Experience

We assisted JZ Tank Container Fze, a subsidiary of Gentco Logistics, on the sale of all shares in TechnoPort B.V., a one-stop shop for ISO tank services, to Heniff Transportation Systems.

Acting alongside Fried Frank as Dutch local counsel to LumiraDx and FTI Consulting LLP on the sale of its point-of-care diagnostics business to Roche Diagnostics Limited for a headline purchase price of USD 295m. The sale was effected by way of a pre-packaged administration where FTI Consulting LLP acted as administrators.

Advising Hunter Douglas on the acquisition of Unilux Nederland B.V., Unilux IP B.V. and Unilux B.V.

Advising Hunter Douglas on the acquisition of Derako Systems B.V.

Advising the shareholders of ExpertDoc B.V. on the sale of the Company to Dedalus Private Equity.

Advising InnoGenerics on the takeover of the assets of pharmaceutical factory Apotex in the Netherlands.  

Advised the shareholders of Xolv B.V., an intermediary for credit insurance, working capital finance and credit management services, on the sale of a majority stake to Ecclesia.

Advised ATS Global on the acquisition of Pro-AT, a Dutch company for industrial automation and Perf-iT is Dutch software company that creates, distributes and implements Data Centre Infrastructure Management (DCIM) software globally.

Acting for the management participation vehicle in the restructuring of IHC Merwede Holding, one of the largest Dutch shipbuilders, whereby the shares in IHC were acquired by a consortium of strategic parties and investors, supported by the Dutch State. Our instruction commenced early 2019 when we advised the management participation vehicle on the EUR 1.6 billion refinancing of IHC Merwede Holding.

Advised CIP Capital and People 2.0 on the acquisition of WePayPeople, a Netherlands-based payrolling and employer of record services provider.

Advised Odin Group, a portfolio company of Fortino Capital Partners, on the acquisition of managed service provider Platani Nederland.

Advised the founders of Quadrant Automatisering B.V., the company behind King Business Software, on the sale of the group to MUIS Software, a portfolio company of Main Capital.

The Advising Dutch healthcare provider Oorwerk on the competition aspects of its acquisition. Our team provided guidance before and during the takeover by Sivantos. The transaction required the approval of the Dutch Healthcare Authority (NZa). Approval was granted on 17 May 2019. The decision and appendices are published on the website of the NZa. 

Acted for ECR - European Care Residences and Resorts with over 500 employees - on the restructuring and integration of its care and hospitality facilities into Blueprint Group.

Acted as a legal counsel for one of the founding shareholders of a sport clothing brand in order to protect its minority stake.

Assisted AMST, an the Austrian family-owned soft- and hardware development company for the aviation industry, to acquire the then insolvent Simteq simulator, software and technology business  for both Boeing 737 and Airbus A320.

Assisted Parcel International, a Dutch provider of forwarding and logistic services, in negotiating and setting up various joint ventures with international postal and air traffic organisations. 

Advised the Flextra Group shareholders on the group’s restructuring and subsequent buy-out. Flextra is a temporary employment agency in the construction sector with approximately 1500 employees.

Acted for management and owners of Verkerk Groep (technical installations) in minimising business interruption by selling the business to the French multinational Vinci Energies.

Advised on group restructuring and subsequent equity participation in a shipyard.

Acted for a family-owned retail chain in relation to participation in the company by a private-equity-owned foreign strategic investor.

Acted for Erasmus Medisch Centrum in the structuring of one of its private initiatives.

Acted for a general hospital (annual turnover €300m) in the structuring to optimise its private initiatives, both from a tax and a governance perspective.