Corporate/M&A: €50-250 million | Europe

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.

Baker McKenzie often assists clients with multi-jurisdictional acquisitions and divestments, frequently acting alongside the law firm's other offices. The law firm represents both domestic Dutch companies and multinational private equity firms. The team also has experience in transactions involving auction processes, investment rounds and joint venture agreements. It is regularly mandated by companies operating in the telecommunications, technology, healthcare and manufacturing spaces.

DLA Piper is a particularly popular choice for private equity firms, acting on both the buy and sell sides of mid-market transactions. Additionally, the team represents the founders and shareholders of Dutch companies in transactions. The law firm is also well regarded for advising on fund-raising rounds. The team often represents clients from the technology and pharmaceutical sectors. Clients benefit from the law firm's full-service approach and ability to coordinate cross-border transactions through the law firm's global network.

Jones Day is well known for handling cross-border transactions, with the Dutch team often working alongside lawyers from the law firm's other offices around the globe. The law firm's lawyers have notable experience representing clients in auction sales, acquisitions and joint ventures, as well as assisting with financing rounds and market exits. The law firm acts for private equity houses and Dutch and international listed companies.

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.

Van Doorne offers a broad-ranging corporate practice, assisting mid-cap Dutch and international clients with acquisitions, divestments and share capital transactions. The law firm also advises clients on funding rounds and joint venture agreements. The team often acts on transactions in the food and beverage, energy, healthcare and retail sectors.

CMS is particularly active on cross-border M&A transactions, often acting for clients from the technology, pharmaceutical, manufacturing and energy sectors. The team also has experience advising clients on venture capital investments. CMS is popular with private equity houses for advice on transactions. The law firm additionally assists clients with joint venture agreements. Clients benefit from the law firm's wide-reaching international network.

Dentons offers a broad M&A practice, both in terms of the jurisdictions and related practice areas it can cover, allowing clients to rely on the law firm for all of their transactional needs. Its client base comprises corporates and private equity houses seeking advice on strategic acquisitions and divestments in the Netherlands and abroad. The practice also encompasses activity on management buyouts, corporate restructurings and venture capital investments. Of particular note is the depth of Dentons' sectoral experience, with notable highlights evidenced in the energy and technology sectors.

Hogan Lovells is a favourite law firm amongst many clients for its handling of domestic and cross-border transactions, drawing upon the strength of its global network. The practice attracts multinational and Dutch corporates, private equity funds and financial institutions seeking advice on acquisitions, joint ventures, investments and disposals. The team has notable experience acting on transactions in the technology, chemical, energy and financial sectors.

Kemperink Maarschalkerweerd Wouters is a Dutch corporate boutique based in Amsterdam that advises domestic and international corporates on mergers, acquisitions, divestments and joint ventures. The law firm also regularly acts for both strategic investors and private equity groups on complex deals. Its transactional practice is supported by the breadth of its sectoral experience, with highlights in the manufacturing, food and technology fields. Kemperink Maarschalkerweerd Wouters frequently collaborates with other international law firms to act as local counsel on strategic M&A in the Netherlands.

Norton Rose Fulbright advises international and domestic clients on the acquisition and divestment of Dutch targets. The team often acts on transactions in the TMT, energy, infrastructure and financial services sectors. The law firm also assists with joint venture agreements and auction processes. It offers further capabilities in assisting clients with venture capital transactions. The team collaborates closely with the law firm's other offices on cross-border transactions.

Osborne Clarke's Dutch team often acts on cross-border M&A transactions alongside the law firm's other offices, frequently advising multinational companies on the acquisition of Dutch targets. The team also has a strong focus on venture capital mandates, representing both investors and beneficiaries. The law firm has a number of clients from the technology and life sciences sectors. Team members also act on auction sales.

Simmons & Simmons assists clients with cross-border mid-cap transactions, including those involving the technology, energy and food and beverage sectors. The law firm also advises on joint venture agreements, investments and corporate restructuring matters. Team members often represent private equity firms in divestments and acquisitions related to their portfolio companies.