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Eurofins acquired the activities of LabCo in March to facilitate a further expansion of its activities in the Benelux region.

AKD assisted investment company De Hoge Dennen with the sale of the majority shareholding in Mennens.

AKD advises Bruynzeel during arrangement of credit facility from consortium headed by ABN AMRO Bank N.V. and ING Bank N.V.

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AKD represented the Independent Post and Telecommunication Authority (OPTA) in legal proceedings against KPN.

FHG was assisted by AKD with the legal support of the M&A team of Kris Ruijters in Amsterdam.

Matthijs Ingen-Housz advised CM Telecom during its takeover of Mobileweb.

Canon has reinforced its offering in the medical imaging arena by taking over Delft Diagnostic Imaging (Delft DI), a specialist in the field of medical solutions.

AKD advised the (majority) shareholders of TruEconomy Consulting in the sale to PwC.

On 2 December 2011, the shareholders of TruEconomy Consulting concluded an agreement with PwC on the sale of all shares in the group.

AKD advised ANWB Reizen Beheer B.V. in its acquisition of Cruise Travel Nederland B.V.

On 28 November 2011, ANWB Reizen Beheer B.V. entered into an agreement with Obar B.V. to purchase all the shares in Cruise Travel Nederland B.V. 

De Hoge Dennen Capital en Atllas have an interest in Star Participaties, who sold Star Group to a subsidiary of Parcom Buyout Fund IV B.V. (PLC), an ING Group investment vehicle.

AKD has represented Frisdranken Industrie Winters (a member of Refresco) in legal proceedings initiated by Red Bull.

Red Bull claimed that Winters infringed on its trademark rights through using signs similar to its trademarks when filling cans for one of Winters' clients. 

Sapiens, a spin-off of Philips, has attracted three additional investors after the initial Series A investment round earlier this year.

The new investors are Wellcome Trust, a large English charitable foundation, the Michael J. Fox Foundation and the NL Agency. They are investing in research into life-changing therapy for patients with Parkinson's disease. These three investors jointly provided more than €10 million euros in additional funding.  

Newion II has acquired shares in the technology company Vector Fabrics, and in doing so it has formed a strategic partnership with the current shareholders Point-One Starter Fund and Technostars. They will continue to be actively involved in Vector Fabrics, and still hold some of the shares.

The team of AKD consisted of a mix of M&A specialists Nathalie van Woerkom, François Koppenol and Rosanne Vlasveld and Banking & Finance experts Vincent Bettonville and Tommy van 't Hul.

Luc Defaix and Sjoerd Oosterhuis (AKD Eindhoven) advised Planconsult and its shareholder in a successful share transaction.

With this transaction, PinkRoccade Local Government acquired the necessary know-how to give its clients the customised software they will need to handle the changes in Dutch statutory regulationsconcerning work, income and care that will come into effect on 1 January 2012. Unlike its competitors, Planconsult has been able to deliver a solution well in advance of the impending changes to the statutory regulations.

Van Lanschot Participaties has acquired an interest in Marfo Good Group, whose activities include the production of hot in-flight meals for KLM.

AKD supports the Aids Fund Under Vincent Bettonville’s guidance, AKD provided legal support to an extensive HIV/AIDS programme.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has set aside 35 million Euros to provide vulnerable groups in 16 countries with access to education, condoms, treatment with HIV inhibitors and care.

Software producer EuroSystems received a capital injection of approximately €10 million from the private equity fund Main Capital Partners.

Investor Private Plus Fund, together with Prime Ventures, has invested €10 million in the mobile device application solution provider Service2Media.

Team members Matthijs Ingen-Housz, Huib Berendschot, and Stefan Bais guided both Sapiens and its management team

Nathalie van Woerkom and François Koppenol already advised the current shareholders and management of Agmi Group, an innovative company with a leading position in traffic signs and road signposting in the Netherlands. They will continue to be involved in the company as minority shareholders.

AKD assisted in the sale of PBG to the listed company Mediq.

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In the new edition for 2011, AKD was awarded the highest rankings for the categories Real Estate: Zoning & Planning and Transportation: Litigation & Regulatory. As it did last year, Chambers Europe 2011 recommends AKD for nine areas of law.

AKD assisted WDP in the acquisition of Wereldhave’s logistics property portfolio.

Op 29 April 2011, Belgian logistics property enterprise WDP took over Wereldhave's Dutch logistics property portfolio for a sum of around 42 million euros.

In arranging financing for (telecommunications) networks.

AKD advised and assisted CIF Krimpen and CIF Loenen in arranging financing for their (telecommunications) networks.

AKD assisted the vendors during the takeover of Hytech by IHC Merwede.

IHC Merwede acquired Hytech on 3 May 2011. This represented a considerable strengthening of the company's position in the offshore market.

JDR, a portfolio company of Vision Capital, has divested the JDR Marine Cables division, which was sold to Fugro.

Dutch Flower Group and the Mavuno Network have entered into a strategic alliance, AKD assisted.

AKD's M&A team was headed by Kris Ruijters.

AKD advises Macintosh Retail Group on its sale of BelCompany to Vodafone.

AKD advises Macintosh Retail Group on its sale of 176 BelCompany and 34 Telefoonkopen.nl shops to Vodafone. Together with the accountancy firm PwC, an in-house corporate finance team of Vodafone will oversee the financial aspects of the deal. NautaDutilh advises Vodafone.

AKD advised Newion Investments Management in setting up new fund

Nathalie van Woerkom, Angelique Martens, and François Koppenol assisted Newion Investments Management in setting up a new investment fund for ICT companies in the Benelux: Newion II. The fund focusses on investment in business technology companies, including both new start-ups and companies that need capital for their next phase of growth and expansion.

AKD advised on the purchase of a majority interest in Management Share N.V.

Marc Dullaert wordt eerste Nederlandse Kinderombudsman.

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Suzan de Lange has assisted the Works Council of Sony Supply Chain Solutions (Europe) B.V. and provided advice during the advisory process (article 25 Works Council) that preceded the outsourcing of the logistics department in Tilburg

Matthijs Ingen-Housz and François Koppenol have assisted the shareholders of Beins Travel Group B.V. (CheapTickets) during the merger with Vliegwinkel, Budgetair and Vayama. They will now jointly operate as a worldwide internet travel organisation under the name BCD Holdings N.V.

Dienst Zuidas and OVG Projectontwikkeling officially gave the green light today for the development of 40,000 m2 of new offices for Deloitte and AKD on the Zuidas.

AKD has appointed Mr V.H.M. (Vincent) Wibaut as chairman of the board and Mr T.B. (Teije) van Dijk as board member, effective 1 December 2010.

In the latest edition of the MT100 - best consultancy bureaus in the Netherlands, AKD has achieved third place in the category Lawyers & Civil-law Notaries.

UBO Holdings B.V. is an acquisition holding company set up by Grindrod Trading (Asia) PTE LTD and Island View Shipping International PTE Limited, both of which form part of the South African company Grindrod Limited (Grindrod).

Hans van Mens and Véronique Zielinski assisted a major training institution which wished to outsource its catering activities.

Hans van Mens and Véronique Zielinski assisted a major training institution which wished to outsource its catering activities. 

Law firm AKD has appointed Mr L. (Luc) Defaix as a partner with effect from 1 September 2010. Before this date, he worked at management investment company Penguin Ventures, and will now be joining our Corporate Law practice group in Eindhoven.

Law firm and notarial services provider AKD has appointed Klaas Meersma as a partner effective from 16 September 2010. Klaas, who joins from Houthoff Buruma will be part of the firm’s Government & Enterprise section in Amsterdam.

Amsterdam, August 16th, 2010- Law firm AKD has appointed Matthijs Ingen-Housz and Heimon Smits as new partners. Augustus 16th 2010, they will join AKD’s corporate law department in Amsterdam.

AKD assisted venture capital fund Newion Investments in the successful sale of its interest in Minihouse.

01-07-2010 | Law firm and notarial services provider AKD has appointed Remco Bosveld as a partner effective 1 July 2010. Remco, who joins AKD from De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V., will be part of the firm’s notarial section for corporate law in Amsterdam.

Fund manager of Private Plus Fund B.V., Newion Investments Management, has a reputation as an involved investor with a track record of investing in high-potential businesses. Private Plus Fund invests in SMB companies for the financing of accelerated autonomous growth or acquisitions and with succession issues: management buy-out of buy-in. AKD assists Private Plus Fund on a regular basis.

This expansion is an important step in the further development and growth of AKD. The partners of Van der Nat Litigation have decided on this alliance to reinforce and expand on the services they offer to their clients. Bert Heikens, Chairman of the Board of AKD said, "The board and all our partners are delighted with our new partners and their employees. The synergy between our offices will enable us to improve on the services we provide to our clients; in addition, this expansion contributes to the AKD growth strategy.”