Mergers & Acquisitions
Advice on buy-side and sell-side transactions, structuring, legal due diligence, negotiation, drafting, signing, and completion.
Boutique Law Firm · Amsterdam · Senior Transaction Counsel
Established counsel for corporate transactions and strategic business decisions
Espina & Law is a boutique Dutch law practice centred on mergers and acquisitions, strategic investments, Dutch corporate law, governance, restructuring, finance, and complex commercial matters. The practice is led by Bastiaan van Doorn, a senior advocaat advising entrepreneurs, companies, investors, boards, and management teams on matters where precision, discretion, and sound judgment are decisive.
Bastiaan van Doorn
Advocaat since 1999 · Corporate Law and M&A
1999
Bastiaan van Doorn admitted as advocaat
2005
Espina & Law founded
Amsterdam
Boutique corporate practice
Ondernemingsrecht
Main registered practice area
A focused boutique practice for complex corporate matters
Espina & Law is positioned for clients who value senior legal judgment, direct access, commercial understanding, and careful execution. The practice advises on acquisitions, investments, divestments, governance, financing, restructurings, and the contractual frameworks that support significant business decisions.
Rather than offering volume-driven legal services, the firm is built around focused, high-value corporate and transactional work under Dutch law.
Clients and counterparties
- Entrepreneurs and founders
- Family-owned and privately held businesses
- SMEs and growth companies
- Private equity and strategic investors
- Boards, management teams, and internationally active companies
Expertise
Advice across the transaction lifecycle and the wider corporate issues that surround ownership, governance, investment, financing, and execution risk.
Corporate Law & Governance
Advice on Dutch corporate law, shareholder arrangements, board matters, governance structures, and broader ondernemingsrecht issues.
Strategic Investments & Divestments
Support on investments, private equity transactions, divestments, joint ventures, and related ownership and control arrangements.
Due Diligence & Risk Allocation
Careful due diligence and transaction drafting focused on clarity, protection, and commercially workable outcomes.
Restructuring, Carve-outs & (Re)Financing
Advice on restructurings, carve-outs, refinancing work, reorganisation, and business-critical documentation.
Commercial & Transaction Documentation
Drafting and negotiating commercial contracts, M&A documentation, and strategic agreements supporting long-term business objectives.
Why clients instruct Espina & Law
The practice is designed for matters that require more than technical drafting alone. Clients engage Espina & Law for seasoned transaction counsel, disciplined analysis, and a clear grasp of the commercial realities that shape corporate decision-making.
Senior experience
Led by a lawyer admitted in 1999 with a background spanning Allen & Overy, international firms, private equity environments, and multinationals.
Commercial perspective
Legal advice informed by both law and business administration, supporting practical judgment in negotiation, structuring, risk allocation, and execution.
Boutique attention
Direct involvement, discretion, responsiveness, and carefully tailored support for clients facing important corporate and transactional matters.
Representative experience
Bastiaan van Doorn has been involved in a substantial number of M&A and related corporate transactions throughout his career, including smaller and mid-market matters as well as larger cross-border transactions.
Transactions and investments
- Buy-side and sell-side M&A transactions
- Strategic investments and divestments
- Private equity transactions
- Joint ventures and ownership structures
Execution and diligence
- Legal due diligence investigations
- Transaction structuring and negotiation
- Drafting share purchase and ancillary documentation
- Commercial and M&A contract negotiation
Corporate and strategic matters
- Corporate governance advice
- Shareholder and board-related matters
- Corporate restructurings and carve-outs
- General ondernemingsrecht advisory work
Clients and deal context
- Family-owned businesses
- Private equity participants
- Dutch and internationally active companies
- Private and competitive cross-border processes
Lawyer Profile
Bastiaan van Doorn
Mr. drs. · Advocaat since 1999 · Corporate Law and M&A Counsel
Bastiaan van Doorn is a Dutch lawyer with a longstanding practice in mergers and acquisitions, investments, divestments, corporate law, governance, restructuring, financing, and complex commercial contracting. He advises entrepreneurs, companies, investors, boards, and management teams on transactions and strategic legal matters where precision and commercial judgment are equally important.
He studied law, cum honore, at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and business administration at Nyenrode Business Universiteit. This combination of legal and business education supports a practice that is both analytically rigorous and commercially grounded.
Bastiaan began his career at Allen & Overy, now A&O Shearman, and later worked at international law firms, private equity firms, and multinationals. Over the course of his career, he has built extensive experience across acquisitions, investments, restructurings, carve-outs, financing matters, governance issues, and transaction documentation.
His practice today is centred on high-value corporate and transactional work under Dutch law, with a particular focus on carefully managed matters where clarity, discretion, and execution quality are essential.
Direct contact
For advice on transactions, corporate law, governance, restructuring, or other strategic business matters, contact Bastiaan van Doorn directly to arrange a confidential discussion.
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Espina & Law B.V.
Nieuwe Weteringstraat 53
1017 ZX Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Nieuwe Weteringstraat 53
1017 ZX Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Professional information
Chamber of Commerce: 34188949
Corporate seat: Amsterdam
Dutch Bar main practice area: ondernemingsrecht
Corporate seat: Amsterdam
Dutch Bar main practice area: ondernemingsrecht