Maarten Overmars
Partner
London
maarten.overmars@lw.com
+44.20.7710.1877
PRACTICES
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Private Equity
INDUSTRIES
EDUCATION
- Certificate, Law Firm School, 2011
- LL.B. (Hons) in Dutch Law, VU University Amsterdam, 2009
- LL.M. in Dutch Corporate Law, VU University Amsterdam, 2009
LANGUAGES SPOKEN
- English
- Dutch
PROFILE
Maarten Overmars advises private equity firms and their portfolio companies on a full spectrum of transactions in Europe, particularly those with a Dutch or Benelux nexus.
Dual-qualified in English and Dutch law, he helps clients navigate private equity matters involving:
- Acquisitions
- Disposals
- Continuation fund and other fund-to-fund transactions
- Management equity plans
- Restructurings
- Ongoing corporate advice
Maarten leverages trusted relationships with key industry participants across the London and Dutch markets, as well as a comprehensive understanding of both geographies’ culture and market practice, to guide clients across a portfolio company’s entire life cycle.
He co-authored the chapters “Private equity investment in the oil and gas industry” in Oil & Gas M&A: A Practical Handbook and “Partial Exits” in Private Equity Exits: A Practical Analysis.
EXPERIENCE
Maarten’s experience includes advising:
Astorg Partners
- On the disposal of Audiotonix to Ardian
- On multiple acquisitions by its portfolio company IQ-EQ, including of:
- First Names Group
- Lawson Connor
- On IQ-EQ’s acquisition by a continuation fund
- On acquiring:
- Corsearch from Audax Private Equity
- Xceptor from CBPE Capital
- Normec Holdings from Summit Partners
- On its portfolio company Corsearch’s acquisition of Incopro
Bay Grove Capital and Lineage Logistics (Portfolio Company)
- On acquiring:
- Kloosterboer
- Partner Logistics
- Yearsley Group
- Pago
- Grupo Fuentes
BC Partners
- On acquiring Synthon
The Carlyle Group
- On acquiring AkzoNobel’s Specialty Chemicals business
Carlyle International Energy Partners
- On acquiring:
- Shell Upstream Gabon and a 75% stake in Shell Gabon
- Mazarine Energy
- A 33% stake in Varo Energy from Reggeborgh
CVC Capital Partners
- On its investment, alongside Oakley Capital, in TechInsights
OMERS
- On selling 40% of Caruna to OTPP and KKR
- On, together with APG, acquiring Groendus from NPM Capital
Onex
- On acquiring KidsFoundation from H.I.G. Capital
- On the disposal of Partou to a Waterland-backed continuation fund
PAI Partners
- On, together with British Columbia Investment Management, the disposal of and reinvestment in Refresco to KKR
Platinum Equity
- On acquiring Wyndham Worldwide’s European vacation rental business
- On its portfolio company Awaze’s disposal of Landal Greenparks to Roompot, a KKR portfolio company
Inflexion Private Equity Partners
- On its acquisition of Dutch company Enviolo, an e-bike components manufacturer
- On its investment into Dutch company YER, a specialist secondment and recruiting agency