Founded in 1724, NautaDutilh is an Amsterdam-headquartered independent law firm. The firm maintains offices in Amsterdam, Brussels, London, Luxembourg, New York and Rotterdam. The firm also extends its presence globally with country desks for France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Latin America and China. 

Focusses/specialisms 

NautaDutilh is best known in the Netherlands for its work in M&A, restructuring and insolvency and capital markets, where it isamong the best firms in the market. 

The banking team is active across a range of different sectors, acting for borrowers, lenders and sponsors on matters including acquisition financings, corporate lending and refinancing. 

In capital markets, the firm takes on debt, equity, and structured finance and securitization work, advising clients such as issuers, underwriters and shareholders. The team acted on the first securitization in the Netherlands and has since maintained a strong reputation in the space. 

The firm is also strong in the M&A space, advising regularly on the market’s most valuable deals. Public offers and private equity work are two particular areas of strength for the firm, and it regularly works for corporates on cross-border deals. 

In projects, the firm has experience advising on the financing of projects of national prominence and supports lenders on developments of major highways and flood protection infrastructure. The project development team takes on similar projects and has experience in PPPs. 

The restructuring and insolvency team represents distressed parties and creditors and works on cross-border restructurings and large domestic bankruptcies. 

Key clients 

The firm has acted for Prosus, Nederlandse Waterschapsbank, Daimler International Finance, De Volksbank, Petrobras Global Finance, Mondelez, GlaxoSmithKline, IHS Netherlands Holdco, Enel Finance International, Airbnb, Mylan, HAL Investments, European Investment Bank, Rabobank, Agrokor, Morgan Stanley Bank, Uber, and Ashland. 

Client feedback: 32nd edition (2022/2023) 

Banking and finance 

“Highly knowledgeable, experienced and proactive. They think beyond the legal part of the deal. Good communication to manage expectations on timing, delivery as promised.” 

Capital markets: equity 

“Nauta provided timely, thoughtful, commercial advice throughout the transaction. They anticipated potential stumbling blocks and helped the transaction parties stay ahead of the curve.”