Gaby Heere

M&A / International Mergers & Acquisitions / Private Equity / Joint ventures / Corporate Governance / (Financial) Reorganisations / Investment Funds / German Desk / Leisure & Hospitality/ ICT/ Retail / Healthcare

Gaby has specific experience in the fields of mergers and acquisitions, private equity, management buy-outs/buy-ins, investments, assets/liabilities transactions, joint ventures and due diligence investigations.

She advises on the drafting and negotiating of purchase and sale contracts. She also advises on the design of corporate structures, including their financing, and issues legal opinions.

She assists both corporate clients and private equity firms in (international) due diligence projects, representing either the buyer or the seller. Gaby also acts as attorney and counsellor for various corporate finance houses, venture capital companies, (private) investors and financial institutions.

Her clients see her as a committed, creative, hands-on, approachable attorney and a valued sparring partner, who not only looks at the legal side of things, but also has a great added value on a strategic level.

Gaby graduated from Utrecht University (in Dutch Private Law), with a major in Corporate Law. She also has a degree in English language and literature and has successfully completed the postgraduate course “Merger and Acquisition” at the VU Law Academy of VU University Amsterdam.

Gaby is a member of the Supervisory Board of Gelukskoffer and the Supervisory Board (Professional Field Committee) of the institute of Corporate and Financial Law of Erasmus University Rotterdam. She is also a member of several (professional) associations, including the Dutch Bar Association, the International Bar Association (M&A Committee), the Corporate Litigation Association, M&A Community, Brookz, and (associate member of) the Dutch Venture Capital Association (Nederlandse Vereniging voor Participatiemaatschappijen).

• Kennedy Van der Laan heeft Levapan Europa S.A. geadviseerd bij de verkoop van haar gehele belang (20% van het geplaatst aandelenkapitaal) in Exter International Holding B.V. aan de andere aandeelhouder Oterap Holding B.V.
• Cheese company St. Paul takes over Koninklijke ERU
• Kennedy Van der Laan congratulates parties on successful participation of Inter Scaldes
• Private equity company Straco buys secondment agency Welten
• GoDaddy & Dan.com join forces
• Straco acquires majority shareholding in Labour Power Company
• Livepeer Inc. acquires shares in DDVTech B.V.
• TIIN Capital sells DycoTrade
• TIIN Capital sells Certus to Sdiptech

The Legal 500 EMEA 2024 - Commercial, corporate and M&A - Ranked

Kennedy Van der Laan's workload includes M&A transactions, corporate governance issues, restructurings, and management participations. The practice is jointly led by M&A and private equity specialist Gaby Heere and Jan-Berend Möller, who handles domestic and cross-border transactions for clients in the tech, construction and healthcare sectors. Lukas Suijkerbuijk is well versed in handling M&A deals in the healthcare space.

Testimonials

• ‘Gaby Heere is pragmatic, thinks outside the box and understands our needs.’
• ‘Great, no-nonsense collaboration with Gaby Heere and Jan-Berend Möller.’

The Legal 500 EMEA 2023 - Commercial, corporate and M&A - Ranked

Kennedy Van der Laan has a strong capability in handling mid-market M&A arising out of the healthcare and technology sectors, and counts corporate governance matters, management participations and restructurings in its workload. Gaby Heere, who advises on M&A and due diligence investigations, jointly leads the team alongside Jan-Berend Möller, who has experience of handling acquisitions and joint ventures.

The Legal 500 EMEA 2022 - Commercial, corporate and M&A - Firms to watch

Kennedy Van der Laan recently welcomed Gaby Heere and Jan-Berend Möller; the pair jointly head the corporate and M&A practice which is reputed for its work on mid-market cross-border M&A, particularly within the healthcare and technology fields.