Derk Lemstra

Partner

Amsterdam

T +31 20 546 03 50
F +31 20 546 08 13

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Derk is Head of our Financial Markets Group. He specialises in equity capital markets, securities, mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance. He has a law degree from Leiden University and an LL.M. from Columbia University and was previously resident partner in our New York and our London offices. His clients include large multinational companies both in the industrial and financial sectors. He is currently Vice-Chair of the Securities Law Committee of the International Bar Association.

Credentials

  • ING Groep N.V. on its EUR 7.5 billion rights offering
  • Tommy Hilfiger Group and Apax Partners on the acquisition by Phillips-Van Heusen of Tommy Hilfiger 
  • MeesPierson on the €100 million equity offering by Draka Holding N.V.
  • VastNed Retail N.V. on the accelerated bookbuild offering with a value of € 75.6 million
  • ING, Rabobank and MeesPierson on the rights issue by Dutch builder Heijmans
  • J.P. Morgan, ABN AMRO and BofA Merrill Lynch on the equity issue of up to EUR 1 billion by AEGON N.V. 
  • Atrium European Real Estate Limited on the intended listing on Euronext Amsterdam
  • Wavin on the rights offering and refinancing
  • TomTom on its public bid for Tele Atlas
  • Boussard and Gavaudan on its issuance and listing of €530 million new shares
  • MW TOPS on its €1.5 billion listing on Euronext Amsterdam
  • Boussard & Gavaudan Holding Limited on its €440 million listing on Euronext Amsterdam
  • TomTom on the sale by certain selling shareholders through an accelerated bookbuilt offering of 14 million shares with a value of € 445 million.
  • TomTom on its listing and offering on Euronext Amsterdam
  • TeleAtlas on its listing and offering on Euronext Amsterdam
  • Goldman Sachs and ABN AMRO on the €550 million equity offering by Royal Numico
  • ABN AMRO Rothschild and other syndicate members on the equity and debt offerings by Draka
  • Deutsche Bank and ABN AMRO on financing the acquisition of New Skies Satellites by Blackstone
  • Getronics on the placing of new ordinary shares and the placing of convertible bonds, in each case on Euronext Amsterdam
  • Hagemeyer on its €460 million rights offer and €150 million subordinated convertible bonds issue, listed on Euronext Amsterdam
  • UnitedGlobalCom on the debt restructuring of its subsidiary United Pan-European Communications N.V.
  • Telesystems International Wireless Inc. on the €2.6 billion sale of Clearwave N.V. to Vodafone