DLA Piper‘s practice is well equipped to advise its corporate clients on public to private deals, on significant M&A deals, on IPOs and carve-outs. Henk Arnold Sijnja co-leads the group and harnesses significant experience in corporate transactional work, while co-lead Pabe Suurd has particular expertise in IPO and securities matters. Sander Wiggers is also a notable practitioner for his cross-border capabilities.
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Testimonials
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- 'DLA Piper is keeping a permanent eye on our business, they keep themselves up to date of all major developments, and contact us actively when they feel there is a need to talk.'
- 'Henk Arnold Sijnja really stays involved with the company and initiates the right legal measures when necessary. He makes a wise risk analysis and also advises restraint, which, in retrospect, turns out to be the right decision in many situations when the problem resolves itself.'
- 'Pabe Suurd is an outstanding notary and legal adviser. He always makes his own analysis of the situation and corrects the team when they go down a pointless road. Pabe persists when necessary, based on a very keen legal but also business acumen.'
Key clients
- Accell Group N.V.
- Arcadis N.V.
- Corre Energy B.V.
- Bank of New York Mellon
- Cosmo Pharmaceuticals N.V.
- Fondo Italiano per l’Efficienza Energeticas (FIEE)
- Meltwater B.V.
- Sono Group N.V.
- Yorkville Advisors
- The Kingfish Company
Work highlights
Advised on all Dutch law aspects of a client's divestment of its businesses in a number of international markets, with a deal value of several billion USD.
Advised Yorkville Advisors on an investor deal that enabled the restructuring of Sono Group N.V. and its German subsidiary.
Advised FIEE in relation to the private placement of equity securities by Corre Energy B.V. and the admission to trading of approximately 1.4 million new shares thereby raising €2.12m gross proceeds.
Lawyers
Practice head
Henk Arnold Sijnja; Pabe Suurd
Other key lawyers
Sander Wiggers