Tax
NautaDutilh
Praised for its ‘reliability and availability’, NautaDutilh is a popular choice for financial services clients and healthcare-focused investors seeking tax advice in relation to acquisitions, securitisations and bonds issuances, as well as restructuring and insolvency matters. The team is led by Chris Warner, who advises on tax matters tied to public and private M&As and IPOs, and Nico Blom, a specialist in structured finance and fund-related taxes. Nina Kielman focuses on debt and equity capital markets transaction taxes, with Pieternel Verhoeven-van den Brink handling restructuring and insolvency matters and fund structuring. Sjuul Jentjens departed the firm in May 2023.
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Testimonials
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- 'Reliability and availability.'
- 'Nina Kielman represented the client excellently on a large M&A project. Her knowledge, speed and cleverness in difficult files and negotiations, have led to very good results.'
- 'The Nauta tax team is remarkably responsive and reliable. We worked together on complex matters and they always managed to deliver precise and to-the-point advice and analysis in a way that fulfilled the client's needs. They know how to explain Dutch taxes to foreigners.'
- 'Chris Warner is a star while always remaining modest and easygoing. Pieternel Verhoeven-van den Brink is a younger partner with extraordinary skills, both technical and for managing relationships.'
Key clients
- Louis Dreyfus Company
- NewAmsterdam Pharma
- a.s.r. Nederland N.V.
- ABN AMRO Bank N.V.
- HAL Investments
- Playa Hotels & Resorts N.V.
- Sonae Sierra SGPS
- Petrobras S.A.
- Bluestar Alliance
- ENEL Finance International N.V.
- De Volksbank N.V.
- Nederlandse Waterschappen N.V.
Work highlights
- Assisted a.s.r. with its proposed business combination of a.s.r. and Aegon Nederland.
- Advised ALD Automotive and its majority shareholder Société Générale on the acquisition of LeasePlan from a consortium led by TDR Capital for a total of EUR 4.9bn.
- Advised NewAmsterdam Pharma on its de-SPAC transaction and business combination with Frazier Lifesciences Acquistion Corp.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Chris Warner, Nico Blom