Mr Michiel Pannekoek > Houthoff > Rotterdam, Netherlands > Lawyer Profile
Houthoff Offices
WEENA 365
3013 AL ROTTERDAM
Netherlands
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Mr Michiel Pannekoek
Position
Michiel specialises in mergers and acquisitions, and private equity. He has a particular focus on advising in the context of international acquisitions, management buy-outs and joint ventures. Michiel is one of the most prominent corporate and private equity lawyers in the Netherlands. He represents both listed and unlisted companies, and venture capital firms in an array of Dutch and cross-border transactions, transactions with restructuring elements, and large-scale projects.
Michiel served on Houthoff’s Executive Committee until 2018. Between 2010 and 2014, he headed the Corporate/M&A Team. Michiel is currently responsible for the international strategy and activities of the firm. He is also a board member of Lex Mundi, the world’s largest and most prestigious network of independent law firms. Houthoff is the Netherlands only member of this leading professional services network.
Languages
Dutch, English
Lawyer Rankings
Netherlands > Private equity
Rotterdam-based practitioner Bram Caudri
is at the helm of Houthoff‘s private equity team, which is adept at advising its clients on the range of transactions, both national and international; international matters are Guillette van Grinsven‘s area of focus. The team works on company takeovers and acquisitions which are consistently of high-value. Noteworthy practitioner Michiel Pannekoek has impressive expertise advising on complex M&A and private equity matters, whilst Ivar Brouwer is described as ‘technically strong’ and is ‘wholeheartedly recommended’ by clients.
Netherlands > Commercial, corporate and M&A
The commercial, corporate and M&A group at Houthoff ‘brings top-notch negotiation skills to the full spectrum of complex M&A transactions‘. Practice head Bram Caudri ‘uses a very to-the-point approach to reach pragmatic solutions in international and complex deals‘. Corporate specialist Michiel Pannekoek is very experienced in handling multi-jurisdictional transactions, and Philip van der Eijk is well versed in assisting tech clients. Alexander Kaarls is singled out for his contributions.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Capital markets: equity
- Construction
- Dispute resolution: arbitration
- Dispute resolution: class actions
- Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation
- Environment and planning
- Insurance
- Real estate
- Restructuring and insolvency
Firm Rankings
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Employment
- Energy
- EU and competition
- Fraud and white-collar crime
- Industry focus: healthcare and life sciences
- Intellectual property: trade marks, copyrights and design rights
- Investment funds
- Private equity
- Tax
- Banking and finance: Borrower side
- Banking and finance: Financial services regulatory
- Banking and finance: lender or arranger side
- Data privacy and data protection
- Industry focus: Information technology
- Industry focus: telecoms
- Intellectual property: Patents
- Project finance and PFI
- Industry focus: Media and entertainment
- Fintech