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Gaby Smeenk

Partner at De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek

Lawyer

Amsterdam

Deal Bio

Total Deals25

Valued Deals12

Total Value£ 43.51 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 3.63 B

Market Context

Awards

2023 Top Female M&A Lawyers in EMEA

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27 Mar 2018|Netherlands|Specialty Chemicals

Target: AKZO NOBEL NV (SPECIALTY CHEMICALS BUSINESS)

Bidder: THE CARLYLE GROUP

25 Service Providers

1 Target | 11 Bidder | 13 Vendor

74 Dealmakers

1 Target | 40 Bidder | 33 Vendor

£ 8.82 B

Value

26 Aug 2019|United Kingdom|Construction Services

Target: TECHNIPFMC (SPINCO)

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 8 Vendor

42 Dealmakers

3 Target | 39 Vendor

n/a

Value

09 Jan 2020|Netherlands|Digital Services

Target: CM.COM

Bidder: DUTCH STAR COMPANIES ONE

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 6 Bidder

42 Dealmakers

22 Target | 20 Bidder

£ 203 M

Value

13 Dec 2019|Netherlands|Travel and Tourism

Target: TRAVIX

Bidder: TRIP COM INTERNATIONAL LTD

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

141 Dealmakers

1 Target | 132 Bidder | 9 Vendor

n/a

Value

11 Sep 2020|Netherlands|Telecommunications infrastructure

Target: ALTICE NV

Bidder: NEXT PRIVATE

17 Service Providers

6 Target | 10 Bidder | 1 Vendor

56 Dealmakers

29 Target | 27 Bidder

£ 15.86 B

Value

10 Dec 2020|Netherlands|Auto Services

Target: EV CHARGED BV

Bidder: TPG PACE BENEFICIAL FINANCE CORP

17 Service Providers

1 Target | 13 Bidder | 3 Vendor

77 Dealmakers

3 Target | 58 Bidder | 16 Vendor

£ 723 M

Value

10 Jul 2015|Turkey|Satellite

Target: DIGITURK

Bidder: BEIN MEDIA GROUP LLC

12 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 8 Vendor

41 Dealmakers

14 Bidder | 27 Vendor

n/a

Value

26 Oct 2021|Germany|Commercial REITs

Target: DEUTSCHE INDUSTRIE REIT

Bidder: CTP NV

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder

28 Dealmakers

2 Target | 26 Bidder

£ 675 M

Value

22 Mar 2022|Japan|FinTech

Target: COINCHECK

Bidder: THUNDER BRIDGE CAPITAL PARTNERS IV

21 Service Providers

2 Target | 13 Bidder | 6 Vendor

88 Dealmakers

3 Target | 29 Bidder | 56 Vendor

£ 1.33 B

Value

10 May 2022|France|Entertainment

Target: FL ENTERTAINMENT

Bidder: PEGASUS ENTREPRENEURS

27 Service Providers

12 Target | 14 Bidder | 1 Vendor

88 Dealmakers

60 Target | 27 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 6.16 B

Value

10 Feb 2022|Netherlands|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: PONOOC / PORSCHE JOINT VENTURE

Bidder: PON HOLDINGS

4 Service Providers

4 Bidder

22 Dealmakers

22 Bidder

n/a

Value

26 Apr 2023|Luxembourg|Business Process Outsourcing

Target: MAJOREL

Bidder: TELEPERFORMANCE SE

18 Service Providers

2 Target | 14 Bidder | 2 Vendor

35 Dealmakers

3 Target | 32 Bidder

£ 2.65 B

Value

26 May 2023|Luxembourg|Express Courier / Parcels

Target: INPOST SA

Bidder: PPF GROUP

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

13 Dealmakers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 10 Vendor

n/a

Value

05 Apr 2023|France|Property Services

Target: PLUXEE

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Vendor

25 Dealmakers

3 Target | 22 Vendor

£ 3.26 B

Value

03 Jul 2023|Netherlands|Soft Drinks

Target: VRUMONA

Bidder: ROYAL UNIBREW A/S

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 5 Vendor

29 Dealmakers

2 Target | 13 Bidder | 14 Vendor

£ 257 M

Value

09 Oct 2023|Netherlands|Distillers and Vintners

Target: LUCAS BOLS BV

Bidder: NOLET DISTILLERY

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

37 Dealmakers

24 Target | 14 Bidder

£ 163 M

Value

05 Jun 2024|United States|Software

Target: PROMETHEUS GROUP

Bidder: ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

19 Service Providers

5 Target | 8 Bidder | 6 Vendor

54 Dealmakers

3 Target | 33 Bidder | 18 Vendor

n/a

Value

30 Sep 2024|Netherlands|Specialty Retailers

Target: MNP FLOWERS

Bidder: SUNTORY FLOWERS

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

14 Dealmakers

1 Target | 13 Bidder

n/a

Value

02 Sep 2024|Lithuania|Household Equipment and Products

Target: IKEA (BALTICS RETAIL BUSINESS)

Bidder: INTER IKEA GROUP

4 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

15 Dealmakers

15 Bidder

n/a

Value

17 Sep 2024|Singapore|Conventional Electricity

Target: SENOKO ENERGY

Bidder: SEMBCORP INDUSTRIES

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

7 Dealmakers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

05 Sep 2024|Germany|Food Products

Target: VION (GERMAN BEEF ACTIVITIES)

Bidder: TONNIES INTERNATIONAL HOLDING GMBH

4 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

15 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 14 Vendor

n/a

Value

04 Dec 2024|Netherlands|Equipment Rental

Target: PON HOLDINGS (DUTCH AND NORWEGIAN CATERPILLAR ACTIVITIES)

Bidder: ZEPPELIN GMBH

6 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

25 Dealmakers

20 Bidder | 5 Vendor

n/a

Value

18 Dec 2024|Belgium|Food Retailers and Wholesalers

Target: MILCOBEL

Bidder: ROYAL FRIESLANDCAMPINA NV

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder

24 Dealmakers

1 Target | 23 Bidder

n/a

Value

19 Feb 2025|Netherlands|Health Care Services

Target: DE TANDARTSENGROEP

Bidder: ORAL CARE

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 8 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

1 Target | 19 Bidder

n/a

Value

24 Feb 2025|Netherlands|E-commerce

Target: JUST EAT TAKEAWAY.COM NV

Bidder: PROSUS NV

14 Service Providers

7 Target | 7 Bidder

49 Dealmakers

28 Target | 21 Bidder

£ 3.40 B

Value