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Merel Zwankhuizen

Partner and Founder, Civil Law Notary · Yourcorporatenotary

NetherlandsCorporate / M&A, Private EquityEnglish, Dutch

About

Merel Zwankhuizen is Founder and Partner at Your Corporate Notary and a Dutch civil law notary and corporate lawyer with 20 years' experience in corporate M&A and related notarial law. Her practice focuses on high-end corporate M&A, private equity, complex (cross-border) restructurings, joint ventures, management and employee participations and corporate governance; she has received nominations for ‘Civil Law Notary of the Year’ (2020) and ‘Best M&A Lawyer Mid Market’ (2024, 2025) and serves as a Disciplinary Court Member and lecturer in Dutch corporate and business law.

Practice areas

Corporate / M&APrivate EquityRestructuringJoint VenturesCorporate GovernanceNotarial

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Expertise

High-end Corporate M&APrivate Equity TransactionsCross-border RestructuringsJoint VenturesManagement & Employee ParticipationsCorporate GovernanceNotarial Law

Admissions

  • Civil Law Notary (Netherlands)

Languages

EnglishDutch