Europe Guide 2026 : Netherlands
Ranked Individuals
Provided by AKD
Our small and flexible teams in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg work successfully for domestic and foreign companies on strategic transactions, private equity deals, venture capital investments, restructurings and distressed M&A. This last item is frequently done in collaboration with our Restructuring & Insolvency team. Our team's expertise extends to other areas of law and supervisory regulations relating to mergers and acquisitions, such as employee co-determination, transfer of undertaking, financing, security and ancillary restrictions.
The lawyers, civil-law notaries and tax advisers in our teams have a thorough understanding of the sector in which your company is active, collaborating closely in order to achieve the best result and get the deal done. AKD's full-service approach and extensive international network enables the team to advise on all legal and tax aspects of any - national or international - transaction. With our in-house civil-law notaries standing by, we are able to provide assistance from the start and work towards an effective closing.
Our long-standing, close collaboration with other business service providers, including corporate finance advisers, banks and W&I insurers, equips our lawyers, civil-law notaries and tax advisers with a unique skill set to communicate with other advisers involved. We are in consequence fully familiar with the jargon used by financial or operational parties involved in the transaction.
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AKD offers a strong team advising clients on auction sales, shareholder squeeze-outs and recommended public takeover offers. As part of a well-known Benelux law firm, the team has experience in domestic and cross-border transactions. The law firm also represents clients in investment rounds. AKD acts for private equity firms, shareholders and founders on M&A transactions.
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AKD advised the minority shareholders of Nafinco on the controlled auction sale of Nafinco to Waterland Private Equity.
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AKD helped to find a solution that was good for all parties and was very efficient in how it answered questions.
AKD has a very client-oriented team that provides clear communication on complex matters. The lawyers are very responsive and coordinated.
AKD is extremely responsive and provides detailed analysis within short time periods. The quality of the law firm's work is very high.
The AKD team is service-minded, flexible and responds quickly. It handles complex matters both creatively and pragmatically.
The team has a good understanding of what adds value to negotiations from a legal and commercial perspective. It is very much on the ball and keeps a good overview of transactions.
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Managing partner Carlos Pita Cao assists founders and shareholders with sales and auction processes. He additionally represents Dutch and international clients in acquisitions.
Carlos Pita Cao is a great communicator.
Lennart Crain is a good listener and problem-solver, anticipating issues and providing good advice on topics to tackle.
Lennart Crain is a very strong business partner with great commercial acumen and the ability to get things done.
Lennart Crain is very attentive and has quick response times, as well as good commercial awareness and the right level of sophistication.
It is a pleasure to work with Lennart Crain. He is very responsive and has a good understanding of the market.
Lennart Crain had a very pragmatic approach to the transaction and proved to be very knowledgeable, both from a legal and a commercial perspective.
Nathalie van Woerkom often assists clients with investment rounds, as well as advising shareholders on sales. She frequently represents companies active in the technology, pharmaceutical and industrial sectors and is also well equipped to advise on acquisitions.
Corporate/M&A: €50-250 million
Corporate/M&A: €50-250 million
Corporate/M&A: €50-250 million
Provided by AKD
David Molenaar
Vincent Wibaut
Mickey Engel
Erwin Rademakers
Ruben Schulpen
Jeroen Pop
Valéry Schaap
Laura de Jong
Lennart Crain
Head of Department
Inan Akdeniz
Stefan Bais
Joyce van den Nouwland
Head of Department
Nathalie van Woerkom
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