Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market
Global Guide 2024 : Netherlands
Band 2
Email address
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+31 20 573 6736About
Provided by Lexence
The Lexence Corporate/M&A team advises on mergers and acquisitions, venture capital and private equity transactions and various forms of strategic cooperation.
The team acts mainly for nationally and internationally-operating businesses and their shareholders, private equity and venture capital investors, financial institutions and co-investing management teams.
They aim to be the firm of choice for mid-market transactions. Listings in various legal directories confirm our success in meeting that goal: the team’s practice is recognized by clients and peers as one of the strongest and most highly-respected in the Netherlands.
Clients praise the team for its solid understanding of their businesses and markets and its efficiency and pragmatism. They especially value the active involvement of senior team members in each matter and the exceptional accessibility of the whole team.
The team combines time-tested experience and transaction savvy with up-to-date specialized legal knowledge in areas such as:
- Venture capital: from start-up to scale-up (growth financing);
- Private equity: from management buyouts to exits;
- Corporate takeovers: from letter of intent to closing;
- Joint ventures and other forms of strategic cooperation;
- Corporate governance;
- Management and employee incentive plans;
- Legal “quick scans” and due diligence investigations;
- Corporate structuring/restructuring;
- Corporate real estate.
Chambers Review
Lexence is a strong Dutch firm with a notable focus on advising founders, shareholders and company management on divestments. The law firm also has an impressive track record of assisting clients with acquisitions, as well as representing them in mergers and joint venture agreements. Recently the firm has been particularly active on transactions in the healthcare and technology sectors.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The team is straight, to the point and pragmatic whilst covering potential legal risks."
"The team is straight, to the point and pragmatic whilst covering potential legal risks."
Notable Practitioners
Luc Habets assists clients with sales and acquisitions, often within the healthcare sector. He has experience advising shareholders.
"He is a seasoned M&A lawyer who manages situations very confidently."