Hogan Lovells International LLP‘s private equity group is co-led by Victor de Vlaam and ’very engaged partner and excellent team leader’ Danielle du Bois-Buné. The team assists its roster of clients with stake acquisitions, private equity investments, and related transactions, often in cross-border contexts. Tom van Duuren, an expert in international corporate matters, strengthened the team with his January 2023 arrival from CMS, whilst corporate specialist Jan de Snaijer retired in July 2023.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Regularly check-in, pro-active, detail-oriented, diverse. Good partner availability but also good associate level work!’

  • ‘They are fully up to speed, check-in regularly, and are proactive so nothing gets missed. They put in the work to get to know our standard way of working. ’

  • ‘Team members are hardworking, reliable and commercial. Solid execution skills. ’

  • ‘Danielle du Bois-Buné is a very engaged partner and excellent team leader – she is always available, always on top of things and commercial when it matters. She is very experienced and responsive, and is able to deliver under pressure. Strongly recommended.’

  • ‘Hogan Lovells' private equity team has delivered quality work for our cross-border transaction. The deal required a collaboration from multiple jurisdictions and included multiple expertise across corporate, financing, tax, IP, due diligence, etc. They dealt with all these elements in a smooth manner for us.’

  • ‘Danielle du Bois-Bune showed strong commitment to the mandate, and has played an important role in coordinating all streams. She has also brought her insight on strategic topic and how to deal with them from a legal standpoint. Her team, especially Tijmen Bongartz, was also extremely dedicated in drafting and reviewing corporate docs.'

  • 'Wouter Jongen has been instrumental in securing the financing at the best terms, knowing what can be negotiated and anticipating any topic that could have arisen.'
  • ‘Victor de Vlaam and Jacob Hoogslag stand out, they are always available and informed in-depth of any matter related to the case. They easily adapt to interactions with various stakeholders, from investors to entrepreneurs.’

Key clients

  • Ufenau Capital Partners
  • Tikehau Capital
  • Bencis Capital Partners
  • DWS Private Equity
  • Cape investment Partners
  • Hivest Capital
  • Maguar Capital Partners

Work highlights

  • Advised Tikehau Capital on the acquisition of a majority stake in a sustainable company.
  • Advised Ufenau's capital partners on a number of private equity investments in the healthcare sector in the Netherlands.
  • Advised Maguar on its acquisition of Effectory.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Victor de Vlaam, Danielle du Bois-Buné

Other key lawyers

Jacob Hoogslag, Wouter Jongen, Bastiaan van Rath