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Wintertaling advised Sympower on attracting a €22 million investment from a group of five venture capital (VC) funds, led by the American firm Activate Capital, to finance growth in grid-balancing services. Sympower, certified B-corp this year, is accelerating the global transition to net zero by helping to build smarter, cleaner renewable energy systems...
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 get funded. We will discuss...
Companies and other organizations must register their Ultimate Beneficial Owners (UBOs) with the Chamber of Commerce by March 27, 2022. If you haven't done so yet, now is the time to do so. Unfortunately, there is considerable confusion about who the UBOs are. The Ultimate Beneficial Owner, or UBO, is the ultimate beneficial owner of a company. The rule regarding what constitutes a UBO...
The Wintertaling team, led by Tim Carapiet, is proud to support the founders and owners in the sale of Rompslomp.nl to Visma Software. Rompslomp.nl is a SaaS provider of an online accounting package ideally suited for freelancers and self-employed professionals, with tens of thousands of users in the Netherlands. The software is developed in-house. Visma Software BV is a subsidiary...
Last week, an article appeared in Brookz500 in which Marein joined Smits to discuss the developments in the M&A market over the past year and a half, particularly in light of the coronavirus pandemic. One of the developments Marein has experienced firsthand is the increase in earn-outs. A fellow speaker also discussed the simplification of procedures...
The Wintertaling team, led by Marein and Smits, is proud to assist SPIE Netherlands in its negotiations with Strukton regarding the acquisition of Strukton Worksphere. This acquisition will make SPIE the largest multi-technical service provider in the Netherlands, with a turnover of over €1.2 billion. Wintertaling is now working towards the completion of the acquisition,...
Wonderflow, a leading unified VoC analytics platform, has raised €20 million in a Series B investment round from Canadian investment fund Klass Capital and existing investors. The funding will be used to strengthen Wonderflow's leadership in creating and distributing predictive technologies based on VoC. The company aims to expand its position in the European market...
We are proud to announce that we are one of the participating firms in the VU Startup Clinic. In this minor, law students can gain practical experience by providing legal advice to tech startups under the guidance of experienced lawyers. Tim Carapiet of Corporate M&A, specializing in startups, will be one of the supervising lawyers. For more information, please visit the website...
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 during the acquisition from Marein Smits, Tim Carapiet, and Onno Cusell of Wintertaling Corporate...
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 reconnected after a long time. The evening was all about catching up and networking with old and new acquaintances. Besides the atmospherically decorated rooftop garden and the sunny weather, the sangria gave the party a Spanish touch. We...
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.
Yesterday in the FD: Acquisition of Davinci by Dutch fintech Ohpen. The notarial support for this transaction was handled by Sabine van Suijdam (notary), Paula Schouten (candidate notary), and Jasper Franke (candidate notary) of Wintertaling. https://fd.nl/beurs/1356397/nederlandse-fintech-ohpen-rekent-op-sterke-groei-na-miljoenenovername
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. Nyenrode Business University is hosting an information session for this program on September 2nd, starting at 6:00 PM, which Marein will also be attending. Why Business Valuation? There are quite a few situations conceivable where the economic value of a company...
Wintertaling is a proud partner of Capital Tour Online 2020! Capital Tour Online 2020 connects startups with investors, ensuring great ideas can flourish! This coming Tuesday, June 30, 2020, we will guide startups through meetings with investors. View the program at https://www.capitaltourxxl.com/program/. Want to join? Tickets are available here:...
On June 10th, 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 by a combined webinar where the startups were informed...
Interview with Matthijs (student intern from January to March 2024)
We were fortunate enough to meet Matthijs in early 2024! Matthijs supported Wintertaling as a student intern from January to March 2024.
May 30, 2024
Zuidaskantoor Wintertaling is expanding its M&A practice with Thédoor Melchers.
Wintertaling law firm has appointed Thédoor Melchers as its new M&A partner. His arrival brings over twenty years of (inter)national M&A experience to the Amsterdam office.
May 7, 2024
The earnout in the M&A practice
An earnout arrangement can be a good solution for certain transactions to overcome uncertainties in the purchase price. But a
April 18, 2024
New Environmental Act as of January 2024
The Environment Act will come into effect on January 1, 2024. This law regulates everything about the physical environment in which we live.
November 22, 2023
Interview with Emma (student intern from July to September 2023)
“I think I learned the most from the assignments that related to litigation and real estate practice. These
October 4, 2023
Collaboration Day Rivierenland
On Tuesday, September 12, Tim Carapiet-Petit of Wintertaling participated as an expert in the Collaboration Day of the Rivierenland Innovation Accelerator. 13 startups,
September 13, 2023
Annotation for JOR by Mr. AS Frommelt
Our partner Sandra Frommelt recently wrote an annotation for the JOR on a ruling by the Amsterdam District Court (ECLI:NL:RBAMS:2022:6001). In it, Sandra writes:
March 20, 2023
More than half of dikes fail to meet safety standard
Research has shown that due to climate change, Dutch dikes will not meet safety standards in 2050
March 13, 2023
BNR Doing Business with Marein Smits
On August 25, 2022, Marein Smits, CEO of Wintertaling, was a guest at BNR Zakendoen and they discussed employee participation culture
August 30, 2022
Wintertaling advises Sympower on attracting $22M VC investment
Wintertaling advised Sympower on attracting an investment of $ 22 million from a group of five
July 20, 2022
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
March 21, 2022
UBO Deadline March 27
Companies and other organizations must have registered their Ultimate Beneficial Owners (UBO) with the Chamber of Commerce by March 27, 2022. If
March 9, 2022
