About

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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

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Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market - Netherlands

2
Band 2

What the Team is Known For

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 and technology sectors.

Work Highlights

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  • Lexence advised NIBE Industrier on its acquisition of all shares in the Dutch group Climate for Life.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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5
Diederick de Boer
5
Band 5

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 has the commercial awareness and sensitivity to influence processes and looks beyond the standard solutions.

Diederick de Boer is a super lawyer who delivers great value in more complex negotiations.

Diederick de Boer is one of our preferred lawyers to work with.

5
Joost Kolkman
5
Band 5

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 likeable guy who is easy to contact and he knows how to explain relatively complicated matters in an easy way.

Joost Kolkman is a very strong and trusted professional.

Ranked Lawyers at
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Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market

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Diederick de Boer
5
Band 5
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Joost Kolkman
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Band 5

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