– M&A – Wintertaling https://wintertaling.nl/en A law firm with specialists in M&A, corporate law, contract law, construction law and real estate law. Thu, 22 Jan 2026 09:54:23 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wintertaling.nl/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/favicon_wt-82x82.png – M&A – Wintertaling https://wintertaling.nl/en 32 32 Joel Erwteman https://wintertaling.nl/en/member/_joel-erwteman/ Wed, 29 Sep 1976 08:51:30 +0000 https://wintertaling.nl/?post_type=ex_team&p=19825

Joel

Erwteman

Lawyer | Partner

Joel has been working in M&A since 2000. Having worked for some of the major national and international law firms in the Netherlands, he has experience in a wide array of transactions, ranging from early stage investments to major corporate takeovers. Joel also has broad experience drafting complex shareholder arrangements, always trying to maximize utility for all parties involved by a creative and hands-on approach.

Joel's clients include private investors, private equity funds and companies, both locally and internationally.

Joel has been a partner at Wintertaling since 2025.

  • joel.erwteman@wintertaling.com
  • +31 6 82602356
  • LinkedIn

Work experience/specialties

  • Joel worked at Allen & Overy, Boekel De Nerée (now Dentons), Clifford Chance, Pinsent Masons and Stibbe.
  • Joel is fluent in English and Hebrew.

Areas of law

  • Corporate law

Expertise

  • Corporate M&A
  • Shareholder Agreements
  • Corporate Governance
  • Corporate advice
  • Family businesses
  • Private equity

Education

Joel studied Dutch law at the University of Amsterdam (1999) and obtained an LL.M. at Columbia Law School (New York) (2000).

SPECIALISM | CORPORATE M&A

Meet the team

Welcome to the heart of our strategic growth and business development – our Corporate M&A Team at Wintertaling. Here, we bring together the power of strategic acquisitions, mergers, and partnerships under the leadership of some of the most experienced professionals in the industry.
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]]> Bart Dreef https://wintertaling.nl/en/member/bart-dreef/ Wed, 01 Jan 1975 15:25:32 +0000 https://wintertaling.nl/?post_type=ex_team&p=17910

Bart

Dreef

Lawyer

Bart has been sworn in as an attorney since February 2025 and works in the Corporate | M&A section.

Bart has been working at Wintertaling since 2023. Previously, he gained experience in various legal positions and worked as a volunteer at the Rechtswinkel Bijlmermeer Legal Advice Center.

  • bart.dreef@wintertaling.com
  • +31 20 229 9209
  • LinkedIn

Work experience/specialties

  • Bart is involved in startup/scaleup events, such as the Amsterdam Startup Launch;
  • Bart mentors law students at the Startup Clinic affiliated with the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.

Education

  • Bart earned a master's degree in Commercial Legal Practice from the University of Amsterdam (2024);
  • Bart earned a minor in Tax Law from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (2022);
  • Bart earned a bachelor's degree in law from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (2022).

Expertise

  • Corporate | M&A
  • Start-ups and Scale-ups & Venture Capital
  • Real estate transactions

Areas of law

  • Corporate law

SPECIALISM | CORPORATE M&A

Meet the team

Welcome to the heart of our strategic growth and business development – our Corporate M&A Team at Wintertaling. Here, we bring together the power of strategic acquisitions, mergers, and partnerships under the leadership of some of the most experienced professionals in the industry.
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]]> Julien van Oosten https://wintertaling.nl/en/member/julien-van-oosten/ Thu, 01 Jan 1970 09:36:03 +0000 https://wintertaling.nl/?post_type=ex_team&p=16154

Julien

van Oosten

Lawyer

Julien has been a lawyer in the Corporate M&A team since 2023. Within Wintertaling, Julien focuses in particular on issues relating to mergers and acquisitions, structuring and financing, start-ups and scale-ups and the corporate governance of both Dutch and international (listed) companies. 

  • julien.van.oosten@wintertaling.com
  • +31 20 520 7688
  • LinkedIn

Work experience/specialties

  • During his studies, Julien gained experience in both criminal law and tax and corporate law before joining Wintertaling in 2022.

Areas of law

  • Corporate law

Expertise

  • Corporate | M&A
  • Startups, Scale-ups & Venture Capital
  • Corporate Governance
  • Structuring & Financing
  • Corporate Litigation

Education

  • Julien received his bachelor's degree in Law, master's degree in Criminal Law and master's degree in Private Law: Commercial Legal Practice from the University of Amsterdam. 

SPECIALISM | CORPORATE M&A

Meet the team

Welcome to the heart of our strategic growth and business development – our Corporate M&A Team at Wintertaling. Here, we bring together the power of strategic acquisitions, mergers, and partnerships under the leadership of some of the most experienced professionals in the industry.
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]]> Esra Koopman https://wintertaling.nl/en/member/esra-koopman/ Mon, 01 Jan 1940 05:07:36 +0000 https://wintertaling.nl/?post_type=ex_team&p=11748

Esra

Koopman

Lawyer

Esra has been a lawyer in Wintertaling's Corporate | M&A team since 2020. Within Wintertaling, Esra deals with various issues in the field of M&A transactions, startups and scale-ups and the governance of both Dutch and international (listed) companies.

  • esra.koopman@wintertaling.com
  • +31 20 301 8873
  • LinkedIn

Work experience/specialties

  • In addition to her work as a lawyer, Esra is the internship supervisor and point of contact for the national and international student interns at Wintertaling.

Areas of law

  • Corporate law

Expertise

  • Corporate | M&A
  • Startups, Scale-ups & Venture Capital
  • Corporate Governance
  • Family businesses
  • Real estate transactions

Education

  • Esra studied at Leiden University, where after her bachelor's degree in Law and Economics, she attended the master's program in Corporate Law.

SPECIALISM | CORPORATE M&A

Meet the team

Welcome to the heart of our strategic growth and business development – our Corporate M&A Team at Wintertaling. Here, we bring together the power of strategic acquisitions, mergers, and partnerships under the leadership of some of the most experienced professionals in the industry.
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]]> Thédoor Melchers https://wintertaling.nl/en/member/thedoor-melchers/ Wed, 01 Jan 1930 13:39:00 +0000 https://wintertaling.nl/?post_type=ex_team&p=17782

Thédoor

Melchers

Lawyer | Partner

Thédoor has been a lawyer in corporate law since 2002 and has experience in negotiations, the purchase and sale of companies, agreements between shareholders, participation structures, joint ventures and restructurings within a group of companies.

Thédoor has special experience in the temporary employment sector, logistics, IT and software and manufacturing industry and often acts for family businesses and private equity, both nationally and internationally.

  • thedoor.melchers@wintertaling.com
  • +31 20 520 7687 | +31 6 10517161
  • LinkedIn

Work experience/specialties

  • Thédoor spent 4 years at Dentons, 10 years at Allen & Overy and 8 years at Greenberg Traurig LLP (as a partner).
  • Thédoor teaches M&A at CPO, Law@work, Utrecht University and Academia.

Areas of law

  • Corporate law

Expertise

  • Corporate | M&A
  • Corporate Governance
  • Corporate law

Education

  • Thédoor attended a 1-year program at the Copenhagen Business School (1998-1999).
  • Thédoor earned a master's degree in Private and International Law from Radboud University (2000). 
  • Thédoor received his master's degree in Financial Law and International Trade from King's College London (2001).
  • Thédoor successfully completed the Grotius course on “Corporate Structures” (2006).
]]> Lisette Oosterveen https://wintertaling.nl/en/member/lisette-oosterveen/ Thu, 01 Jan 1925 05:19:28 +0000 https://wintertaling.nl/?post_type=ex_team&p=11756

Lisette

Oosterveen

Lawyer

Lisette is a lawyer in the Corporate/M&A section, specializing in (international) mergers and acquisitions, startups/scaleups, and private equity and venture capital transactions. Additionally, Lisette has extensive expertise in corporate governance and corporate law in general.

Lisette has been a member of Wintertaling since 2021.

  • lisette.oosterveen@wintertaling.com
  • +31 20 520 7684
  • LinkedIn

Work experience/specialties

  • Lisette began her legal career in Zwolle in 2020.
  • Lisette regularly gives (guest) lectures to students at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and at startup/scaleup events such as the Amsterdam Startup Launch.
  • Lisette is actively involved in the Legal Netlink Alliance, contributing to the engagement of young lawyers within the network.

Areas of law

  • Corporate law

Expertise

  • Corporate | M&A
  • Startups, Scale-ups & Venture Capital
  • Corporate Governance

Education

  • Master's degree in Corporate Law from the University of Groningen (2019).
  • Completed a three-month internship in Washington, United States (2017).
  • Completed a two-month internship in Curaçao (2017).

SPECIALISM | CORPORATE M&A

Meet the team

Welcome to the heart of our strategic growth and business development – our Corporate M&A Team at Wintertaling. Here, we bring together the power of strategic acquisitions, mergers, and partnerships under the leadership of some of the most experienced professionals in the industry.
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]]> Tim Carapiet-Petit https://wintertaling.nl/en/member/tim-carapiet/ Thu, 01 Jan 1920 14:25:57 +0000 https://wintertaling.nl/?post_type=ex_team&p=9962

Tim

Carapiet-Petit

Lawyer | Partner

Tim advises on domestic and international acquisition transactions, setting up joint ventures and other collaborative projects, drafting commercial contracts and (re)financing transactions. 

In addition, Tim set up and expanded the start-up practice. He has extensive experience in setting up startups, startup financing, employee participation and other legal challenges facing startup and venture investors. In this, Tim combines his interests in law and technological and social developments.

His clients are founders of startups, buying and selling business owners, (in)formal investors and venture capitalists, Dutch and international manufacturing companies, distributors and retailers and (financial) service providers, international law firms and financiers.

  • tim.carapiet@wintertaling.com
  • +31 20 520 7689
  • LinkedIn

Work experience/specialties

Areas of law

  • Corporate law

Expertise

  • Corporate M&A
  • Startup, Scale-up and Venture Capital
  • Structuring & Financing
  • Corporate Governance
  • Agency and Distribution
  • Directors' liability

Education

  • Tim studied Dutch and European law at Maastricht University (2006).
  • Tim participated in an exchange program with University of Aberdeen (2005).

Track Record

]]> Thom Schölvinck https://wintertaling.nl/en/member/thom-scholvinck/ Sat, 01 Jan 1910 14:26:40 +0000 https://wintertaling.nl/?post_type=ex_team&p=9963

Thom

Schölvinck

Lawyer | Partner

Thom Schölvinck has extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, real estate transactions, joint ventures and contract law and advises on various types of commercial contracts. 

He regularly works with international law firms in large cross-border transactions and restructurings. 

His clients are active in business services, technology, transport & logistics, construction, industry & chemicals, private equity, media and retail. 

Thom is considered an excellent lawyer to have on your side: he is strong in negotiations and has a very practical and hands-on mentality.

  • thom.scholvinck@wintertaling.com
  • +31 20 520 7685
  • LinkedIn

Work experience/specialties

Areas of law

  • Corporate law

Expertise

  • Corporate M&A
  • Startups, Scale-ups and Venture Capital
  • Corporate Governance
  • Real estate transactions
  • Partnerships
  • Private equity
  • Shareholder disputes

Education

  • Thom studied Private Law at the Vrije Universiteit (2013).
  • In 2021, Thom completed the VU Law Academy Mergers & Acquistions postgraduate education cum laude.

Track Record

SPECIALISM | CORPORATE M&A

Meet the team

Welcome to the heart of our strategic growth and business development – our Corporate M&A Team at Wintertaling. Here, we bring together the power of strategic acquisitions, mergers, and partnerships under the leadership of some of the most experienced professionals in the industry.
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]]> Marein Smits https://wintertaling.nl/en/member/marein-smits/ Mon, 01 Jan 1900 13:56:43 +0000 https://wintertaling.nl/?post_type=ex_team&p=9960

Marein

Smits

CEO | Lawyer | Partner

Marein Smits has been practising corporate law since 1997 and has extensive experience in M&A transactions (acquisitions, participations and refinancings), private equity transactions, cross-border and Dutch joint ventures, large family businesses in the Netherlands and their issues with regard to continuity, succession and shareholder disputes.

Her clients are to be found in industrial and business services, food and non-food retail, construction, healthcare and the pharmaceutical industry.

Marein has been a partner at Wintertaling since 2012.

  • marein.smits@wintertaling.com
  • +31 20 520 7681
  • LinkedIn

Work experience/specialties

Areas of law

  • Corporate law

Expertise

  • Corporate M&A
  • Partnerships
  • Structuring & Financing
  • Corporate Governance
  • Family businesses
  • Real estate transactions

Education

  • Marein studied Dutch law at the University of Amsterdam (1996) and philosophy at Leiden University (1992).

Track Record

SPECIALISM | CORPORATE M&A

Meet the team

Welcome to the heart of our strategic growth and business development – our Corporate M&A Team at Wintertaling. Here, we bring together the power of strategic acquisitions, mergers, and partnerships under the leadership of some of the most experienced professionals in the industry.
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