Advising on sales and acquisitions is a key focus of Taylor Wessing‘s team, while also being adept at assisting in management and due diligence aspects of cross-border transactions. The team is overseen by M&A specialist Zabdaj Pollen; Antony Jonkman who is equipped to advise on international expansions, private fundraisings and M&A matters; and Elmar Dijkstra. Nina Le Grand and Maja Bolè both departed to in-house roles in January and April 2024, respectively.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘Zabdaj Pollen stands out.'

  • ‘Marnix Geraerts, Antony Jonkman and Tessa Giltay are fast, responsive, practical, and knowledgeable about the market and best practices.’

  • ‘The team is very dedicated and skilled. They are top lawyers with strong commercial understanding combined with legal skills. Very responsive towards clients. They stand out.’

  • ‘Antony Jonkman is so skilled and has such high commercial sense. Truly one of the best lawyers in the Netherlands.’

  • ‘Felt like our lawyers were really part of our team, which is rare.’

  • ‘Pragmatic with a good understanding of the appropriate balance of risk and reward. Nice people.’

Key clients

  • Zeekr
  • Qogita
  • Maandag®
  • VINCI Energies Netherlands
  • RUBIX Group
  • Vescom Group
  • Cottonwood Tech
  • Invest-NL
  • Springer Nature
  • Graham Partners
  • Sequoia Capital

Work highlights

Advised the client on its sale to Prodigi Ltd, the world’s leading print-on-demand dropshipping platform.
Advised a UK listed firm in the acquisition of rovers medical devices, a Dutch medtech company with global sales.
Advised the shareholders of a company in the sale of the entire share capital to US listed firm Teledyne Technologies Incorporated.

Practice head

Zabdaj Pollen; Antony Jonkman; Elmar Dijkstra

Other key lawyers

Marnix Geraerts; Tessa Giltay; David Mulder; Niki Eldering; Thijs van der Vegt; Stijn Rijpma