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2027 Edition
Banking
26 firms ranked
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A&O Shearman
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Clifford Chance
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NautaDutilh
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Tier 2

DLA Piper
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Dentons
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Loyens & Loeff
11 practice areas
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Stibbe
10 practice areas
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Tier 3

AKD
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CMS Derks Star Busmann
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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
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Freshfields
14 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
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Houthoff
10 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
12 practice areas
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Stek
7 practice areas
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Van Doorne
12 practice areas
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Tier 4

Baker McKenzie
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Bird & Bird
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Bond Advocaten
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Greenberg Traurig
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Heussen
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Linklaters
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Simmons & Simmons
10 practice areas
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Tier 5

Lexence
6 practice areas
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Orange Clover
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Winston Taylor
3 practice areas
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Capital markets : Debt
13 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
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Clifford Chance
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Linklaters
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NautaDutilh
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Tier 2

Stibbe
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Tier 3

De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
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Freshfields
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Houthoff
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Loyens & Loeff
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AKD
8 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
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Simmons & Simmons
10 practice areas
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Capital markets : Equity
15 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
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Clifford Chance
10 practice areas
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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
10 practice areas
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Linklaters
10 practice areas
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NautaDutilh
10 practice areas
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Stibbe
10 practice areas
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Tier 2

Houthoff
10 practice areas
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Loyens & Loeff
11 practice areas
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Tier 3

Freshfields
14 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
8 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
9 practice areas
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Tier 4

Baker McKenzie
9 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
7 practice areas
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CMS Derks Star Busmann
8 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
10 practice areas
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Capital markets : Structured finance and securitisation
15 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
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NautaDutilh
10 practice areas
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Tier 2

Clifford Chance
10 practice areas
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Freshfields
14 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
9 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
10 practice areas
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Tier 3

Baker McKenzie
9 practice areas
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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
10 practice areas
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FIZ advocaten
2 practice areas
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Loyens & Loeff
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Stibbe
10 practice areas
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Dentons
7 practice areas
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Eversheds Sutherland
4 practice areas
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Houthoff
10 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
12 practice areas
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Financial services regulatory
17 firms ranked
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Tier 1

NautaDutilh
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Stibbe
10 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
11 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
10 practice areas
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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
10 practice areas
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Loyens & Loeff
11 practice areas
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Tier 3

AKD
8 practice areas
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CMS Derks Star Busmann
8 practice areas
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Dentons
7 practice areas
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Freshfields
14 practice areas
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Houthoff
10 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
10 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
9 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
7 practice areas
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FG Lawyers
2 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
9 practice areas
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Lexence
6 practice areas
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M&A
41 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
11 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
10 practice areas
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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
10 practice areas
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NautaDutilh
10 practice areas
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Stibbe
10 practice areas
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Tier 2

DLA Piper
9 practice areas
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Freshfields
14 practice areas
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Houthoff
10 practice areas
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Loyens & Loeff
11 practice areas
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Tier 3

AKD
8 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
9 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
8 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
9 practice areas
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Linklaters
10 practice areas
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Van Doorne
12 practice areas
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Tier 4

CMS Derks Star Busmann
8 practice areas
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Dentons
7 practice areas
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Florent
3 practice areas
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Jones Day
4 practice areas
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Lexence
6 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
12 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
10 practice areas
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Stek
7 practice areas
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Tier 5

Bird & Bird
7 practice areas
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Eversheds Sutherland
4 practice areas
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Heussen
3 practice areas
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Orange Clover
4 practice areas
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Osborne Clarke
2 practice areas
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Winston Taylor
3 practice areas
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Tier 6

DVDW Advocaten
4 practice areas
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DeBreij
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Ploum Lodder Princen
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Van Till advocaten
1 practice area
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Vriman M&A Lawyers
2 practice areas
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Windt Le Grand Leeuwenburgh
3 practice areas
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9Corporate
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BarentsKrans
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Fieldfisher
4 practice areas
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JB Law
2 practice areas
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Rutgers & Posch
4 practice areas
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Project development
18 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
10 practice areas
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NautaDutilh
10 practice areas
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Stibbe
10 practice areas
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Tier 2

AKD
8 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
10 practice areas
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Dentons
7 practice areas
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Freshfields
14 practice areas
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Habraken Rutten
3 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
12 practice areas
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Pels Rijcken
4 practice areas
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Van Doorne
12 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
7 practice areas
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Eversheds Sutherland
4 practice areas
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Houthoff
10 practice areas
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Loyens & Loeff
11 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
10 practice areas
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Van Till advocaten
1 practice area
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Project finance
20 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
11 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
10 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
12 practice areas
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Stibbe
10 practice areas
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Tier 2

De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
10 practice areas
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Dentons
7 practice areas
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NautaDutilh
10 practice areas
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Tier 3

Houthoff
10 practice areas
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Loyens & Loeff
11 practice areas
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Van Doorne
12 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
9 practice areas
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CMS Derks Star Busmann
8 practice areas
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Linklaters
10 practice areas
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Tier 4

AKD
8 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
7 practice areas
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Freshfields
14 practice areas
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Habraken Rutten
3 practice areas
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Pels Rijcken
4 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
10 practice areas
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Stek
7 practice areas
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Restructuring and insolvency
26 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
11 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
10 practice areas
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Houthoff
10 practice areas
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NautaDutilh
10 practice areas
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Tier 2

De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
10 practice areas
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Freshfields
14 practice areas
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Loyens & Loeff
11 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
12 practice areas
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Resor
4 practice areas
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Stibbe
10 practice areas
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Tier 3

AKD
8 practice areas
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DLA Piper
9 practice areas
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DVDW Advocaten
4 practice areas
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Linklaters
10 practice areas
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Van Doorne
12 practice areas
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Wijn & Stael
2 practice areas
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Windt Le Grand Leeuwenburgh
3 practice areas
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Tier 4

CMS Derks Star Busmann
8 practice areas
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Dentons
7 practice areas
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Florent
3 practice areas
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HVG Law
2 practice areas
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Jones Day
4 practice areas
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Van Benthem & Keulen
1 practice area
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Baker McKenzie
9 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
10 practice areas
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Stek
7 practice areas
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9 results9 results
Klaas de Vries
Firm:
De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
M&A
Jurisdiction:
Netherlands
Bar Admission:
Netherlands
Arne Grimme
Firm:
De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
Rating:
Market leader
Practice Area:
Corporate and M&A
Private equity
Jurisdiction:
Netherlands
Industry Sector:
Technology and telecommunications
Bar Admission:
Netherlands
Ferdinand Hengst
Firm:
De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
Banking
Jurisdiction:
Netherlands
Bar Admission:
Netherlands
Ruud Hermans (retired)
Firm:
De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
Jan Willem Hoevers
Firm:
De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
Rating:
Market leader
Practice Area:
Capital markets : Equity
M&A
Jurisdiction:
Netherlands
Industry Sector:
Food and beverage
Bar Admission:
Netherlands
Lennard Keijzer
Firm:
De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
M&A
Jurisdiction:
Netherlands
Bar Admission:
Netherlands
Reinier Kleipool
Firm:
De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
Rating:
Notable practitioner
Practice Area:
M&A
Jurisdiction:
Netherlands
Michael Schouten
Firm:
De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
M&A
Jurisdiction:
Netherlands
Bar Admission:
Netherlands
Gaby Smeenk
Firm:
De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
Rating:
Highly regarded
Women Leaders
Practice Area:
Capital markets : Equity
Jurisdiction:
Netherlands
Bar Admission:
Netherlands
Deal Highlights
64 results64 results
Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
Nolet Group - M&A
2023-10-09
De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
Netherlands
M&A
Alexandra Tan, Gaby Smeenk, Henk van Ravenhorst, Josefien Vreeken, Manon de Cooman, Pim Siemons, Rick van't Wout, Rik van Haeringen, Vivian van Weperen
Nolet Group
Buyer
ABN Amro Bank NV - M&A
2023-09-26
De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
Netherlands
M&A
Frank Hamming, Henk van Ravenhorst, Michael Schouten
ABN Amro Bank NV
Seller
General Atlantic LLC - M&A
2023-11-13
De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
Netherlands
M&A
Anastasiia Kutakh, Bart de Rijke, Chris Noordam, Eva Schram, Gijs de Koning, Heather Giannandrea, Henk van Ravenhorst, Jesse Maas, Lennard Keijzer, Pim Siemons, Rik van Haeringen, Roos van der Poel
General Atlantic LLC
Buyer
Pon Holdings BV - M&A
2023-09-05
De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
Netherlands
M&A
Colette Bavinck, Frank Hamming, Henk van Ravenhorst, Lennart Vos
Pon Holdings BV
Seller
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