Mr Jan-Berend Möller > 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

Jan-Berend specializes in corporate law, with a focus on acquisitions, venture capital, private equity transactions and joint ventures. He also has ample experience in dealing with corporate governance and compliance issues. Using his specialism, he supports national and international entrepreneurs, private equity and family businesses throughout each step of a transaction. Jan-Berend is a strategic consultee for boards of directors and supervisory boards. He also advises (statutory) directors and/or managers, often in the context of a (contemplated) acquisition or divestment. His clients know him as a passionate, pragmatic and straightforward person. He is an attorney who focuses on achieving results, without losing sight of details. He takes his clients by the hand and guides them through the different phases of a transaction. This allows them to go back quickly to entrepreneuring or investing.

Memberships

M&A Community, Brookz, and (associate member of) the Dutch Venture Capital Association (Nederlandse Vereniging van Participatiemaatschappijen).

Education

After graduating from Erasmus University Rotterdam, Jan-Berend completed the postgraduate course Mergers & Acquisitions of Grotius Academy cum laude. He is a guest lecturer at the Rotterdam School of Management and a member of several legal associations, including the Dutch Bar Association, Association Internationale de Jeunes Avocats, and the Dutch Association for Corporate Litigation.

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.