Sietze Hepkema, Partner and Global Head of Corporate practice, Allen & Overy

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Sietze Hepkema (1953)
Wassenaar, the Netherlands

Lawyer, corporate and M&A practice
Erasmus University Rotterdam, master of laws, 1975
Harvard Law School, LL.M., 1977

Experience
Associate and partner Graham & James (San Francisco and Singapore) 1981-1987
Partner Loeff Claeys Verbeke (Rotterdam and Amsterdam) 1987-1999
Partner Allen & Overy (Amsterdam) 2000-

Sietze Hepkema is specialised in international corporate law and transactions, including M&A, joint ventures and public bids. See the major transactions specified below. He advises boards on corporate governance issues.

Management positions
Member management board Loeff, 1989-1999
Senior Partner Allen & Overy Amsterdam, 1999-2009
Member firmwide board Allen & Overy, 2000-2010
Manager A&O global corporate practice, 2002-

Major transactions

• KLM in merger with Air France
• Shell and BASF in divestment Basell
• Ministry of Finance in merger NYSE and Euronext
• PGGM in merger Rodamco and Unibail
• ScheringPlough in its € 11 billion acquisition of Organon
• Heineken in its € 6 billion joint bid for S&N

Other functions
Advisory board New Ventures, 2002-2008
Investigator appointed by the Enterprise Chamber for Royal Ahold NV, 2005-2006
Investigator appointed by the Enterprise Chamber for Van der Moolen Holding NV, 2010-2011
Board Nationale Stichting de Nieuwe Kerk, 2009-
Supervisory Board (RvC) The Royal Bank of Scotland NV, 2010–