Image

Christiaan de Brauw

Partner

Christiaan specialises in corporate law and M&A transactions with a focus on public M&A, corporate governance and shareholder activism and complex corporate transactions and advice.

Christiaan is trusted advisor of various listed companies, multinationals and successful growth companies. Christiaan also focuses on growth companies and investments through the company’s cycle. Christiaan has gained broad experience in the Life Sciences sector. Christiaan is the "go-to adviser in the field of public takeovers" (Chambers Europe 2022: Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability) and a "go-to for both contested and friendly public M&A deals" (Legal 500, "Hall of Fame" 2022). Christiaan has published the comprehensive text book on Dutch public takeovers. He is a fellow at the Business & Law Research Centre of the Van der Heijden institution for corporate law of the Nijmegen University and a member of the ABA and the American Bar Foundation.

Experience

Representative matters

All types of friendly and contested public takeovers including Koninklijke Brill on its takeover by Walter de Gruyter, Teslin on its consortium offer with KKR for Accell, NPM on the acquisition of ICT Group, the board of Altice in relation to the offer by Next, Kiadis on its public takeover by Sanofi, Saxo on the public offer for BinckBank, Gemalto in its successful defence against Atos and offer by Thales, Telegraaf Media Group on the public offers by Mediahuis and Talpa, Qualcomm on its public offer for NXP, Mylan on its successful takeover defence against the approach by Teva, FedEx on its public offer for TNT Express, J&J on its offer for Crucell, Dockwise on the hostile offer for Fairstar and the public offer by Boskalis, Casino on the sale of Super de Boer to Jumbo, Vedior on the public offer by Randstad.

Various equity transactions including Exor on its 15% stake in Koninklijke Philips, Sif Holding N.V. on its EUR 328 million investment decision to construct the world’s largest monopile foundation manufacturing plan, including through a rights issue, and debt and launching customer funding, ProQR on its cross-over series A, IPO and equity raises, etc.

Various growth companies and investors on all kinds of strategic and funding transactions, including for Protix, Leyden Labs, Meatable, myTomorrows, Docplanner, Silverflow, Bux.

All types of (international) M&A and corporate transactions including Mammoet on its acquisition of ALE, a multinational location technology and consumer electronic company, Anbang on the sale of VIVAT, the founders and shareholders of Nederlandse Energie Maatschappij (NLE) on its sale to Nuts Group (Waterland).

Published Work

  • C.J.C. de Brauw, (2023) ‘De voorzitter en strategiebepaling’ in Veranderend toezicht. De taak en positie van de voorzitter van de raad van commissarissen (Serie vanwege het Van der Heijden Instituut, 182), Deventer, Wolters Kluwer
  • C.J.C. de Brauw, (2022) 'Strategiebepaling bij beursvennootschappen, activistische aandeelhouders en bescherming in het Nederlandse stakeholdermodel’, Ondernemingsrecht 2022/25
  • C.J.C. de Brauw, (2022) 'Bescherming tegen aandeelhoudersactivisme in Delaware naar aanleiding van de uitspraak van de Delaware Chancery Court over de anti-activist poison pill van Williams’, Ondernemingsrecht 2022/16
  • C.J.C. de Brauw en O. Valk, (2021) 'Kroniek openbare biedingen 2015-2021 - Deel 2', TOP 2021/481

Leadership Positions And Professional Affiliations

  • Senior lecturer post-doctorate Grotius education Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Board member of post-doctorate VU Law Academy Mergers & Acquisitions education
  • Member of the Mergers & Acquisitions Committee of the Business Law section of the American Bar Association and of the American Bar Foundation
  • Fellow Onderzoekcentrum Onderneming en Recht (OO&R) of the Radboud University
Recognition
One client regards Christiaan de Brauw as the 'go-to adviser in the field of public takeovers'. In addition to his experience in cash and public takeover offers, Christiaan de Brauw also advises clients on divestments.
Chambers Europe 2022: Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability
Christiaan de Brauw is praised by one client for 'his creativity and pragmatism in crunch time'.
Chambers 2020

Qualifications

Admissions

Admitted as advocaat, Netherlands, 1996

Listed in the register of legal practice areas of the Dutch Bar Association for Company Law.

Academic

Law, Erasmus University Rotterdam, 1994

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.