Katinka Middelkoop
Partner
Katinka has a wide range of experience advising international corporates and financial institutions on complex cross-border and strategic M&A transactions.
She has more than 20 years of experience (of which 10 as a partner) and previously worked as a US lawyer in the New York office for over five years.
Expertise
Experience
Representative matters
Van Lanschot Kempen on the acquisition of Robeco’s online distribution platform for investment services.
European Payments Initiative (EPI) on the acquisition of Currence iDeal a payment services company and Payconiq International, a mobile payment processing platform.
Aegon on the EUR830m sale of its insurance, pension and asset management businesses in Hungary, Poland, Romania and Turkey to VIG.
3i Infrastructure and DWS Group on the sale of Attero to Ardian.
Pro bono
Member of the advisory committee of Maatschappelijke Alliantie
Advising Circle Economy on several strategic transaction
Leadership Positions And Professional Affiliations
- Dutch Bar
- American Bar Association New York
- State Bar Association
- Member Advisory Board Maatschappelijke Alliantie
Recognition
“Katinka Middelkoop expertly led a multijurisdictional team. She excels both substantively and organizationally and does not grandstand or showcase where this is not required – this makes her very efficient. On top of that she is down to earth and practical.”
Awards
- Leading individual in Legal 500 for Corporate M&A: https://www.legal500.com/c/netherlands/commercial-corporate-and-ma/
- Ranked as “Best in M&A” by European Women in Business Law 2020
Qualifications
Admissions
Admitted: Bar of the Netherlands, 2000
Admitted: Bar of the State of New York, 2009
Listed in the register of legal practice areas of the Dutch Bar Association for Ondernemingsrecht
Academic
Grotius Financieel Recht, 2012
Elsevier Postgraduate Studies M&A, 2005
Master of Law (Civil Law & Corporate Law), Leiden University, 2000
Languages
Dutch, English
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.