Myrddin van Westendorp

Employment law, Mergers and acquisition & Corporate Law

Myrddin van Westendorp is a partner at Fruytier Lawyers in Business and advises entrepreneurs, directors, and shareholders at the intersection of corporate law and employment law. With nearly twenty years of experience, he combines in-depth legal knowledge with a practical, results-oriented approach.

Myrddin began his career in 2006 at DLA Piper in Amsterdam, where he gained experience handling complex domestic and international cases. In 2010, he joined Fruytier Lawyers in Business, where he became a partner in 2018.

Myrddin deliberately focuses on the intersection of corporate law and employment law. It is precisely in mergers, acquisitions, and corporate reorganizations that these two areas of law converge. Examples include the impact on employees during a company acquisition, the application of rules regarding the transfer of an enterprise, or the employment law consequences of a restructuring. Myrddin oversees the entire landscape, thereby ensuring that legal risks are not overlooked.

Expertise
Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)
Myrddin advises buyers and sellers on business acquisitions, from the initial negotiations through to the closing of the transaction. He has extensive experience in the financial sector, the retail sector, and the chemical industry, working with both small and medium-sized businesses and larger companies and (financial) institutions. He advises on due diligence, purchase agreements, warranties and indemnities, and post-acquisition integration.

Business Law & Corporate Governance
Myrddin advises directors, shareholders, and supervisory board members on corporate law issues, shareholder agreements, director liability, and corporate governance. He drafts and negotiates commercial contracts, including distribution and agency agreements, franchise agreements, and joint venture agreements.

Employment Law
In the field of employment law, Myrddin advises on termination and reorganizations, mass layoffs, social plans, employee participation (Works Council), terms of employment, and labor disputes. He represents both employers and entrepreneurs in proceedings before the subdistrict court and the UWV.

Clients
Myrddin works with a wide range of clients:

  • Entrepreneurs and director-major shareholders (DGA’s)
  • Small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs)
  • Large (international) companies and financial institutions
  • Start-ups and scale-ups
  • Shareholders and investors

Myrddin is known for his direct communication style and his ability to distill legal complexity into clear, actionable advice. He acts as a strategic partner and never loses sight of his clients’ commercial interests.

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Myrddin IN DETAIL

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  • Education: Dutch law at the Amsterdam University
  • Language skills: Dutch and English
  • Lawyer since: 2006
  • Works at Fruytier Lawyers in Business since: 2010
  • Partner since: 2018
  • Contact: [email protected] | +31(0) 624 999 729
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TRACK RECORD MYRDDIN

As a lawyer, M advises and litigates on a wide range of (international) cases.

  • Myrddin served as M&A counsel in the Case: Sale of a Software Company
  • Myrddin also served as counsel in the Case: Strategic Partnership between WIS / ParentPay Group and Infowijs
  • Myrddin represented an IT service provider for the logistics sector in the 100% sale of the company, in which the selling management received the purchase price partly in cash and partly in shares of the buyer.
  • Myrddin advised the market leader in the sale and distribution of AdBlue on the acquisition of an AdBlue distributor in Scandinavia
More Cases handled by Myrddin
  • He also advised an Amsterdam-based startup in the (healthy) food industry on a restructuring in which the minority shareholder was bought out and an employee stock ownership plan was established to allow employees to share in the company’s growth
  • Myrddin advised the founder and owner of a Microsoft IT service provider on the sale of his stake to a peer in the industry
  • Myrddin advised the market leader in AdBlue on the acquisition of three customer portfolios (asset transaction) in Eastern Europe
  • And he advised the director of a supplier of renewable energy products and services on the acquisition of the company
  • In addition, he advised a shareholder of a recruitment firm on the sale of his stake to the other shareholders
  • Our firm’s corporate law practice advised Patisserie Tout in Amsterdam on its successful relaunch following bankruptcy. As a partner, Myrddin played a major role in this.
  • Myrddin advised an Amsterdam-based startup in the healthy food industry on raising growth capital through crowdfunding
  • Myrddin’s team advised the market leader in AdBlue on the acquisition of an industry peer in Austria. Fruytier Lawyers in Business advised its international client on the acquisition of shares and the buyout of two minority shareholders in a Dutch company, making the client the sole owner of the Dutch operations (Taiwan)
  • Fruytier Lawyers in Business assisted an engineering firm active in hydraulic engineering with the (asset) acquisition of an industry peer (NL)
  • The attorneys at Fruytier Lawyers in Business played an active role in the acquisition of an IT server and hosting company. Our firm represented our U.S. client as the buyer (USA)
  • A client active in the construction industry was assisted by our team in the acquisition of assets from an industry peer (NL)
  • An international client offering lottery games was assisted by our team in the sale of its Dutch subsidiary (UK)
  • Our team advised its client on the buyout of its investment and the transfer of rights in an IT company active in digital communications security (NL)
  • Fruytier Lawyers in Business advised a private investment firm on the sale and transfer of the usufruct rights to shares in a scale-up company (NL)
  • Fruytier’s attorneys advised a private investment firm on the exit of an investor (a startup) through the offering and sale of its equity interest
  • Fruytier’s attorneys advised a private investment firm on the joint sale of its stake in a Dutch cybersecurity startup to two new private equity firms (UK)
  • Fruytier Lawyers in Business advised FPE Capital LLP, a growth-oriented private equity investor, on its investment in Intragen, an internationally operating premium cybersecurity consulting firm and systems integrator. Read more.
  • Hivelocity (US) was advised by Fruytier Lawyers in Business on the partial acquisition of Swiftway. Read more.
  • The team at Fruytier Lawyers in Business advised the international travel agency Key Travel (backed by the UK-based private equity firm Elysian Capital) on its acquisition of the international travel management company Raptim. The combined company will have revenue of nearly GBP 350 million with more than 500 employees across ten countries. Read more.
  • Fruytier Lawyers in Business assisted a Dutch buyer in two simultaneous acquisitions (a full acquisition of shares and a partial acquisition of shares) of two Dutch companies active in the gas and construction sectors.
  • A publicly traded royalty investor (UK) was advised by the team at Fruytier Lawyers in Business on a GBP 30 million refinancing. Read more.
  • Fruytier Lawyers in Business assisted the seller in the sale of Taylor Minster Leasing B.V. (TML) and its international subsidiaries to the French Ermewa Group / SNCF. Read more.
  • The team at Fruytier Lawyers in Business advised a private equity client on its acquisition of an international travel agency with a deal value of €30 million.
  • Fruytier lawyers advised a Dutch client on the acquisition of the management’s shares in a Dutch technical services provider.

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