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
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