Specialisms
Corporate | M&A
Result-focused specialists
Our clients include Dutch and international listed companies, family businesses and high net worth individuals. Our specialised professionals promote their interests on a daily basis.
- Purchase/sale of private enterprises
- Strategic alliances and joint ventures
- Incorporations, mergers, divisions and dissolutions
- Start-ups / Scale-ups & Venture Capital
- Risk investments, private equity and venture capital
- Financial and fiscal structuring and restructuring
- Corporate housekeeping & commercial contracts

Marein Smits
CEO | Lawyer | Partner
Marein Smits CEO | Advocaat | Partner Marein Smits is…

Thom Schölvinck
Lawyer | Partner
Thom Schölvinck Advocaat | Partner Thom Schölvinck heeft ruime ervaring…

Tim Carapiet-Petit
Lawyer | Partner
Tim Carapiet-Petit Advocaat | Partner Tim adviseert bij nationale en…

Lisette Oosterveen
Lawyer
Lisette Oosterveen Advocaat Lisette is advocaat binnen de sectie Corporate/M&A….

Thédoor Melchers
Lawyer | Partner
Thédoor Melchers Advocaat | Partner Thédoor is sinds 2002 advocaat…

Esra Koopman
Lawyer
Esra Koopman Advocaat Esra is sinds 2020 advocaat in het…

Julien van Oosten
Lawyer
Julien van Oosten Advocaat Julien is sinds 2023 advocaat binnen…

Bart Dreef
Lawyer
Bart Dreef Advocaat Bart is sinds februari 2025 beëdigd tot…
Blogs & News
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Converting your startup into a BV
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Use of the BV
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Don’t prefer – arguments against stacking preferred rights
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Legal structures 2025
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Interview met Rosa (student-stagiair maart-april 2025)
‘Mijn naam is Rosa Meder, ik ben 21 jaar en heb in januari mijn bachelor Rechtsgeleerdheid aan de Universiteit van