Family Owned Business & Private Wealth
Do you own a family business? Are you an entrepreneur? Or maybe a high net worth individual? If so, you no doubt face complex tax and legal regulations, both at home and abroad. Not just related to your business, but also to your personal (family) wealth.
"Clients highlight the team's dedication, knowledge, availability and business sense" - Chambers & Partners
Personal and pragmatic approach
Our Family Owned Business & Private Wealth department would be delighted to offer you tailored, personal advice. We take a co-operative and forward-thinking approach, anticipating social dynamics, and help you to make the right choices. This also applies to our services for family offices, private bankers, (family) foundations and (family) trusts.
More than 100 years of experience
We are unique because of the fully-integrated collaboration between tax advisers, civil law notaries and lawyers. Your questions are considered and addressed from various perspectives. You can also draw on specialist tax and legal knowledge of the rules in our four home markets (the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and Switzerland) and you can draw on our global network.
We have more than 100 years of experience in the industry and we are genuinely interested in our clients. This allows us to efficiently transform your complex tax and legal issues into pragmatic solutions. We aim to build long-term client relationships founded on mutual trust (trusted adviser).
How we can help
We offer advice on, for example:
- Tax and legal structuring of your family-owned business
- Advice on the management and supervision of your family-owned business and wealth
- Protection of your wealth and your privacy
- Tax and legal structuring of your succession planning
- Advice on prenuptial agreements and last wills
- Support for your emigration and/or immigration
- Tax and legal structuring of your valuable assets
- Establishing (family) foundations and charitable organisations
- Tax compliance
In addition, we gladly advise you on the tax and legal consequences of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in your situation.
Would you like to know more? In the publication ‘What can you expect from us?’ we provide you further information
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What others say about us
Chambers HNW
Loyens & Loeff handles private client matters for high net worth individuals and families. "They are the most famous group in this market, and indeed across Benelux," observes a wealth adviser.
One market source comments: "They are very professional, they focus on the problem and tackle the issue. They tackle the problem from different angles and that is a very strong point." Another adds: "They are consistently excellent across all their jurisdictions." (2020)
Chambers HNW
"Loyens & Loeff remains a respected provider of private wealth advice in the Netherlands. 'That is definitely who we'd go to in the Netherlands', states an international interviewee, adding: 'They are market leaders in the Netherlands, with a strong tax pedigree'." (2019)
"Sources praise the quality of the team. 'They are engaging and easy to work with and we get the job done. It's pretty seamless stuff', says a commentator, who adds that 'they have extremely useful contacts'. Another source highlights the team's 'competence and experience'." (2019)
Chambers HNW
"Clients highlight the team's 'dedication, knowledge, availability and business sense'." A second source says: 'They are very quick to respond and communication is great.'" (2018)
Jules de Beer
Senior associate Tax adviserJules de Beer, senior tax advisor, is a member of the Family Owned Business & Private Wealth practice group in our Rotterdam office.
T: +31 10 224 61 55 M: +31 6 28 44 66 33 E: jules.de.beer@loyensloeff.com
Paul Berssenbrugge
Senior Associate Deputy Civil Law NotaryPaul Berssenbrugge, deputy civil law notary, is a member of the Family Owned Business & Private Wealth practice group in our Rotterdam office.
T: +31 10 224 62 71 M: +31 6 51 57 90 27 E: paul.berssenbrugge@loyensloeff.com
Gerard Blokland
Partner Tax adviserGerard Blokland, tax adviser, is chair of the Family Owned Business & Private Wealth practice group and works from our Amsterdam office.
T: +31 20 578 51 89 M: +31 6 10 89 41 68 E: gerard.blokland@loyensloeff.com
Guido Derckx
Partner Tax adviserGuido Derckx, senior tax adviser & partner, is a member of the Family Owned Business & Private Wealth practice group, as well as of the Investment Management and Corporate Tax Services practice groups in our Amsterdam office.
T: +31 20 578 56 25 M: +31 6 53 56 41 90 E: guido.derckx@loyensloeff.com
Fred van der Leije
Partner Tax adviserFred van der Leije, tax adviser, is a member of the Family Owned Business & Private Wealth practice group and works from our Rotterdam office.
T: +31 10 224 64 33 M: +31 6 53 91 97 98 E: fred.van.der.leije@loyensloeff.com
Dirk-Jan Maasland
Partner Civil Law NotaryDirk-Jan Maasland, civil-law notary, is a member of the Family Owned Business & Private Wealth Practice Group.
T: +31 20 578 57 43 M: +31 653 58 60 28 E: dirk.jan.maasland@loyensloeff.com
Pieter van Onzenoort
Counsel Civil law notaryPieter van Onzenoort, civil law notary, is a member of the Family Owned Business & Private Wealth practice group in our Rotterdam office.
T: +31 10 224 62 97 M: +31 6 53 70 77 93 E: pieter.van.onzenoort@loyensloeff.com
Rogier Ploeg
Senior associate Tax adviserRogier Ploeg, tax adviser, is a member of the Family Owned Business & Private Wealth group in our Amsterdam office.
T: +31 20 578 59 29 M: +31 6 53 58 86 14 E: rogier.ploeg@loyensloeff.com
Tim van Straaten
Senior associate Tax adviserTim van Straaten, tax adviser, is a member of the Family Owned Business & Private Wealth practice group in our Amsterdam office.
T: +31 20 578 54 34 M: +31 6 10 89 78 65 E: tim.van.straaten@loyensloeff.com
Rick van der Velden
Partner Tax adviserRick van der Velden, tax adviser, is a member of the Family Owned Business & Private Wealth practice group in our Rotterdam office.
T: +31 10 224 67 40 M: +31 6 51 58 11 26 E: rick.van.der.velden@loyensloeff.com
Pleuni Visser
Senior associate Tax adviserPleuni Visser, tax adviser, is a member of the Family Owned Business & Private Wealth practice group in our Amsterdam office.
T: +31 20 578 53 13 M: +31 6 55 34 08 61 E: pleuni.visser@loyensloeff.com
Barbara Albrecht
Senior associate Attorney at LawBarbara Albrecht, attorney at law, is a member of the Family Owned Business & Private Wealth Practice Group in our Brussels office.
T: +32 2 773 23 71 E: barbara.albrecht@loyensloeff.com
Nicolas Bertrand
Partner Attorney at LawNicolas Bertrand is a partner in our Brussels office. He co-heads the Loyens & Loeff Family Owned Business & Private Wealth Practice Group in Belgium.
T: +32 2 773 23 46 E: nicolas.bertrand@loyensloeff.com
Saskia Lust
Partner Attorney at LawSaskia Lust is a partner in our Brussels office. She co-heads the Family Owned Business & Private Wealth Team in Belgium. She focuses on international asset structuring.
T: +32 2 700 10 27 E: saskia.lust@loyensloeff.com
Peter Adriaansen
Partner Tax AdviserPeter Adriaansen, partner, is a member of the Tax Practice Group in our Luxembourg and Amsterdam offices. He focuses on tax structuring for multinational and international private clients.
T: +352 466 230 451 E: peter.adriaansen@loyensloeff.com
Jochem van der Wal
Partner Attorney at law / Tax adviserJochem van der Wal, attorney at law and tax adviser, is a partner in the Tax Practice Group of our Luxembourg office. He focuses on general Luxembourg and international tax matters.
T: +31 20 578 52 34 / +352 466 230 235 E: jochem.van.der.wal@loyensloeff.com
Beat Baumgartner
Partner Attorney at law, Swiss certified tax expertBeat Baumgartner, attorney at law and Swiss certified tax expert, is a partner in our Zurich office. He focuses on Swiss and international taxation, M&A, financing and capital market transactions.
T: +41 43 434 67 10 M: +41 79 930 63 52 E: beat.baumgartner@loyensloeff.com
Livia Geissmann
Associate Tax adviserLivia Geissmann, tax adviser, is an associate of the Zurich office. She focuses on Swiss and international taxation as well as succession planning for Swiss and foreign (ultra) high-net-worth private clients and family owned businesses.
T: +41 43 434 67 28 M: +41 79 42 82 245 E: livia.geissmann@loyensloeff.com