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.

*Maarten has registered corporate law as his legal practice area in the Netherlands Bar’s register of legal practice areas. Based on this registration, he is required to obtain 10 training credits per calendar year in each registered legal practice area in accordance with the standards set by the Netherlands Bar Association.

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

Bar Qualification

  • England and Wales (Solicitor)
  • Netherlands (Advocaat)

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