Europe Guide 2026 : Netherlands
Ranked Individuals
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.
Lexence aims 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:
Provided by Chambers
Lexence is a strong Dutch law 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 law firm has been particularly active on transactions in the healthcare, food, manufacturing and technology sectors.
Provided by Chambers
Lexence advised the shareholders of Verenigde Heutink on the sale of all shares in Verenigde Heutink Bedrijven and Heutink Investments to Lekolar Group by way of a controlled auction sale.
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Complex and sophisticated matters are what this team is made for.
The team at Lexence delivers consistently high service levels, marked by exceptional responsiveness, practical guidance and a deep commitment to getting deals done efficiently.
Lexence offers very sharp and thoughtful advice. The team often thinks outside of the box and comes up with creative ideas.
Lexence brings a strong client focus, creativity and sharpness, in addition to high-quality legal work.
Lexence shows a high level of commitment to the client and a good understanding of the nature of the client's business. The team finds a way of getting the work done and delivering what is needed.
Provided by Chambers
Diederick de Boer handles a range of mandates on behalf of corporates and shareholders, as well as private equity firms. With strength in sectors such as technology and manufacturing, his practice covers acquisitions, sales and investments.
Diederick de Boer is a very strong lawyer, especially when matters get complex and creativity is needed.
Diederick de Boer has a lot of experience and is very practical in finding solutions and resolving issues.
Diederick de Boer has excellent market awareness and is very responsive.
Diederick de Boer is one of my preferred lawyers.
Joost Kolkman attracts mandates from both private equity firms and corporates for his expertise handling acquisitions, investments and LBOs in the Netherlands and abroad.
Joost Kolkman is a reliable, available and dedicated partner who thinks outside the box when needed and takes the time to look into the details.
Joost Kolkman has a great understanding of the business and the needs of his clients.
Working with Joost Kolkman was one of the best experiences. In terms of rigour, responsiveness, depth and the way he approaches every engagement, he is excellent.
Corporate/M&A: €50-250 million
Corporate/M&A: €50-250 million
Provided by Lexence
Diederick de Boer
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