Arne Grimme
Global Guide 2024
Star Individuals : Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability
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About
Provided by Arne Grimme
Practice Areas
Arne Grimme is head of De Brauw’s Corporate M&A practice. He advises on public and private transactions, leveraged buy-outs and complex cross-border transactions and corporate restructurings.
Career
Arne has been repeatedly recognised as a leader in his field, having been nominated for the Best M&A Lawyer Award since 2007. He won the award “Best M&A Lawyer” in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018. Legal 500 EMEA has also consistently named him a leading individual from 2009. Moreover, IFLR 1000 has recognised Arne as one of the leading practitioners in mergers and acquisitions every year since 2006. Arne was named “Lawyer of the Year” in the Best Lawyers 2014-2015 edition (Netherlands community) in Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Private Equity Law.
In 2018 he was also inducted into the Legal 500 Hall of Fame. Furthermore, his many accolades include being ranked first tier in M&A and private equity by Chambers.
Arne is a trusted advisor to many of his clients, and counts among his diverse client base Philips, AkzoNobel, NXP, Rabobank, BAM, Corbion, Arcadis, Bain Capital, Gilde, CVC Capital, and Schiphol Airport.
Chambers Review
Global
Arne Grimme is regarded as the leading practitioner in the M&A market in the Netherlands. He has extensive experience in assisting clients with complex funding rounds, and high-value private equity investments and cross-border divestments.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Arne Grimme knows his way around the boardroom, has pretty much seen every type of deal and client, and knows how to add value."
"He has strategic thinking and is always three steps ahead of everyone else. He is very seasoned but also approachable."
"Arne Grimme knows his way around the boardroom, has pretty much seen every type of deal and client, and knows how to add value."
"He has strategic thinking and is always three steps ahead of everyone else. He is very seasoned but also approachable."