Houthoff

Partner (Corporate / M&A)

Jacques is a corporate lawyer specialising in corporate transactions, corporate governance and ESG regulation from a corporate perspective. He has extensive experience in M&A transactions (drafting and negotiating various corporate agreements, and managing due diligence procedures and auction processes). As Co-Head of Houthoff's ESG team, Jacques sets up governance structures and advises on the implementation of the corporate sustainability reporting directive (CSRD) and other ESG-related matters. He works for large EU and international companies and investors, and Dutch government bodies.

Jacques is head lecturer in corporate law of the Dutch Law Firm School (LFS). He is a regular guest lecturer in the mergers and acquisitions module at Erasmus University Rotterdam and gives courses on corporate governance to management board members and supervisory board members. Jacques has contributed to the book on company takeovers Bedrijfsovername (2023), edited and published under the lead of corporate law professors at Leiden University. He also regularly publishes on ESG regulatory topics.

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