About
Marein Smits is CEO, lawyer and partner at Wintertaling who has practised corporate law since 1997, advising on M&A, private equity, joint ventures, structuring and governance, particularly for large family businesses. She was named Acquisition Lawyer of the Year at the Brookz Fusie en Overname Awards 2024 and is a core professor of Law in the Business Valuation program at Nyenrode Business University.
Practice areas
Corporate / M&APrivate EquityPartnershipsStructuring & FinancingCorporate GovernanceFamily BusinessReal Estate
Office
Expertise
Mergers & AcquisitionsPrivate EquityCross-border and Dutch Joint VenturesShareholder DisputesSuccession & Continuity for Family BusinessesIndustrial & Business ServicesRetail (Food & Non-food)ConstructionHealthcarePharmaceuticals
Education
- Dutch Law, University of Amsterdam (1996)
- Philosophy, Leiden University (1992)
Languages
DutchEnglishFrench