DIF Infrastructure VII worth €4bn and DIF Core Infrastructure Fund III worth €1.5bn.
- Acted as regulatory and legal counsel in the fundraising of Waterland's ninth flagship fund, WPEF XI raising €3.5bn, alongside Waterland Partnership Fund I, raising €500m.
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Kees Groffen, Mariska Enzerink