Netherlands

The Netherlands has a long history as an international trading nation and was the first nation to establish a modern exchange in 1603. It's still one of the most active markets today, with over 22,000 deals with a value of USD2,226.6 billion completed over the past 30 years. The country is well known for contributions to technology and science – a legacy which continues with its high-profile life sciences and technology companies.

Our Netherlands team is ranked in the top ten of international law firms in the country, with over 60 lawyers working between our technology-focused Eindhoven office and our financial and regulatory focused Amsterdam office.

Our offices in Amsterdam and Eindhoven give us great coverage of the Netherlands.

Experience

Providing regulatory advice to REWE Group relating to their cross border acquisition of Lekkerland Group

REWE Group on provision of cross border regulatory advice relating to the acquisition of Lekkerland, a multinational wholesale and distributor business. The team advised on all regulatory issues including permits, EHS, dangerous goods and product related requirements such as the Tobacco Directive. The team also provided an in depth analysis of all affected jurisdictions (Austria, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, and Switzerland).

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Lars Borchardt

Dr. Jörg Henkel

Dieter Lang, LL.M.Eur.

Andreas Schütz, LL.M.

Tim Wijgergans

Dave Sieler

Bart Hunnekens

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REWE Group

Competition and merger control law advice to REWE on various projects, among others on the acquisitions of coop and Lekkerland. REWE is one of the most important German trading and tourism companies, which we advise on various large-scale cross-border projects.

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Stephan Manuel Nagel, LL.M. (EUI)

Dr. Stefan Horn, LL.B.

Julia Lechtenböhmer

Martin Eckel, LL.M.

Bram Nijhof

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Secret Escapes on the acquisition of TravelBird and Pigsback.com

Secret Escapes on the acquisition of Dutch based TravelBird, the online luxury and experience company, and Pigsback.com, the market leading marketplace in Ireland for online hospitality offers.

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Sale of S&IP business

Halyard Health on the sale of its surgical and infection prevention (S&IP) business to OMI.

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Apotex's EUR74m sale of subsidiaries to Aurobindo

Apotex on the sale of six European subsidiaries in Belgium, Poland, the Netherlands, Czech Republic and Spain, to Aurobindo for EUR74 million. This highly complex transaction involved the share transfer of subsidiaries in multiple jurisdictions being co-ordinated and managed by our UK team. We simultaneously advised on a multitude of business separation, ongoing product supply agreements and IP licences for the European business to continue operating after being removed from the Apotex group.

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Company obtains first cyber injunction under the protection of anonymity

A UK listed company on the theft of data and subsequent ransom of the company. We obtained an injunction against the hackers (PML v Persons Unknown) for the client, which is the first time judgment has been obtained for a listed company against hackers in which anonymity was granted to the company in relation to the interim injunction and then on a permanent basis. The team co-ordinated the entire incident response, including instructing forensic IT and working heavily with UK cybercrime police.

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