Mr Jan-Paul van der Hoek > 9Corporate > Rotterdam, Netherlands > Lawyer Profile
9Corporate Offices
Aert van Nesstraat 45
3012 CA Rotterdam
Netherlands
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Mr Jan-Paul van der Hoek
Position
Jan-Paul is a founder and partner of M&A boutique law firm 9Corporate in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. He was lead counsel in a large number (over 100) of mainly international M&A transactions, for both listed and privately held companies, PE sponsors and management teams. He has also advised many companies on an array of corporate matters. Jan-Paul was consistently ranked personally in Chambers (band 3 PE and band 4 High-End capability), Legal 500 and IFLR1000; Jan-Paul won the “Gouden Zandloper” for Best M&A Lawyer of the Netherlands and was nominated for Best M&A Lawyer at the M&A Awards, both in Midmarket and High End, many times.
Career
Associate at Houthoff (1995-2004)
Partner at Houthoff (2004-2018)
Head of Corporate M&A department at Houthoff (2014-2018)
Partner at Active Capital Company (2018-2021)
Partner at 9Corporate (2021-present)
Education
Master of Laws – LLM, Corporate Law, Erasmus University Rotterdam
Master of Laws – LLM, Civil Law, Erasmus University Rotterdam
Mergers and Acquisitions, Grotius Academy
Leading Professional Service Firms, Harvard Business School
Lawyer Rankings
Netherlands > Commercial, corporate and M&A
9Corporate stands out in the Dutch market as a specialist M&A firm, and has a solid track record in handling mid-market transactions. Practice head Jan-Paul van der Hoek has expertise in advising on international M&A deals, and the group is well known for acting for tech, healthcare, retail and energy sector clients in the space. Tessa Rozendal, Mark Miedema, Daphne van Boxtel, Maurits de Haan and the ‘exceptional’ Jeanine Evertse are key practitioners.