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Banking
Tier 2
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A&O Shearman
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Clifford Chance
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Tier 2

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

CMS Derks Star Busmann
8 practice areas
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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
10 practice areas
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Freshfields
14 practice areas
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Heussen
3 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
9 practice areas
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Linklaters
10 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
12 practice areas
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Stek
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Van Doorne
12 practice areas
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Tier 4

AKD
8 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
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Bond Advocaten
3 practice areas
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Houthoff
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Simmons & Simmons
10 practice areas
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Tier 5

Greenberg Traurig
8 practice areas
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Lexence
6 practice areas
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Orange Clover
4 practice areas
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Taylor Wessing
3 practice areas
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Capital markets : Debt
Tier 3
13 firms ranked
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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

Simmons & Simmons
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Tier 3

De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
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Freshfields
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Houthoff
10 practice areas
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Loyens & Loeff
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Stibbe
10 practice areas
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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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Capital markets : Equity
Tier 1
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A&O Shearman
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Clifford Chance
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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
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Linklaters
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NautaDutilh
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Stibbe
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Tier 2

Freshfields
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Houthoff
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Loyens & Loeff
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Tier 3

Baker McKenzie
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Bird & Bird
7 practice areas
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CMS Derks Star Busmann
8 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
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Simmons & Simmons
10 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
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Capital markets : Structured finance and securitisation
Tier 3
16 firms ranked
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A&O Shearman
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NautaDutilh
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Tier 2

Clifford Chance
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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
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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
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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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Bond Advocaten
3 practice areas
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Dentons
7 practice areas
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Eversheds Sutherland
4 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
12 practice areas
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Rutgers & Posch
4 practice areas
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Financial services regulatory
Tier 1
15 firms ranked
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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
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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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Loyens & Loeff
11 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
10 practice areas
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Tier 3

AKD
8 practice areas
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CMS Derks Star Busmann
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Dentons
7 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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Freshfields
14 practice areas
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Lexence
6 practice areas
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M&A
Tier 2
39 firms ranked
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A&O Shearman
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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
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NautaDutilh
10 practice areas
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Tier 2

Clifford Chance
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Freshfields
14 practice areas
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Stibbe
10 practice areas
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Tier 3

AKD
8 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
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DLA Piper
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
9 practice areas
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Houthoff
10 practice areas
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Lexence
6 practice areas
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Linklaters
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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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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Greenberg Traurig
8 practice areas
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Jones Day
4 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

DeBreij
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Heussen
3 practice areas
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Taylor Wessing
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Tier 6

Bird & Bird
7 practice areas
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Eversheds Sutherland
4 practice areas
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Fieldfisher
4 practice areas
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Orange Clover
4 practice areas
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Osborne Clarke
2 practice areas
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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
1 practice area
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BarentsKrans
3 practice areas
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DVDW Advocaten
4 practice areas
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JB Law
2 practice areas
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Ploum Lodder Princen
4 practice areas
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Rutgers & Posch
4 practice areas
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Project development
Tier 1
13 firms ranked
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A&O Shearman
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AKD
8 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

Clifford Chance
10 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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Simmons & Simmons
10 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
7 practice areas
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Freshfields
14 practice areas
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Van Doorne
12 practice areas
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Project finance
Tier 1
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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NautaDutilh
10 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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Freshfields
14 practice areas
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Habraken Rutten
3 practice areas
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Houthoff
10 practice areas
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Linklaters
10 practice areas
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Loyens & Loeff
11 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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Van Doorne
12 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
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CMS Derks Star Busmann
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Dentons
7 practice areas
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Restructuring and insolvency
Tier 2
25 firms ranked
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A&O Shearman
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Clifford Chance
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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
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Freshfields
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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
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DVDW Advocaten
4 practice areas
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Linklaters
10 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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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
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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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Simmons & Simmons
10 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
9 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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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

Founded in 1911, Stibbe is a full-service Benelux law firm with offices in Amsterdam, Brussels, Luxembourg, London, and New York. The firm is recognised for a strong reputation in financial and corporate services across the board in the Netherlands.  

 

Highlights  

The firm advised on the merger between Swiss corporation Firmenich International SA and Dutch publicly listed Koninklijke DSM N.V. to create DSM-Firmenich.  

In project development, the firm continues to demonstrate its leadership in the sector advising on major projects including assisting the Municipality of The Hague, Housing Association Staedion, and Heijmans on a major inner city restructuring in the Dreven, Gaarden and Zichten areas of The Hague. The restructuring involves the renovation of 2,000 social housing units and the construction of an estimated 3,500 new houses. This project is reflective of the firm's direct market and social impact through significantly shaping environmental and social landscapes in the Netherlands.  

 

Testimonials  

“Advice is to the point, clear, complete and pragmatic.” (M&A client)  

 

Key clients  

ING, NIBC, Morgan Stanley, BNP Paribas, Q-Park FL Entertainment, DSM-Firmenich, InPost, The Coca Cola Company and Coca Cola Beverages Africa, FC Barcelona, NIBC, J.P. Morgan, Crédit Agricole, ABN AMRO, Bain Capital 

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Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
Mambu - M&A
2021-09-12
Stibbe
Netherlands
M&A
Björn van der Klip, Jeroen Smits, Manon Cremers
Mambu
Target
Max Bögl; Züblin (Combinatie Herepoort VOF) (CHP) - Project development
2022-02-24
Stibbe
Netherlands
Project development
David Orobio de Castro, Ingmar de Groot
Max Bögl, Züblin (Combinatie Herepoort VOF) (CHP)
Project developer
Stellantis NV - Joint venture
2021-08-23
Stibbe
Netherlands
Joint venture
Björn van der Klip, Jeroen Smits, Manon Cremers
Stellantis NV
Joint venture partner
NN Group - M&A
2021-11-02
Stibbe
Netherlands
M&A
Björn van der Klip
NN Group
Seller
Odyssey Acquisition - IPO
2021-02-07
Stibbe
Netherlands
IPO
Derk Lemstra
Odyssey Acquisition
Issuer
Pershing square - Secondary share offering
2021-07-19
Stibbe
Netherlands
Secondary share offering
Rein van Helden, Pieter Schütte
Pershing square
Initial purchaser
Pershing Square Tontine Holdings - M&A
2021-08-24
Stibbe
Netherlands
M&A
Pieter Schütte, Marieke Driessen, Ijsbrand van Straten
Pershing Square Tontine Holdings
Acquirer
Picnic - M&A
2021-09-16
Stibbe
Netherlands
M&A
Duco de Boer
Picnic
Investor
Providence Strategic Growth (PSG) - M&A
2021-01-07
Stibbe
Netherlands
M&A
Duco de Boer
Providence Strategic Growth (PSG)
Acquirer
Q-Park - Financing
2021-12-31
Stibbe
Netherlands
Financing
Maarten de Bruin
Q-Park
Borrower
SBM Offshore; Guara Norte - Bond issue
2021-01-02
Stibbe
Netherlands
Bond issue
Rein van Helden
SBM Offshore, Guara Norte
Bondholder
Court appointed administrator - Insolvency
2022-02-24
Stibbe
Netherlands
Insolvency
Toni van Hees
Court appointed administrator
Receiver
Stichting Humanitas - Restructuring
2022-02-24
Stibbe
Netherlands
Restructuring
Job van Hooff
Stichting Humanitas
Insolvent entity
Getronics; (Digitran Innovations BV; PomGen Holdings BV) - Insolvency
2022-02-24
Stibbe
Netherlands
Insolvency
Job van Hooff
Getronics, (Digitran Innovations BV, PomGen Holdings BV)
Receiver
The Baupost Group; Timex Group - M&A
2021-06-30
Stibbe
Netherlands
M&A
Maarten de Bruin
The Baupost Group, Timex Group
Investor
TNT/FedEx - Project development
2022-02-24
Stibbe
Netherlands
Project development
Ingmar de Groot, Boris Cammelbeeck
TNT/FedEx
Project company
Tulip Oil - M&A
2021-04-20
Stibbe
Netherlands
M&A
Rein van Helden, Jeroen Smits
Tulip Oil
Seller
UvA (University of Amsterdam) - Project development
2022-02-24
Stibbe
Netherlands
Project development
Ingmar de Groot
UvA (University of Amsterdam)
Project developer
Walker & Dunlop Inc - M&A
2022-02-28
Stibbe
Netherlands
M&A
Duco de Boer
Walker & Dunlop Inc
Acquirer
Wehkamp - M&A
2021-08-09
Stibbe
Netherlands
M&A
Heleen Kersten, Reinout de Boer
Wehkamp
Acquirer
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