Mr Eelco Bijkerk > Stek > Amsterdam, Netherlands > Lawyer Profile

Stek
Leidseplein 29
1017 PS Amsterdam
Netherlands

Work Department

Corporate/M&A

Position

Eelco is a specialist in corporate law. He advises private equity firms, corporates and financial institutions on mergers and acquisitions, restructurings and other corporate law issues. He also regularly works with international law firms on cross-border transactions. Eelco has particular expertise in private equity transactions and regularly acts for a number of leading Dutch mid-market private equity funds.

Career

2015: partner Stek
2011: senior associate Stek
2006: associate Allen & Overy LLP

Languages

Dutch, English

Memberships

Netherlands Bar (2006)

Education

University of Groningen.

Lawyer Rankings

Netherlands > Commercial, corporate and M&A

Stek is well known for advising technology, renewable energy, maritime and life sciences sector clients on a broad range of corporate transactional matters, including high-value acquisitions. Cross-border mandates are prominent in the group’s workload, and the team is equally adept at assisting with regulatory issues. Key practitioners in the practice include corporate law specialist Eelco Bijkerk, who brings experience in M&A, restructuring and private equity matters, the ‘eloquentRuben Tros and the ‘dedicated, conscientious, accurate and skilled’ Dirk de Graeff.

Netherlands > Private equity

Stek‘s ‘extremely responsive, knowledgeable, reliable and trustworthy’ private equity practice has strong abilities advising on matters from buy-outs, to scale-ups for its client list. Additionally, it has experience handling various aspects of multi-million euro acquisitions. Construction, tech and healthcare are sectors the team’s caseload spans. Eelco Bijkerk, Ruben Tros, Maarten van de Graaf are at the helm of the practice. Senior associate Dirk de Graeff is described as ‘dedicated, conscientious and accurate’.