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Kyoko Tollenaar

AKD

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Position: Partner, Candidate civil law notary
Rating:
  • Notable practitioner
Practice Areas:
Capital markets : Equity
IPOs
Jurisdictions:
Industry Sectors:
Technology and telecommunications
Languages:
Dutch
English
Biography

Kyoko Tollenaar is a Partner at AKD in our Finance & Structuring team. She specialises in notarial and corporate law, with a specific focus on cross-border M&A and corporate governance. She regularly advises Dutch and international companies (including companies listed domestically and/or abroad) on a broad range of corporate law matters, including complex restructurings, acquisitions & disposals (carve-out transactions) and the establishment of (cross-border) joint ventures.

Furthermore, Kyoko is a member of the Japan Team, which advises Japanese companies on investments in the Netherlands. She is a member of the daily board of the Dutch & Japanese Trade Federation (DUJAT) and a member of the Japan Studies advisory board of the University of Leiden.

In addition, she is a lecturer in corporate law for the Law Firm School, a training institute for young lawyers set up by and in cooperation with a combination of (international) law firms, an auditor for the Royal Dutch Association of Civil-law Notaries (KNB), and a mentor for Roots Inspire (rootsinspire.com).

Practice areas
  • Corporate / M&A
  • Capital Markets
  • Civil Law notaries
  • Private Equity
Tel:+31 88 253 5204 Email:Contact this practitioner Website:https://www.akd.eu/