HSA Lawyers B.V.‘ office in The Hague houses a private equity cohort which is equipped to assist its list of clients in the array of transactional matters, including reviewing and amending documentation as well as performing legal due diligence on various cases. ’Tough negotiator’ Gert-Jan van Dalen and the ‘creative, dedicated and pragmatic’ Harm Van Efferink co-lead the practice.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Gert-Jan van Dalen and his team are just super responsive experts in their field. We are a German PE investor and the HSA team made us feel at home in the Dutch market.'

  • ‘Gert-Jan van Dalen is a tough negotiator and a communicative person who works in a very detailed way.’

  • ‘They have good knowledge and experienced given their strong M&A focus. They also have a pragmatic approach.’

  • ‘Harm van Efferink is creative, dedicated and pragmatic.’

  • ‘High-quality service with creative solutions for commercial challenges, availability and a willingness to go the extra mile are standout attributes of the team.'

  • ‘Gert-Jan van Dalen and Thom Krebbers delivered an exceptional performance in our deal process, managing multiple stakeholders, all with their own interests, and tight deadlines, was no challenge for them. Their true commitment to delivering quality and a pleasant style of communication is much appreciated.'

  • ‘The team has a very pragmatic approach regarding legal matters and broad experience including several experts on different matters. HSA has a strong track-record in the software industry, and are also very responsive during deal processes.’

  • ‘HSA are willing to go the extra mile in terms of efforts which is very valuable.’

Key clients

  • Main Capital Partners
  • Holland Capital
  • Pride Capital Partners
  • Bid Equity
  • NIBC Capital Partners
  • Arches Capital
  • Daily Logistics Group
  • AMP Logistics
  • YOEP Onderwijs & Zorg
  • XLLLNC
  • ZIG
  • Anavo Therapeutics
  • F3 Capital

Work highlights

  • Advised Main Capital Partners on its (platform) acquisitions of RailCube, WeFact, Patchmanager and Xential.
  • Advised Holland Capital on its sale of Valori to (Avedon Capital backed) Cerios.
  • Advised NIBC Investment Partners and Arches Capital on their (platform) acquisition of CostPerform.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Gert-Jan van Dalen, Harm van Efferink

Other key lawyers

Thom Krebbers, Eva Roelandt