Ms Gaby Heere > Kennedy Van der Laan > Amsterdam, Netherlands > Lawyer Profile

Kennedy Van der Laan
MOLENWERF 16
1014 BG
P.O. Box 58188, 1040HD
Netherlands

Work Department

Corporate /M&A

Position

Partner

Career

Gaby has specific experience in the fields of mergers and acquisitions, private equity, management buy-outs/buy-ins, investments, assets/liabilities transactions, joint ventures and due diligence investigations. She advises on the drafting and negotiating of purchase and sale contracts. She also advises on the design of corporate structures, including their financing, and issues legal opinions. She assists both corporate clients and private equity firms in (international) due diligence projects, representing either the buyer or the seller. Gaby also acts as attorney and counsellor for various corporate finance houses, venture capital companies, (private) investors and financial institutions. Her clients see her as a committed, creative, hands-on, approachable attorney and a valued sparring partner, who not only looks at the legal side of things, but also has a great added value on a strategic level.

Memberships

Member of the Supervisory Board of Gelukskoffer and the Supervisory Board (Professional Field Committee) of the institute of Corporate and Financial Law of Erasmus University Rotterdam
Member of the Dutch Bar Association, the International Bar Association (M&A Committee)
Member of the Corporate Litigation Association
Member of the M&A Community
Member of Brookz
Associate member of the Dutch Venture Capital Association (Nederlandse Vereniging voor Participatiemaatschappijen)

Education

Gaby graduated from Utrecht University (in Dutch Private Law), with a major in Corporate Law. She also has a degree in English language and literature and has successfully completed the postgraduate course “Merger and Acquisition” at the VU Law Academy of VU University Amsterdam.

Lawyer Rankings

Netherlands > Commercial, corporate and M&A

Kennedy Van der Laan‘s workload includes M&A transactions, corporate governance issues, restructurings, and management participations. The practice is jointly led by M&A and private equity specialist Gaby Heere and Jan-Berend Möller, who handles domestic and cross-border transactions for clients in the tech, construction and healthcare sectors. Lukas Suijkerbuijk is well versed in handling M&A deals in the healthcare space.