Gijs Linse
Partner
Amsterdam
Gijs Linse
Partner
Amsterdam
Contact details
Gijs has experience in a wide range of private M&A transactions and related commercial agreements. His focus is on managing major complex, carve-out and cross border transactions.
Gijs' work includes advising clients on private acquisitions and disposals, joint ventures, private equity deals, distressed acquisitions and disposals and restructurings. Gijs has a diverse client base including large corporates (Jumbo Supermarkten, Royal KPN, Wolters Kluwer), private equity (Avedon Capital Partners) and family offices (Infestos, Strikwerda Investments).
Noteworthy experience includes advising:
- Van Gansewinkel on its EUR482m merger with Renewi.
- Royal KPN on various transactions, including the EUR5 billion sale of its German mobile unit E-Plus to Telefonica Deutschland, the EUR1.3 billion sale of BASE Company to Telenet and the sale of the US-based subsidiary iBasis Inc. to Tofane Global.
- Strikwerda Investments on various transactions, including on a combination of acquisitions to create Total Webhosting Solutions, acquisitions to create Total Hosting Solutions and the acquisition of S-P-S International.
- Avedon Capital Partners on various transactions, including the acquisition of Brand Masters, the sale of Robidus to Aegon, the divestment of VanRiet to Material Handling Systems, Inc. and the acquisitions of VisionsConnected and Viju to create Kinly.
- Foppen Holding on its sale to H2 Equity Partners.
- The family shareholders of Royal Agio Cigars on the EUR210m sale to Scandinavian Tobacco Group.
- Telegraaf Media Groep on its strategic partnership with Talpa on radio, TV and OTT and the setting up of the joint venture to combine their radio activities.
Qualifications
Professional
Admitted as advocaat, Netherlands, 2005.
Listed in the register of legal practice areas of the Dutch Bar Association for Ondernemingsrecht (Company law).
Academic
Experience highlights
Advising Jumbo Supermarkten on its M&A transactions since 2009, including the EUR550m acquisition of Super de Boer, the acquisition of C1000 and the EUR410m acquisition of EMTÉ in a consortium with Coop Supermarkten.
Advising Wolters Kluwer on numerous acquisitions and disposals in Europe since 2015, including the EUR300m acquisition of Tagetik in Italy and the EUR250m acquisition of Enablon in France.
Advising a multinational location technology and consumer electronic company on the EUR910m sale of its telematics business to Bridgestone Europe.
Advising Alfen on its EUR85m IPO on Euronext Amsterdam.
Qualifications
Professional
Admitted as advocaat, Netherlands, 2005.
Listed in the register of legal practice areas of the Dutch Bar Association for Ondernemingsrecht (Company law).
Academic
Published work
- Author of ‘Naar beste weten van verkoper’ in garantiebepalingen’ (‘To the best of Seller’s knowledge’ in warranty clauses) in Vennootschap en Onderneming 2009, nr. 6.
- Author of ‘De mogelijkheden en onmogelijkheden van 334t-aansprakelijkheid’ (The (im)possibilities of 334t-liability) in Vennootschap en Onderneming 2013, nr. 2.
Pro-bono experience
- Advising the non-profit foundation Text-to-Change on the equity funding obtained from ABN Amro Social Impact Fund B.V.
- Advising a number of Dutch development organisations to set up Connect4Change, a consortium of IICD, Akvo, Cordaid, Edukans and ICCO, funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
