Our expertise
Corporate/M&A
Our clients know our firm’s Corporate and M&A practice as an ambitious and seasoned team of specialists who advise on a wide range of corporate matters and transactional projects. We are the leading law firm in the Dutch Caribbean for mergers & acquisitions and restructurings.
Our strong sector knowledge, expertise and comprehensive service, combined with our presence throughout the region, enable us to assist local and international corporations and financial institutions with a wide range of strategic combinations and corporate investments.
Our Corporate and M&A team advises on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, commercial partnerships, privatizations, auctions, capital markets transactions, restructurings, buy-outs, divestments and other corporate matters. We help our clients navigate deal structuring, regulatory hurdles, negotiation and anything else that comes up in an M&A context. We are dedicated to create value for our clients, help them achieve their business objectives and ensure that even the most complex cross-border deals succeed.
In M&A projects and restructurings, collaboration with other disciplines is essential. Our Corporate and M&A lawyers interact closely with our firm’s other specialists, allowing us to cover the full spectrum of legal business needs and ensure a level of service and quality of advice that is unique in the region.
Our people
Acting as one team, we offer an integrated service throughout the Dutch Caribbean.
Danilo Narvaez
Senior associate
Danilo Narvaez is an associate and co-lead of the Insolvency & Restructuring department together with Michiel Gorsira. Danilo is active in both Commercial & Litigation and Corporate & Banking section of our firm.
Diek Fabius
Partner
Diek Fabius is an expert in the area of corporate law and is particularly engaged in transactions, on- and offshore commercial contracts and the DCSX listings. Diek has been a partner at VANEPS since January 2024.
Focco Lunsingh Scheurleer
Partner
Focco Lunsingh Scheurleer has over twenty-five years of experience as an attorney-at-law and advises both lenders and investors on a broad spectrum of matters in the area of banking, finance and business law.
Jessottiz Baart
Associate
Jessottiz deals with various issues in the field of Corporate & Banking.
Morten Sagis
Associate
Morten Sagis joined VANEPS as a junior associate in 2022. After internships at both NautaDutilh and VANEPS, he decided to start his career within the Corporate and Banking practice at our Curaçao office.
Randolph van Eps
Of Counsel
Randolph van Eps has broad experience as an attorney-at-law with an emphasis on business law and business dispute resolution. He is also one of the driving forces of our Suriname desk.
Ruthnialys Mogen
Senior associate
Ruthnialys Mogen is a critical thinker who approaches challenging legal issues diligently. She specializes in privacy and intellectual property and works at the Corporate & Banking section of our firm on Curacao.
Thalicia Gaffar
Associate
Thalicia deals with various issues in the field of Corporate & Litigation.
Tjarda Tazelaar
Partner
Tjarda is an expert in corporate law and the head of our M&A team. He specializes in mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures and restructurings.
