Willem Beek

Willem advises clients on domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments, strategic acquisitions and public takeovers. He handles matters relating to his areas of expertise for both privately held and listed companies.

Willem has a Master of Laws in corporate law from Leiden University (2014) and attended the Stibbe MBA Highlights Programme at INSEAD in 2020. He also worked at Stibbe’s New York office from October 2019 to April 2021.

Languages: Dutch, English
Admitted to the Amsterdam Bar: 2015

Experience

07.01.2021 NL law
Stibbe advises The Baupost Group

Experience - Stibbe advised The Baupost Group, a large Boston-based investment fund with $29 billion under management, on its majority investment in the Timex Group, one of the largest watch makers in the world.

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Team: Maarten de Bruin, Michael Molenaars, Duco de Boer, IJsbrand van Straten, Rein van Helden, Paul Vestering, Job van Hooff, Manon Cremers, Muriël Rosing, Willem Beek, Charlotte Tolman, Janneke Müller, Wouter Hofstee, Rogier van der Struijk, Johan Vrolijk, Boris Cammelbeeck, Eline Holtman, Sophia Baas, Sandra Rietveld
23.11.2020 NL law
Stibbe advises Schneider Electric

Experience - Stibbe advises Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, on its strategic investment in Planon.

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Team: Hans Witteveen, Jeroen Tjaden, Reinout de Boer, Judica Krikke, Ea Visser, Wouter Hofstee, Willem Beek, Suzanne van Boheemen, Boris Cammelbeeck, IJsbrand van Straten
25.02.2019 NL law
Stibbe advises KAS BANK

Experience - Stibbe advises KAS BANK on the recommended all-cash public offer by CACEIS for KAS BANK.

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Team: Björn van der Klip, Willem Beek, Rogier Raas, Roderik Vrolijk, Paul Vestering
02.01.2019 NL law
Stibbe advises TRUMPF

Experience - Stibbe advises TRUMPF, a leading high-technology company, on the acquisition of the Photonics business from Philips.

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Team: Judica Krikke, Willem Beek, Reinout de Boer, Duco de Boer
28.05.2018 EU law
Stibbe advises Smurfit Kappa

Experience - Stibbe is advising Smurfit Kappa on the acquisition of Reparenco for approximately €460 million.

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Team: Duco de Boer, Reinout de Boer, Paul Vestering, Anna Collignon, Floris ten Have, Ea Visser, Willem Beek

Related news

28.07.2019 NL law

Public M&A in the Netherlands – 2019

Articles - How may publicly listed business combine? What are the main laws and regulations governing business combinations and acquisitions of publicly listed companies? What are the disclosure requirements for owners of large shareholders in a public company? How are cross-border transactions structured? Do specific laws and regulations apply to cross border transactions? Willem Beek provides answers to these and other questions about public M&A in the Netherlands.

Willem Beek Senior Associate Amsterdam

14.07.2017 NL law

Mergers & Acquisitions in the Netherlands: 22 answers

Articles - How may businesses combine? What are the main laws and regulations governing business combinations? What are the disclosure requirements for owners of large shareholdings in a company? How are cross-border transactions structured? Willem Beek provides answers to these and other questions about Mergers and Acquisitions in the Netherlands.

Willem Beek Senior Associate Amsterdam

30.08.2018 NL law

Public M&A in the Netherlands

Articles - Most combinations of listed companies take place by means of a public offer or legal merger. Public mergers and acquisitions give rise to questions such as:

Willem Beek Senior Associate Amsterdam

13.09.2017 NL law

Commissie van Aanbestedingsexperts schakelt expert in voor waardebepaling opdrachten

Short Reads - Onlangs is Advies 319 van de Commissie van Aanbestedingsexperts gepubliceerd. De beklaagden waren niet bereid om de waarde van de opdrachten in kwestie te onderbouwen. De Commissie voelde zich daarom genoodzaakt een expert in te schakelen om de waarde van de opdrachten te onderzoeken.