Gaby Smeenk

Practice Areas

Gaby is a partner in De Brauw's Corporate practice where she focuses on cross-border equity capital markets and M&A transactions. Gaby's transactional practice includes advising on IPOs, private and public M&A, and joint ventures. In addition to her transactional practice, Gaby advises listed companies on compliance with securities laws and disclosure obligations.

Gaby is co-heading the Equity Capital Markets practice. She is also a member of De Brauw's Life Sciences team. She was the resident partner for De Brauw in Shanghai and also worked at De Brauw's New York office. She is actively involved in the firm's international network.

Career

Gaby is ranked in Legal 500 for both ECM and M&A, in Chambers for ECM, and in IFLR1000's women leaders in law for the Netherlands.

Gaby's recent Capital Markets work includes advising:

Ferrovial on its re-domiciliation to the Netherlands and listings on Euronext Amsterdam and Nasdaq

Sodexo on the spin-off of its employee benefits division into Pluxee N.V. and listing on Euronext Paris

CTP on its EUR 850 million IPO on Euronext Amsterdam

Philips on the dual track for its Domestic Appliances business

TechnipFMC on the spin-off and listing of Technip Energies N.V.

Just Eat Takeaway.com on the merger with Grubhub and on various convertible bond issuances and ABBs

CM.com on its listing on Euronext Amsterdam through a business combination with a SPAC

Underwriters on the IPO of LAVA Therapeutics on Nasdaq

Underwriters on the IPO of CureVac on Nasdaq

Underwriters on the IPO of Mytheresa on NYSE

Underwriters on the secondary listing of Marel on Euronext Amsterdam

AkzoNobel on the dual track for its Specialty Chemicals business

Gaby's recent M&A work includes advising:

Teleperformance on its EUR 3bn public offer on Majorel

Nolet on its public offer for Lucas Bols

Heineken on its divestment of Vrumona

Altice Europe on the recommended public offer by its founder and controlling shareholder

CM.com on the acquisition of PayPlaza

BCD on the sale of online travel company Travix to Trip.com

Beter Bed on the divestment of its DACH business Matratzen Concord

FrieslandCampina on the acquisition of Nutricima's dairy business in Nigeria

FrieslandCampina on the sale of its cream liqueur business