The ‘pragmatic’ private equity practice at Lexence is active across a diverse array of industries, ranging from financial services and healthcare to software and ICT. The team is jointly headed by Diederick de Boer, who is sought-after for his ’straight to the point’ advice, and Kevin Beukeveld, who has a wealth of expertise in handling the acquisition of professional services companies. Joost Kolkman is a further key name of note.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Pragmatic, down-to-earth.’
- 'The firm tends to first understand what parties really want and is able to translate those often non-legal views into legal frameworks.'
Key clients
- Alimak Hek Almarach Europe Nedvest Heineken Nederland B.V. Livingstone Capital Partners ING Corporate Investments Extens Rivean Capital TSH 5G Ventures (Phaistos Investment Fund) ADDVise AB Röko AB ThyssenKrupp Bolster Investments Connected Capital Dental Clinics Egeria Finch Capital Partners Gryphion Capital HB Capital Mérieux Nutriciences Modern Dental Group Nordic Capital Normec Group PCI PostNL Sirius Venture Partners DM Equity Partners Main Capital Partners Endeit Capital Standard Investment Antea Participaties Synergia Capital
Work highlights
Advising Ridea Capital on their investment in a regulated Dutch audit firm.
Advised the shareholders of Certe Groep and N.V. Verzekering Maatschappij “De Burcht” on the sale of a majority stake to IceLake Capital.
Advised ING Corporate Investments, Extens, and Livingstone on their joint acquisition of a majority stake in Medicore, a fast-growing Dutch healthtech developer.
Practice head
Diederick de Boer; Kevin Beukeveld
Other key lawyers
Joost Kolkman