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Thom Schölvinck & Bart Dreef
The ‘highly skilled and professional’ corporate and M&A practice group at Wintertaling is particularly sought-after for its proficiency in retail, real estate and electronics transactions. The ’dedicated and knowledgeable’ Marein Smits is sought-after for her depth of expertise in share sales, pre-transaction restructuring mandates and secondary share transactions. Thédoor Melchers and Thom Schölvinck are further key names of note.
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Accolades
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Testimonials
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- ‘The team at Wintertaling is highly skilled and professional, with a personal approach.'
- ‘A relatively small boutique with good understanding of the M&A market and practices. Very innovative and young.’
- ‘Marein Smits is very approachable, professional, and reliable.'
- ‘Marein Smits is a good lawyer. She is dedicated and knowledgeable.’
- ‘Loyal, committed and always paid attention to the people behind the deal.'
- 'A real unit.'
Key clients
- SPIE
- Teleflex, Inc.
- Laborie Medical Technologies
- Lagardere Travel Retail SAS
- Sympower
- Northamber PLC
- Envipco Holding N.V.
- Bidstack Ltd.
- ABS Den Elzen
- 999 Games
- De Groot en Slot Beheer B.V.
- Wonderflow
Work highlights
Advised Lagardère Travel Retail on its acquisition of a 70% stake in a joint venture with Schiphol Group to operate all airside duty-free retail spaces at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.
Advised UK-listed distributor of IT and AV solutions Northamber PLC (LSE: NAR) on its simultaneous cross-border acquisitions of Epatra Benelux and Sahara Benelux.
Advised ABS Den Elzen, a Dutch market leader in automotive repair, on the sale of all its shares to Werksta Group.
Practice head
Marein Smits
Other key lawyers
Thédoor Melchers; Thom Schölvinck; Lisette Oosterveen