Jan Willem de Boer

Jan Willem is a Partner in the Netherlands and specialises in corporate law, M&A, private equity and restructuring for Dutch and international clients. He is considered to be one of the leading practitioners in the market. Jan Willem has led many of the Dutch market’s most complex and demanding mergers, acquisitions and restructurings. Clients appreciate Jan Willem for his highly effective approach and outstanding performance in near-to-impossible situations and negotiations.

Work highlights

• The Dutch State: advising on the €3.4bn support package for KLM, the Dutch national airline, and the acquisition of a strategic 14% shareholding interest in Air France-KLM.
• Engie: advising on the restructuring and solvent wind down of EVBox, an electric vehicles charging stations provider, and related transactions.
• Infracapital Partners: advising on the sale of Eteck Energie Bedrijven B.V., a provider of renewable heat installations, to Partners Group through a controlled auction process.
• Microtest: advising on the successful all-cash public offer for RoodMicrotec N.V.’s shares, a transaction nominated for the Best Small Cap Deal of 2023 at the Dutch M&A Awards.
• Macquarie Asset Management: advising on its unsolicited public offer proposal for Renewi plc, a leading waste-to-product company listed in London and Amsterdam.
• Infracapital Partners: advising on its acquisition of Vopak Rotterdam Botlek, a Dutch specialised liquid storage terminal business, from Vopak Management Netherlands B.V.
• Steinhoff International: Advising on its corporate restructuring, delisting, and €10bn debt and equity restructuring, culminating in the transfer of assets and liabilities to a new holding company held by five independent Dutch trust foundations and its liquidation.
• Hillhouse: advising on its 4.5bn acquisition of the Philips Domestic Appliances business from Philips.

Jan Willem studied civil law at the University of Rotterdam and tax law at the University of Tilburg. He speaks fluent Dutch and English.