Rik van Kessel

Rik specialises in equity capital markets and corporate matters. He has handled a broad spectrum of transactions including equity and debt capital markets, M&A, finance and corporate restructurings.

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Rik van Kessel

Senior Associate Amsterdam

Rik specialises in equity capital markets and corporate matters. He has handled a broad spectrum of transactions including equity and debt capital markets, M&A, finance and corporate restructurings.

Rik van Kessel

Senior Associate Amsterdam

Before turning to corporate transactions, Rik spent two years in our Amsterdam cross-border litigation practice.

From mid-2016 to early 2018, Rik worked in our London office practicing a wide variety of corporate transactions with a focus on banking and finance.

He holds a Master of Laws (2012) graduating cum laude, and a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy (2011), both from the University of Nijmegen.

In 2018, Rik completed the Stibbe MBA Highlights Programme at INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France. 

Languages: Dutch, English
Admitted to the Amsterdam Bar: 2013
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