Linklaters in the Netherlands
Offices
Linklaters has been active on the Dutch market since 2004.
Our office in Amsterdam currently consists of 73 lawyers, including 19 partners and counsels.
Whether you are based in the Netherlands or doing business here, our strong combination of depth of technical knowledge, market experience and commercial judgement will provide you with the support you need to take your confidence to the next level. From Amsterdam, we deliver outstanding service to our clients anywhere in the world.
Our team is known for leading groundbreaking, complex legal matters in highly regulated sectors through our combination of local knowledge, multi-jurisdictional capabilities and integrated approach across a wide variety of disciplines.
Recent work includes:
- The Dutch State: advising on the acquisition of a strategic 14% shareholding interest Air France-KLM SA
- Steinhoff: advising on its EUR 10bn WHOA scheme of arrangement refinancing the company and delisting it from the Frankfurt stock exchange
- Steinhoff: defense against multiple mass claims following the announcement of its accounting irregularities and advising on its EUR 14,5bn suspension of payments recapitalising the company through settling the shareholders’ mass claims
- Gilde Equity Management: advising on the takeover of DPA Group and successful defense in subsequent minority shareholder litigation
- Air France: advising on its defence of on-going Dutch private enforcement actions relating to an alleged air cargo cartel.
- Just Eat: advising on its recommended all-share combination with Takeaway.com
- DPG Media: advising on the financing of its acquisition of the Dutch business of Sanoma Media
- The underwriting syndicate: advising on the IPO of JDE Peet’s
- ENGIE: advising on the proposed business combination between its subsidiary EV Charged and TPG Pace Beneficial Finance, a publicly traded NYSE SPAC
- The Dutch State: advising on a €3.4bn support package for KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KLM), the Dutch arm of Air France-KLM
- Koninklijke VolkerWessels N.V.: advising on the takeover by Reggeborgh Holding and subsequent squeeze out proceedings of minority shareholders
- Airbus: defense of its non-executive directors against collective action in relation to alleged failures to disclose price-sensitive information in relation to corruption and subsequent prosecution trajectory by various authorities
- A major oil corporation: advising on an investment arbitration versus the State of Ecuador
- ING: on a number of their debt and regulatory capital issues
- Unilever: advising on its defence against the hostile takeover bid of Kraft Heinz and 3G, the divestment of its spreads-division to KKR and on the acquisition of the Vegetarische Slager, representation in squeeze out proceedings re minority holders of cumulative preference shares
- Allianz Global Investors: advising on the acquisition of Zonnepark Molenwaard
- The financial advisors: advising on the spin-off from Naspers and listing of Prosus
- First Sentier Investments: advising on the acquisition of three liquid bulk terminal facilities located in the Netherlands, Germany and Spain from Royal Vopak
- Denso: advising on the cooperation with and the acquisition of a stake in Certhon
Register of legal areas
The lawyers listed in this file have registered in the Netherlands Bar's register of legal areas. Based on the registration, they are required to obtain ten credits per calendar year in each registered principal legal practice area in accordance with the standards set by the Netherlands Bar.