Amsterdam Capital House 2022: Wintertaling presents your Legal guide to startup financing

As part of the @Amsterdam Capital House 2022 #ACH22 program, @Tim Carapiet of @Wintertaling is presenting a live online session about legal aspects of startup financing at The Unbound on Wednesday March 23rd “Startups are in need of funding but traditional financing is not the answer. The startup ecosystem has developed its own legal practices to enable startups to […]

Acquisition of Dijkstra United Companies BV by IPG.

On October 15, 2020, Dijkstra Vereenigde, a manufacturer and distributor of glass packaging and laboratory equipment based in Lelystad, was acquired by Gaasch Packaging, part of the Luxembourg family holding company Industrial Packaging Group (IPG) (link). Dijkstra Vereenigde received legal advice from Marein Smits, Tim Carapiet, and Onno Cusell of Wintertaling Corporate M&A during the acquisition. […]

Tapas Party 2020!

On September 10th, Wintertaling hosted a tapas party on the office's rooftop garden. Despite COVID-19 restrictions and the 1.5-meter social distancing, it was a convivial get-together, where people could reconnect after a long time. The evening was all about catching up and networking with old and new acquaintances. In addition to the atmospherically decorated rooftop garden and […]

New lawyers at Wintertaling!

Wintertaling congratulates Esra Koopman and Jordy Mesman, who were sworn in as lawyers in the Amsterdam District Court in August. They will now begin working as trainee lawyers, Esra under the supervision of Marein Smits in Corporate M&A and Jordy under the supervision of Wilfred Groustra in Real Estate and Employment Law.

Information meeting Business Valuation Nyenrode

Marein Smits, partner at Wintertaling and specializing in Corporate M&A, is a core lecturer in Law for the Business Valuation program at Nyenrode Business University. On September 2nd, starting at 6:00 PM, Nyenrode is hosting an information session for this program, which Marein will also be attending. Why Business Valuation? There are quite a few situations conceivable where the economic value of a company […]

Workshop GO!-NH 2020: Corona edition

On June 10, Wintertaling, along with Rutger Kemper (co-founder of Leapfunder, managing director of Presidents Institute), participated in the GO!-NH accelerator program for the fifth time. This time, they provided one-on-one sessions on the legal and economic aspects of startups and financing. This was followed up with a combined webinar in which the startups were […]

The Annual General Meeting and Covid-19.

The legal obligation to hold a general meeting at least once a year and to approve the annual accounts remains in effect. How best to handle this while also adhering to social distancing depends on your situation and your articles of association. In this article, we describe the current situation […]

Ultra-vague UBO legislation will affect almost all directors.

No one seems happy about it, but it's coming anyway: the UBO register. This list of directors originated in Brussels and is intended to reduce the risk of financial and economic crimes in all EU member states and increase public transparency by providing insight into who is pulling the strings at legal entities. Also […]

What are the consequences of the coronavirus (COVID-19) for entrepreneurs?

The impact of the coronavirus is currently being felt by everyone worldwide. Significant uncertainty about the duration of virus-related measures and the ever-increasing tightening of restrictions are raising many questions for entrepreneurs. Frequently asked questions include: Can I invoke force majeure if I cannot comply due to these circumstances? Can I […]

Supervision: interesting and essential – article by Marein Smits in Fambizz

Supervision within family businesses has its own unique dynamic. Formalizing it is Marein Smits' specialty. In her view, the familiar kitchen table may create a sympathetic image, but when a dispute arises, the family business has nothing to fall back on. Fambizz spoke with her about issues such as business succession and the position of "the […]