The ‘good and very knowledgeable’ private equity group at Loyens & Loeff harnesses considerable experience in the gamut of private equity matters. Its workload features assisting its roster of private equity firm clients on legal, tax and notarial aspects of high-value deals. Corporate specialist Roel Fluit and Antoinette van der Hauw who is adept at handling buy-side, sell-side and management participation matters, co-lead the team in place of experienced practitioner Harmen Holtrop who has now been promoted to the firm’s executive board, and Herman Kaemingk who remains an active team member. Freek Hilberdink is another name to note; Hilberdink is equipped to assist on all aspects of national and international M&A, restructuring and joint venture transactions. Anke van Holthe tot Echten is also a noteworthy team member and Wijnand Meijer was notably made partner in January 2023.

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Testimonials

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‘A good and very knowledgeable team.'
‘Marco de Lignie is top-notch in the area of fiscal aspects of private equity funds, and Antoinette van der Hauw is very good, skilful and friendly but a tough negotiator too.’
‘Among the best tax lawyers in PE and M&A in the Netherlands.'
'Very deal-oriented but also able to think outside the box to deliver the best outcomes. Available and committed, they understand perfectly our needs and are able to easily negotiate on our behalf with the adverse party.’
‘Wijnand is probably the most knowledgeable when it comes to corporate and M&A hotel acquisitions. Available and very reliable, he was an asset to the success of our acquisition in Amsterdam.’

Key clients

Main Capital Partners
Towerbrook Capital Partners
Egeria Capital Partners
EQT Partners AB
3i Group plc.
Rivean Capital
Gimv
Bregal Investments
Torqx Capital Partners
Bencis Capital Partners
Holland Capital

Work highlights

Assisted Bencis Capital Partners in a large deal regarding their Bencis IV Continuation Fund.
Advised Forbion Group Holding B.V., who entered into a definitive agreement to sell a minority equity interest to Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (NYSE: AMG), a leading partner to independent investment management firms globally.
Advised Wajer Yachts, a Dutch family business that builds luxury openday boats on the sale to Parcom, a private equity firm in the Netherlands.

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