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Profile
Work Department
Position
Partner (Tax & FMR)
Career
Expertise:
Financial Markets & Regulation
Mergers & Acquisitions
Private Equity
Tax
Wiebe specialises in international and Dutch tax law, focusing on corporate transactions, investment funds and tax controversy. Since joining De Brauw, Wiebe has advised numerous multinationals and funds on complex cross-border M&A transactions, investment structures and tax disputes. Wiebe is actively involved in the tax expert group of the Dutch association of asset managers (DUFAS), the committee on legislative proposals of the Dutch association of tax advisors (NOB) and frequently lectures on international tax law, including at IBA conferences and at the universities of Amsterdam and Groningen. He is recognised by Chambers and Legal 500 with Chambers describing him as “very accessible, sharp, responsive and to the point” and Legal 500 referring to him as a “top-notch tax professional”.
Wiebe’s recent work includes advising:
- a multinational on a high-profile state aid investigation into its Dutch tax rulings
- NXP on the aborted USD 47 billion acquisition by Qualcomm and two multi-billion dollar divestments
- Pfizer on the USD 48 billion combination of its Upjohn business with Mylan
- GrandVision on the EUR 7 billion takeover by EssilorLuxottica
- Elastic NV on its NYSE listing valued at USD 2.2 billion
- ABN AMRO on the spin-out of its private equity business
- APG on the EUR 450 million sale of Loyalis to ASR
- Port of Rotterdam on the impact of the introduction of its corporate income tax liability further to the European Commission’s state aid ruling
- a major Dutch banking and insurance group on setting up and restructuring its investment fund range
Languages
Memberships
Guest lecturer at the universities of Groningen and Amsterdam
Member of the committee on legislative proposals (Commissie Wetsvoorstellen) of the Dutch Association of Tax Advisors (NOB)
Member of the tax committee of the Dutch association of asset managers (DUFAS)
Member of the tax committee of the International Bar Association (IBA)
Education
University of Utrecht
University of Edinburgh
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Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘Pro-active, hands-on, in-depth knowledge of the transaction and the insurance industry.’
‘Wiebe Dijkstra: sparring partner, in-depth tax technical knowledge combined with industry knowledge, but open to a practical approach.'
‘Henk van Ravenhorst: Great subject matter expertise in M&A and tax aspects. High quality and responsive. Great collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.’
‘Excellent tax knowledge and great communication by Wiebe Dijkstra.'
‘Henk van Ravenhort and Peter Spijker: trustworthy, strong tax knowledge, and pleasant to work with.’
‘Clear advice, commercial approach, approachable and engaged.’
‘Peter Spijker is a clear specialist in his field - very commercial and clear advice.'
‘Peter Spijker is our primary contact and has been an exceptional partner with us to ensure we are fully up to speed on the case and the next steps. We are confident Peter has our best interests in mind when bringing us options.'
Key clients
- Achmea Aegon N.V. Ahold Delhaize AkzoNobel APG Bugaboo DIF Ferrovial Flow Traders Fugro N.V. Just Eat Takeaway N.V. NAM Nebius Group N.V. NN Group N.V. Nutreco Parcom PON Holdings Rivean Capital Royal Philips N.V. Shell Plc SHV Topicus.com Inc Triton VolkerWessels