Mr Lennart Crain > AKD > Amsterdam, Netherlands > Lawyer Profile

The commercial, corporate and M&A group at AKD has a strong reputation for advising on high-value and cross-border M&A deals and private equity matters. The team reports an increase in instructions from clients in the tech, biotech, chemical and transport sectors. Carlos Pita Cao heads up the practice, and other key practitioners include public M&A specialist Lennart Crain, Nathalie van Woerkom and Wouter Kros, who brings experience in handling joint ventures.

The ‘professional and committed’ private equity group at AKD is headed up by ‘amazing lawyer and person’ Nathalie Van Woerkom, who is based at the firm’s Rotterdam office and has particular expertise handling significant transactions in both national and international contexts. The ‘commercial and pragmatic’ Lennart Crain is a practitioner to note, as is Carlos Pita Cao, whose practice spans the array of industry sectors. Wouter Kros has a particular focus on corporate, M&A and joint venture work. Former counsel Rosanne Vlasveld departed to an in-house role in November 2022.

Regulatory-focused Marjolein Dieperink has particular expertise in renewables contexts, advising on such issues as wind and heat projects and grids, tendering, permits and state aid. Dieperink is at the helm of AKD‘s energy group and is noted for her provision of ‘invaluable’ guidance to clients. Green energy is a prominent focus throughout the team; ‘excellent lawyer and negotiator’ Keesjan Meijering has expertise in sustainable energy, namely in heat and cold, and solar projects. Lennart Crain has experience advising on related corporate and M&A transactions, whilst Julian Versmissen has a specialism in cross-border real estate matters, energy transactions and negotiations involved therein.