David
van Kessel

Partner Advocaat
Corporate / M&A

Contact

T +31 (0)20 30 35 965 M +31 (0)6 289 28 964 E david.vankessel@florent.nl LinkedIn vCard
David van Kessel

about David

David started his career at an international law firm in Amsterdam in 2007. He joined Florent in 2019. He is a partner in the Corporate / M&A practice. David also worked in Shanghai and Hong Kong.

Expertise

David specialises in corporate law and focuses on mergers & acquisitions, governance, corporate restructurings, private equity and joint ventures. Furthermore, he advises on corporate law issues and drafting (commercial and corporate) contractual documentation. 

What else
David speaks Dutch and English.

Track Record &
Recognition

Advising Meijer Beheer on the sale of its 50% interest in Lamb-Weston/Meijer to Lamb Weston (NYSE:LW) for EUR 700 million (in cash and stock of Lamb Weston).

Advising Ennatuurlijk on the acquisition of ECW Geoholding, a geothermal business in the Netherlands providing energy to a group of professional gardeners.

Advising shareholders of SpeakUp (People Intouch, a Dutch ethics & compliance software provider focused on providing whistleblowing solutions) on the sale of SpeakUp to Fortino Capital and continued role by management shareholders.

Advising Datamars on various acquisitions in the Netherlands.

Advising Indutrade (STO:INDT) on the acquisition of SKS (Siersema Komponenten Service B.V, with annual sales of approximately EUR 35 million).