NautaDutilh‘s Rotterdam-based private equity cohort is co-led by ’outstanding private equity lawyer’ Joost den Engelsman who has noteworthy experience handling the range of cross-border M&A transactions, alongside corporate and securities specialist Gaike Dalenoord. The team assists its client portfolio on noteworthy acquisitions and contemplated acquisitions which often involve multi-millions in value. It also advises on complex public to private transactions and joint ventures cases. Olaf Baks is equipped to handle domestic and cross-border transactions and management incentive plans, whilst Sophie van Lanschot has particular expertise advising on management participation schemes.
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Testimonials
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- 'Nauta's corporate/PE team is very strong. It has remarkable strengths, and is very responsive and customer-focused, which is something I don't always see with other firms. The lawyers are knowledgeable, professional and friendly but firm, particularly when dealing with the other side.'
- 'Life is too short to work with unpleasant lawyers, and Nauta are a great bunch who are fun to work with.'
- 'Joost den Engelsman is one of the best in the business for PE transactions. Not just a very solid technician and a great client lawyer, he has the energy, gravitas, personality and experience to resolve the most intractable of problems and get the toughest of deals done. Very user friendly.'
- 'Olaf Baks is a strong dealmaker, works hard to deliver good outcomes also in difficult situations.'
- 'The Nauta team has a broad spectrum of expertise. They work very hard and I was impressed by their focus on a very long and drawn out transaction.'
- 'Joost den Engelsman is very useful in a transaction, whilst Olaf Baks ran our transaction very well and very confidently. Thiemo Kerklaan as the associate on the transaction worked very hard and diligently throughout.'
- 'NautaDutillh offers a wide diversity in background, experience, and expertise of its lawyers. The width of its practice enables them to work efficiently on a wide-range of deals, from venture capital, to small and medium sized private M&A to mega public takeovers.'
- 'Joost den Engelsman, Stefan Wissing and Jeroen Preller are the stars of NautaDutilh's team.'
Key clients
- Advent
- Apax Partners (France)
- Apollo
- Astorg
- Bain Capital Private Equity
- Bay Grove Capital
- BC Partners
- Bencis
- Blackstone
- Bowmark Capital
- Bridgepoint
- Centerbridge Partners
- Cinven
- Cibus Capital
- Cobepa
- Findos Investor
- HAL Investments
- iCON Infrastructure
- Inflexion Private Equity Partners
- Keensight Capital
- Leonard Green & Partners
- Levine Leichtman Capital Partners
- Madison Dearborn Partners
- MBK Partners
- NPM Capital
- One Rock
- Ramphastos Investments
- SHV
- Silver Lake
- TA Associates
- The Carlyle Group
- TPG Capital
- Vista Equity Partners
Work highlights
- Assisting longstanding client Keensight Capital on the €700m contemplated acquisition of Nomios.
- Assisted longstanding client HAL Investments on its €4.3bn take private of Royal Boskalis Westminster.
- Assisted Advent International with its joint venture with LANXESS and the joint venture's €3.85bn acquisition of DSM's engineering materials business and its joint venture with LANXESS.
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Olaf Baks
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The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Joost den Engelsman, Gaike Dalenoord