Olivier Valk
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Olivier Valk

Partner

Email

olivier.valk@aoshearman.com

Phone

+31 20 674 1445

Offices

Amsterdam

V-CARD
Olivier advises clients on the full range of corporate (M&A) transactions, with a focus on transactions involving listed companies.
Olivier’s recent experience includes advising Prosus on its take private of JustEatTakaway.com NV, Meridiam on the delisting of Allego NV, Royal DSM on its cross-border merger of equals with Firmenich, Prosus on its 2021 exchange offer to the Naspers shareholders, and Euronext NV on the acquisition of the Borsa Italiana Group from London Stock Exchange Group.

Olivier regularly publishes on public M&A and related topics, lectures in the ‘Grotius’ post-academic training programme for experienced lawyers and provides guest lectures on public M&A at Utrecht University and on corporate governance at Nyenrode. From 2017-2018 Olivier was based in the firm’s Tokyo office, and since then regularly works on transactions with a link to Japan.

Expertise

Industries

Experience

Representative matters

  • Atrium on the EUR 1.4bn by way of scheme of arrangement by Gazit Globe (2019).
  • Wessanen on the EUR 885m public takeover by a consortium of PAI and Charles Jobson (2019).
  • Saxo Bank on the EUR 424m public offer for all shares in BinckBank (2018).

Published Work

  • 'Besluit openbare biedingen Wft', in: Groene Serie Toezicht Financiële Markten, Deventer: Kluwer
  • 'Wet op het financieel toezicht, artikel 1 en 5:70-83', in: Groene Serie Toezicht Financiële Markten, Deventer: Kluwer
  • ‘The Dutch public takeover regime, both from a legal and a practical perspective’ in: ‘European Takeovers: the art of the acquisition’, June 2018 

Leadership Positions And Professional Affiliations

  • Olivier is an active participant in the Dutch Japanese Trade Federation (Dujat).

Qualifications

Admissions

Admitted as advocaat, the Netherlands, 2011

Listed in the register of legal practice areas of the Dutch Bar Association for Ondernemingsrecht (Company law) 

Academic

BA, Social sciences, University College Utrecht, Utrecht University, the Netherlands, 2006
LLM, European law, University of Durham, United Kingdom, 2007
LLM, International law, Utrecht University, the Netherlands, 2009
BA, Dutch Law, Utrecht University, the Netherlands, 2011

Languages

Dutch, English
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.