Menno Geusens

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Menno Geusens is een ervaren kandidaat-notaris, gespecialiseerd in het ondernemings- en vennootschapsrecht, met een sterke focus op (internationale) transacties, waaronder mergers & acquisitions (privé en publiek), joint ventures, bedrijfsherstructureringen en het opzetten van investeringsfondsen. Daarnaast adviseert hij cliënten op over algemene bedrijfsaangelegenheden, waaronder corporate governance, managementparticipaties en aandelenoptieplannen voor werknemers. Menno vertegenwoordigt particuliere en beursgenoteerde ondernemingen, waaronder private-equityfirma’s.

Recente zaken bij Jones Day zijn onder meer: Avient bij de overname van DSM Protective Materials voor 1,485 miljard dollar; DAS bij de verkoop van zijn kredietbeheeractiviteiten; Solmax bij de overname van TenCate Geosynthetics; Suez bij de verkoop van zijn Recycling & Recovery-activiteiten; Aurelius Equity Opportunities bij diverse gecontroleerde veilingen (waaronder de verkoop van Getronics Group, Solidus Solutions en Office Depot Europe); Catawiki bij zijn investeringsronde van 150 miljoen euro; Garmin bij de overname van Tacx; en Gimv bij diverse investeringen (waaronder investeringen in Coolword, Joolz en United Dutch Breweries).

Menno is lid van de LGBTQ+ Affinity Group van het kantoor en was een van de oprichters van FORWARD, het eerste juridische LHBT-netwerk in Nederland, waar hij nog steeds lid is van de raad van advies. Daarnaast is hij regelmatig betrokken bij diverse pro-bono-activiteiten en -projecten van het kantoor.

Experience

  • Naxicap Partners obtains financing for acquisition of majority stake in APF Autoparts GroupJones Day acted as legal counsel to Naxicap Partners in connection with the financing of the acquisition of a majority stake in APF Autoparts Group.
  • Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group sells Munich hotel to Eagle HillsJones Day advised Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group in the sale of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Munich to Eagle Hills, a private real estate investment and development company based in Abu Dhabi, and to manage the hotel for Eagle Hills under the Mandarin Oriental brand.
  • Egeria Capital Management establishes Egeria Private Equity Fund VIJones Day advised Egeria Capital Management B.V. on the establishment and fundraising of Egeria Private Equity Fund VI (the "Fund"), including the establishment of a friends and family feeder vehicle and the structuring and acquisition of a warehoused investment.
  • Bose acquires McIntoshJones Day advised Bose Corporation in the acquisition of McIntosh Group, the parent company of high-performance and luxury audio brands that include McIntosh and Sonus faber.
  • Affiliates of Centre Lane Partners acquire substantially all of the assets of Hardinge Inc. and its subsidiaries, including the Kellenberger, USACH, SuperPrecision, and Workholding business linesJones Day advised affiliates of Centre Lane Partners in the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Hardinge Inc. and its debtor subsidiaries, a global leader and provider of advanced machine tool, manufacturing and workholding solutions, as part of chapter 11 proceedings in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
  • Partech invests in PaytJones Day advised Partech Partners in the €55 million strategic investment in Payt, a leading accounts receivable SaaS platform.
  • DM Capital B.V. forms Dutch Mezzanine Fund IVJones Day is advising DM Capital B.V. on the structuring and fundraising of Dutch Mezzanine Fund IV, a debt fund primarily investing in mezzanine and other private subordinated debt and uni-tranche investments.
  • Greystar launches Dutch Essential Housing VentureJones Day advised Greystar in the establishment of its Dutch Essential Housing Venture in partnership with Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP (through its asset manager, APG Asset Management N.V.).
  • IceLake backed HeadFirst Global announces offer for Impellam Group PLCJones Day advised funds managed by Dutch PE firm IceLake Capital on the £483 million takeover of London listed Impellam Group PLC by HeadFirst Global, a company backed by funds managed by IceLake Capital.
  • Holland Capital completes €225 million fundraising Holland Capital Growth & Buy Out Fund VJones Day advised Holland Capital on its €225 million fundraising fifth growth and buyout fund, Holland Capital Growth & Buy Out Fund V.
  • Vibrantz completes US$140 million new STS trade receivables securitisation and €10 million trade receivables factoring programmeJones Day assisted Vibrantz Corporation in relation to a new (i) US$140 million cross-border STS trade receivables securitization transaction with ING Belgium NV/SA and NORD/LB and (ii) €10 million bilateral factoring programme with ING Commercial Finance.
  • Monolithic Power Systems acquires Axign B.V.Jones Day represented Monolithic Power Systems, Inc., a leading company in high-performance power solutions, in the acquisition of Axign B.V., a Netherlands-based fabless semiconductor startup that specializes in programmable multicore DSP (digital signal processors) that demonstrate near-zero distortion signals with significantly reduced power consumption for automotive and consumer audio systems.
  • SmartSD enters into strategic partnership with CobepaJones Day advised SmartSD and its longstanding stakeholders Smile Invest, co-founders and management on a strategic partnership with new majority shareholder Cobepa, a leading European private equity company.
  • Greystar acquires a 650-bed student residence in Puteaux, FranceJones Day advised Greystar in its acquisition of a 650-bed student residence in Puteaux, located in the greater Paris area, from Veld Capital and the FREO Group.
  • Climate Fund Managers forms Climate Investor ThreeJones Day advised Climate Fund Managers on the formation of Climate Investor Three, a funding platform for the purpose of investing in energy transition infrastructure companies in the green hydrogen value chain.
  • Gilde Healthcare VI raises €740 millionJones Day represented Gilde Healthcare in connection with the establishment of Gilde Healthcare Venture & Growth VI with €740 million in commitments.
  • Timken acquires Des-CaseJones Day advised The Timken Company in the acquisition of Des-Case Corp., a Nashville, Tenn.-based manufacturer of specialty filtration products for industrial lubricants.
  • Diebold Nixdorf successfully restructures over $2.7 billion in funded debt and completes the first-ever dual proceeding under the U.S. bankruptcy code and Dutch restructuring law in 71 daysIn the first-ever cross border restructuring involving dual main proceedings under chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and a scheme of arrangement (the "Dutch Scheme") under the Dutch Act on Confirmation of Extrajudicial Plans (Wet Homologatie Onderhands Akkoord ("WHOA")), and the first-ever chapter 15 recognition of Dutch Scheme proceedings and a sanctioned WHOA reorganization plan (the "WHOA Plan"), Jones Day represented Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated ("Diebold") and certain of its U.S. and Canadian subsidiaries (the "Debtors") in connection with (i) the prepackaged chapter 11 cases of In re Diebold Holding Company, LLC, et al., (Case No. 23-90602-DRJ) commenced on June 1, 2023, in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas (the "Bankruptcy Court"); (ii) the Dutch Scheme, commenced on June 1, 2023 by Diebold Nixdorf Dutch Holding B.V. (the "Dutch Issuer") in the District Court of Amsterdam (the "Dutch Court"), and (iii) the chapter 15 proceedings before the Bankruptcy Court commenced by the foreign representative of the Dutch Issuer, wherein the Bankruptcy Court recognized the Dutch Scheme proceeding as a foreign main proceeding and recognized and extended comity to the WHOA Plan that was sanctioned by the Dutch Court.
  • Sacyr Group and Marguerite Silver amend project Arlanzón finance documentsJones Day provided legal advice to consortium composed of Sacyr Group and Marguerite Silver in connection with the Spanish, English, and Dutch matters related with the modification and amendments of certain finance documents within the bond issuance scheme for project Arlanzón.
  • Riverside sells Guestline to Access GroupJones Day represented The Riverside Company in connection with the sale of portfolio company Guestline, a UK-based provider of mission critical software for the hospitality sector, to Access Group.
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