Jan-Berend Möller

Corporate / M&A / International Mergers & Acquisitions / Emerging technologies / IT / German desk

Jan-Berend specializes in corporate law, with a focus on acquisitions, venture capital, private equity transactions and joint ventures. He also has ample experience in dealing with corporate governance and compliance issues.

Using his specialism, he supports national and international entrepreneurs, private equity and family businesses throughout each step of a transaction. Jan-Berend is a strategic consultee for boards of directors and supervisory boards. He also advises (statutory) directors and/or managers, often in the context of a (contemplated) acquisition or divestment.

His clients know him as a passionate, pragmatic and straightforward person. He is an attorney who focuses on achieving results, without losing sight of details. He takes his clients by the hand and guides them through the different phases of a transaction. This allows them to go back quickly to entrepreneuring or investing.

After graduating from Erasmus University Rotterdam, Jan-Berend completed the postgraduate course Mergers & Acquisitions of Grotius Academy cum laude. He is a guest lecturer at the Rotterdam School of Management and a member of several legal associations, including the Dutch Bar Association, Association Internationale de Jeunes Avocats, and the Dutch Association for Corporate Litigation. He is also a member of the following professional associations: M&A Community, Brookz, and (associate member of) the Dutch Venture Capital Association (Nederlandse Vereniging van Participatiemaatschappijen).

• Deal of the Month: $70 million raised to advance the non-vaccine approach by Leyden Labs
• Kennedy Van der Laan advises on acquisition of Yesqar by DFM, part of Volkswagen Financial Services
• Kennedy Van der Laan advises Randoncorp as co-counsel in acquisition of EBS Group
• Kennedy Van der Laan advised Auréa Group on its acquisition of The Body Shop
• Kennedy Van der Laan advises Delta Participaties on the acquisition of Lease Works and MobilityControl, experts in lease management
• Hardis Group acquires Magnus Black
• Cheese company St. Paul takes over Koninklijke ERU
• Kennedy Van der Laan advised TBI in the takeover of Rutges Vernieuwt
• Aquilum group strengthens its sustainable deployability market position by collaboration with Welke, Ardeon and Schakel
• Unknown invests in Kumasi
• GoDaddy & Dan.com join forces
• Straco acquires majority shareholding in Labour Power Company
• Karmijn Kapitaal joins forces with Tover
• HEVO acquires FAME Groep
• Livepeer Inc. acquires shares in DDVTech B.V.

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.

Testimonial

• ‘Great, no-nonsense collaboration with Gaby Heere and Jan-Berend Möller.’
• ‘Jan-Berend Möller is exceptionally bright and open-minded.’

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.

Testimonial

‘Individuals of KvdL were very knowledgeable. Jan-Berend Möller was efficient in setting up new forms of contracts.’

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.