Honoured to have contributed to Dutch M&A Deal 2019
We are honoured to have contributed to the transaction that was voted the M&A Deal of the Year 2019 during the yearly Dutch M&A Awards Gala on 12 December 2019.
Loyens & Loeff advises VIVAT N.V. on the transaction whereby Chinese insurance company Anbang Group Holdings Co., Ltd. (‘Anbang’) has sold all of its shares in VIVAT N.V. to Athora Holding Ltd.(‘Athora’). In a back-to-back transaction, VIVAT Schadeverzekeringen N.V., the non-life insurances business, has been on-sold to NN Group N.V. for 416 million euro, whereby Athora (based in Bermuda) retains the life insurance business of VIVAT N.V, as well as Actiam, its asset manager, and Zwitserleven, its pension insurance business. The transaction was signed on 7th June 2019 and closing is subject to conditions precedent, among which anti-trust and regulatory clearances as well as works council consultation.
Our team is being led by corporate M&A partner Ewout Stumphius and further comprises a range of specialists among whom Klaas Wiersma, Herman Kaemingk, Kitty Lieverse, Martijn Schoonewille, Marieke Kolsters, Bastiaan Cornelisse, Wilfred Groen, Anne Brugmans, Raphael Donkersloot, Pieter Schoenmakers, Joanne Zaaijer, Victor van Nuland, Youssef el Harchaoui, Pjotr Heemskerk and various others.
We are grateful for the opportunity to advise our client VIVAT N.V. on this transaction, which has material impact on the company and on all of its stakeholders, among which some 2,2 million policy holders, the employees of VIVAT N.V., its distribution partners, its bondholders and the regulators.
Ewout J. Stumphius
Of CounselEwout J. Stumphius, of counsel, is a member of the Corporate Law practice group.
T: +31 10 224 66 07 / +852 3763 9300 M: +31 6 51 28 94 12 / +852 9858 0203 E: ewout.stumphius@loyensloeff.com
Klaas Wiersma
Partner Attorney at lawKlaas Wiersma, attorney at law, is the chairman of the Employment & Benefits practice group in the Netherlands. He has over 20 years’ all-round experience in employment law, with a particular focus on the employment aspects of, mostly international, M&A-deals, co-determination procedures, restructurings and collective dismissals, and cross-border employment.
T: +31 20 578 59 60 E: klaas.wiersma@loyensloeff.com
Herman Kaemingk
Partner Attorney at lawHerman Kaemingk, attorney at law, is a member of the Corporate/M&A practice group in our Amsterdam office. He focuses on corporate M&A and private equity work and has built significant expertise and reputation in these areas in more than 25 years.
T: +31 20 578 54 59 M: +316 54 20 32 50 E: herman.kaemingk@loyensloeff.com
Kitty Lieverse
Partner Attorney at lawKitty Lieverse, attorney at law, is the chair of the Banking & Finance practice group. She specializes in supervision of the financial markets and is professor financial supervision laws at the Radboud University of Nijmegen.
T: +31 20 578 57 55 M: +31 6 51 28 93 06 E: kitty.lieverse@loyensloeff.com
Martijn Schoonewille
Partner Attorney at lawMartijn Schoonewille, attorney at law, is a member of the Banking & Finance practice group.
T: +31 20 578 57 35 M: +31 6 51 86 27 25 E: martijn.schoonewille@loyensloeff.com
Marieke Kolsters
Counsel Senior Deputy Civil Law NotaryMarieke Kolsters, Counsel and senior deputy civil law notary, is a member of the Corporate practice group.
T: +31 20 578 53 58 M: +31 651 85 36 72 E: marieke.kolsters@loyensloeff.com
Bastiaan Cornelisse
Partner Civil law notaryBastiaan Cornelisse, civil law notary, is co-Chairman of the Corporate practice group. He specialises in providing Dutch corporate law advice to national and international clients.
T: +31 10 224 62 84 E: bastiaan.cornelisse@loyensloeff.com
Wilfred Groen
Partner Civil law notaryWilfred Groen, civil law notary, is member of the Real Estate practice group.
T: +31 20 578 59 31 M: +31 622 93 83 43 E: wilfred.groen@loyensloeff.com
Anne Brugmans
Associate Attorney at lawAnne Brugmans, attorney at law, is an associate of the Corporate/M&A practice group.
T: +31 10 224 63 08 M: +31 6 53 23 15 89 E: anne.brugmans@loyensloeff.com
Pieter Schoenmakers
Associate Attorney at lawPieter Schoenmakers, attorney at law, is an associate in the Corporate Law practice group.
T: +31 10 224 64 32 M: +31 6 83 11 42 38 E: pieter.schoenmakers@loyensloeff.com
Joanne Zaaijer
Associate Attorney at lawJoanne Zaaijer, attorney at law, is an associate in our Rotterdam office. She focusses on data protection and privacy law, telecommunications, life sciences, advertising and e-commerce.
T: +31 20 578 52 55 M: +31 653 57 74 21 E: Joanne.Zaaijer@loyensloeff.com
Victor van Nuland
Senior Associate Attorney at lawVictor van Nuland, attorney at law, is a senior associate and member of the corporate/M&A practice group and part of the Energy & Infrastructure team.
T: +31 10 224 64 78 M: +31 6 51 22 01 23 E: victor.van.nuland@loyensloeff.com
Youssef el Harchaoui
Senior Associate Attorney at lawYoussef el Harchaoui, attorney at law, is a member of the Employment & Benefits Practice Group in the Netherlands. He has 8 years of experience advising on all-round employment law, with a particular focus on the employment law aspects of M&A-deals and restructurings, co-determination procedures, and dismissal of managing directors and other top management.
T: +31 20 578 52 68 M: +31 6 43 17 32 86 E: youssef.el.harchaoui@loyensloeff.com
Pjotr Heemskerk
Counsel Attorney at lawPjotr Heemskerk, attorney at law, is a member of the Litigation & Risk Management Practice Group in our Rotterdam office. He specialises in advising, litigating and negotiating with respect to commercial contracts, intellectual property, licenses, e-commerce and new technologies.
T: +31 10 224 61 53 M: +31 6 10 93 90 12 E: pjotr.heemskerk@loyensloeff.com
