Mr Matthijs Driedonks > HVG Law LLP > Amsterdam, Netherlands > Lawyer Profile
HVG Law LLP Offices
ANTONIO VIVALDISTRAAT 150
1083 HP AMSTERDAM
Netherlands
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Mr Matthijs Driedonks
Work Department
Corporate Law practice
Position
Matthijs Driedonks is a partner in the Corporate/M&A practice at HVG in Amsterdam, where he leads the M&A practice group. He has a particular focus on:
- (Cross border) mergers & acquisitions
- Private equity transactions
- Joint ventures
- Corporate governance
- Due diligence
- Management buy-outs
Matthijs has worked extensively in M&A such as in the TMT sector (including for VimpelCom, CMI, Liberty Global and Talpa), the industrial sector (including for Aalberts Industries and Grafton) and the agriculture and food industry (including for Tetra Pak). In private equity he worked with various PE firms, including CVC, Bencis Capital Partners and Parcom. He also represents management teams in buy-outs.
Career
Before joining HVG, Matthijs spent almost 12 years in the international Corporate/M&A practice at Allen & Overy LLP. He spent over a year in the New York office of A&O, where he worked in the Banking team advising on acquisition financings and leaseback transactions.
Matthijs gained in-house experience during two client secondments at ABN AMRO Bank (in 2016) as a senior legal counsel to the Equity Capital Markets and Corporate Finance teams as well as at VimpelCom (in 2012) as senior legal counsel in the legal departments in Amsterdam and in Cairo, Egypt.
Languages
Dutch, English
Memberships
Admitted to the Netherlands Bar since 2004
Education
Matthijs graduated from Utrecht University (LL.M. in Dutch law) and Maastricht University (MSc in International Business Studies) in 2004 and 2002.
During 2001, Matthijs studied at The Lally School of Management and Technology of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in NY.
Lawyer Rankings
Netherlands > Commercial, corporate and M&A
HVG Law LLP is very experienced in handling mid-market transactions for clients in the energy, transport and food and beverages sectors, among other areas. Practice head Sijmen de Lange has an excellent track record in advising on acquisitions and divestments, as well as M&A, private equity and joint ventures. Other key practitioners to note include Matthijs Driedonks and Susan ten Haaf.