Sophie van Lanschot
Expertise
Sophie van Lanschot is a candidate civil-law notary in the Corporate/M&A department and a member of the firm’s Private Equity sector team. She has an allround corporate and notarial practice, focusing mainly on M&A transactions, national and cross-border restructurings and management incentive plans.
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Work highlights
Notable recent matters include advising:
- NPM Capital:
- on the acquisition of an interest in Probo, one of the largest and most innovative printing and fulfilment partners for resellers;
- on the acquisition of an interest in Otolift, the Dutch market leader in the development, production, installation and maintenance of stairlifts;
- on the merger between Caspar de Haan and De Variabele, two innovative companies in the maintenance and sustainability management of real estate, in which merger NPM Capital is engaged as partner;
- on the acquisition of an interest in KUBO, a leading developer of high-tech greenhouses for horticulture;
- on the acquisition of a majority stake in Infinitas Learning, a key European provider of innovative learning and education products and services; and
- on the sale of Groendus, the sustainable energy business, to a consortium of APG and OMERS Infrastructure.
- Blinqx on the acquisitions of Nationale Hypotheekbond, Allsolutions and Intersoftware.
- HAL Investments:
- on the initial acquisition of a minority stake and subsequent increase of such stake in Prodrive Technologies, a Dutch company active in the research, development and manufacture of high-tech electronics, software and mechatronic products and systems; and
- on the sale of Floramedia, a Dutch horticulture focused multimedia company, to CCL Industries from Canada.
- Eteck Energie, the largest sustainable provider of heating and cooling systems in the Netherlands, on a EUR 225 million financing deal and related restructuring.
- RTL Group, a European operator of commercial radio and television stations, on its envisaged merger with Talpa Network.
- NPM Capital:
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Qualifications
Sophie graduated from Utrecht University in 2011 with a degree in notarial law. In 2018, Sophie completed the Mergers & Acquisitions course at the VU Law Academy of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
She joined NautaDutilh in September of 2011. In 2016 and 2017, Sophie was the candidate civil-law notary in residence at NautaDutilh's New York office, where she advised on a wide range of matters, including corporate governance and M&A and finance transactions.