Established in 2004, DVDW Advocaten is a boutique law firm with offices in The Hague and Rotterdam. The firm provides legal services in M&A, restructuring and insolvency, banking and finance, corporate governance and litigation and dispute resolution. 

Highlights 
The firm advised the shareholders of Bonarius Vastgoed on the sale of the company to Sureserve Group, marking Sureserve’s first international expansion and entry into the Dutch market. Bonarius is a leading provider of heating and installation services to the Dutch social housing sector, maintaining approximately 270,000 heating systems nationwide.

The firm advised Serra Holding on its investment in CUTISS AG, a Swiss biotech company developing denovoSkin, a personalised bioengineered skin graft for patients with severe skin defects, including burns. The investment supports CUTISS’s ongoing Phase 3 clinical development programme and follows substantial Series C funding.

Testimonials

"Available, pragmatic and solution-oriented. Priced reasonably." - M&A

"I thoroughly enjoyed working with Martijn Lenstra from the Rotterdam office. When we first met, Martijn made an impression of being proactive and knowledgeable. This was evident throughout the sales process as well: Martijn communicates clearly, delivers his work on time, provides sound advice, and is a great sounding board. In short, he’s a pleasure to work with!" - M&A

"Excellent support throughout the sales process, during which the various considerations were presented to the business owner in a clear and accessible manner and assessed for feasibility. We were grateful to be able to benefit from the expertise of the solution-oriented and pragmatic team. Their availability was excellent. The terms were favourable in relation to the work carried out. The client was more than satisfied." - M&A

"DVDW guided us well through the entire M&A process, not only on the substantive legal aspects of this important development in our lives. In addition, it was the personal involvement that created a very trustworthy atmosphere." - M&A

"Pragmatic and solution-oriented approach." - Rens van den Heuvel

"Martijn is proactive, highly knowledgeable, very smart, and has excellent negotiation skills. In short, he’s a lawyer with business acumen. Pragmatic and quick on his feet. Absolutely great!" - Marttijin Lenstra

"Good to reach and a well informed and creative lawyer." - Rens van den Heuvel


Key clients 
Urban Mine, Serra Holding, Bonarius Vastgoed, MisterGreen, HAGIM GmbH