Mr Maarten van der Graaf > Stek > Amsterdam, Netherlands > Lawyer Profile
Stek Offices
Leidseplein 29
1017 PS Amsterdam
Netherlands
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Mr Maarten van der Graaf
Work Department
Corporate/M&A, Banking & Finance.
Position
Maarten is a partner at Stek and focuses on corporate and finance matters. Particularly mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, related (acquisition) financing as well as stand-alone debt financing. Maarten works closely together with leading international law firms on cross-border M&A and finance transactions.
Career
2005: Partner Stek; 2003: Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development; 2001: Associate Cravath, Swaine & Moore; 1995: Associate NautaDutilh.
Languages
Dutch, English.
Memberships
Netherlands Bar (1995), New York State Bar (1996).
Education
Erasmus University Rotterdam, Tulane Law School (LL.M.), Grotius Securities Law Academy.
Lawyer Rankings
Netherlands > Private equity
Stek‘s private equity practice is jointly led by Eelco Bijkerk, Ruben Tros and Maarten van der Graaf. Noted for its focus on mid-market transactions in the Netherlands, the firm has a strong profile among Dutch private equity funds, portfolio companies and management teams. It draws upon strengths in multiple disciplines to cover a wide ambit of transactional and operational matters for clients; areas of expertise include corporate, finance, dispute resolution and competition. The varied work includes investments in new portfolio companies, add-on acquisitions, finance transactions and refinancings, and general commercial issues. Ruben Tros and Maarten van der Graaf are names to note.
Stek‘s private equity practice is jointly led by Eelco Bijkerk, Ruben Tros and Maarten van der Graaf. Noted for its focus on mid-market transactions in the Netherlands, the firm has a strong profile among Dutch private equity funds, portfolio companies and management teams. It draws upon strengths in multiple disciplines to cover a wide ambit of transactional and operational matters for clients; areas of expertise include corporate, finance, dispute resolution and competition. The varied work includes investments in new portfolio companies, add-on acquisitions, finance transactions and refinancings, and general commercial issues. Ruben Tros and Maarten van der Graaf are names to note.
Netherlands > Banking and finance: lender or arranger side
As well as assisting with acquisitions and leveraged finance, Stek‘s team, which stands out for its ‘commercial‘ approach and ‘good sense of judgement‘, also advises on general corporate lending and asset-based financing. Sharon Kaufmann advised longstanding clients ABN Amro and BNG Bank on the €95m financing of Stichting de Opbouw, which provides care for the elderly and disabled, showcasing the team’s particular focus on the healthcare sector. Herman Wamelink, Frans Haak and Maarten van der Graaf, who is ‘a real pleasure to work with‘, jointly head the team with Kaufmann.
Netherlands > Commercial, corporate and M&a
Eelco Bijkerk, Dierik Cras and Maarten van der Graaf are senior members of the team at Stek, who advise private equity houses, financial institutions and corporates across a broad range of sectors on mergers, acquisitions, restructurings and other corporate law issues. The group also works with international firms on cross-border mandates. Rim Roomberg joined as senior associate from De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek.
Netherlands > Banking and finance: Borrower side
Stek houses a finance practice which is strong on acquisition and leveraged financing, financing work in the health and energy sectors, and local counsel work for high-profile international law firms and large corporates. Key lawyers include Maarten van der Graaf, Frans Haak, Sharon Kaufmann, and Herman Wamelink.
Lawyer Rankings
- Banking and finance: lender or arranger side - Netherlands
- Private equity - Netherlands
- Banking and finance: Borrower side - Netherlands
- Commercial, corporate and M&a - Netherlands