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Corporate/M&A: €5-50 million - Netherlands

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What the Team is Known For

Florent is a Dutch law firm that often assists clients with M&A transactions in the technology, energy, infrastructure and retail industries. The team also advises clients on venture capital investments, corporate governance issues and management buyouts. Team members are well placed to offer counsel on the Dutch aspects of multi-jurisdictional transactions. It acts for both shareholders and private equity companies.

Work Highlights

  • Florent advised Freshstream on its acquisition of Worldstream.

Strengths

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Florent is able to come up with pragmatic solutions in complex deal situations.

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The Florent team consistently demonstrates an exceptional grasp of both the legal landscape and the commercial realities specific to our sector.

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Florent's lawyers are proactive, involved, knowledgeable and always available when needed.

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We appreciate Florent's reactivity, collaborative mindset, sense of precision and clarity, as well as its strong understanding of the parties' respective goals.

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The Florent team stands out for its commercial approach, clear advice and ability to keep the deal moving. It balances strong legal expertise with pragmatism.

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Notable Practitioners

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Pieter van Uchelen
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Pieter van Uchelen
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Pieter van Uchelen acts for Dutch and multinational clients on cross-border acquisitions and divestments. He has experience acting for private equity houses and shareholders.

Pieter van Uchelen is experienced, sharp, flexible, creative and also commercially focused.

Pieter van Uchelen is creative in finding good and solid practical solutions.

Pieter van Uchelen is very effective in the negotiation room.

Pieter van Uchelen has in-depth knowledge, is analytical and demonstrates good deal oversight.

Pieter van Uchelen is one of our trusted advisers in the Netherlands. He is very pragmatic, a good communicator and knows how to manage challenging counterparties well.

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Pieter van den Brink
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Pieter van den Brink
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Pieter van den Brink assists clients with acquisitions, mergers and sales, often advising shareholders on divestments. His practice also covers investments and corporate governance matters.

Pieter is very responsive and pragmatic in his advice. His knowledge is very valuable, as is his expertise. He really places himself in my shoes and thinks like a business partner.

Pieter is a skilled lawyer with great commercial awareness and an understanding of the issues at stake and client needs. He is also good at anticipating where hard opposing views should land.

We could not have done it without Pieter van den Brink!

We are always happy to follow Pieter van den Brink's advice.

Pieter is an excellent lawyer and adviser who clearly identifies action points and decision-making and risk factors. He is always focused on results and solutions in the best interests of the case.

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David van Kessel
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David van Kessel showcases particular skill in acting on the sell-side of transactions, with further experience advising on investments. He is adept at managing both domestic and cross-border transactions.

David van Kessel is very committed to each case and has the right sense of empathy.

David van Kessel is a good sparring partner who is great to work with, flexible and committed.

David van Kessel is very efficient and gets straight to the point. He supported us, and even trained us, on the specificities of the Netherlands, which was very helpful.

David stands out for his strategic mindset and his ability to seamlessly navigate both the legal and commercial dimensions of any issue. His guidance is consistently clear, confident and actionable.

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Pieter van Uchelen
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Pieter van Uchelen
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Pieter van den Brink
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Pieter van den Brink
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David van Kessel
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