Olaf Baks
Expertise
Olaf Baks is a corporate lawyer in our Corporate M&A Department with a focus on Benelux and international mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buy-outs and corporate finance transactions. He advises Dutch and international private equity sponsors, founders, management teams, family-owned businesses and corporates on complex domestic and cross-border transactions throughout the investment lifecycle. His practice combines platform acquisitions, exits, buy-and-build strategies and sophisticated management incentive arrangements, making him a trusted adviser to family-owned businesses and private equity investors operating in the Benelux.
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Work highlights
- Bencis on the sale of The European Candy Group to Orkla Snacks
- NPM Capital on the sale of Dieseko Group to DevCo
- Groupe Bruxelles Lambert on its acquisition of BUKO Group from funds managed by Equistone Partners Europe and the founding Scheybeeck family
- Potentia Capital and its portfolio company EstimateOne Pty Ltd (E1) on the acquisition of the 12Build Group
- NPM Capital on the acquisition of the Büter Group from the Büter family
- Smile Invest on the sale of Oldelft Ultrasound to steute Technologies
- NPM Capital and its portfolio company HQ Pack Group on the acquisition of Brainport Meilink
- Keensight Capital and its portfolio company Plat4Mation on the acquisition of Adeno
- Cibus Capital and its portfolio company The Flavour Farm on the sale of the wholesale activities and assets to Harvest House
- Yanmar on the acquisition of Almere City FC and the stadium in which Almere City FC plays its home games
- Keensight Capital and its portfolio company Buckaroo on the acquisition of Payconiq’s direct merchant portfolio
- Cibus Capital and its portfolio company The Flavour Farm on the acquisition of RedStar’s Dinteloord cultivation facility and the RedStar brand name & sales organisation
- Levine Leichtman Capital Partners on the sale of NMi to Bridgepoint
- Smile Invest on the sale of IGS GeboJagema to BC Partners
- Keensight Capital and its portfolio company RAM Group on the acquisition of the MedicalPHIT Group
- BC Partners on the sale of Synthon to Goldman Sachs Alternatives
- NPM Capital on the sale of Zorgwerk to Randstad N.V.
- Bowmark Capital on the sale of Tax Systems to Providence Equity Partners LLC
- NPM Capital on the merger of Combivliet and Agrocare
- Blinqx (HG Capital owned company) on the acquisition of Scan Sys
- Bowmark Capital and its portfolio company Tax Systems on the acquisition of TaxModel
- Bencis on the sale of Kooi European Mobile Security Solutions to IK Partners
- Keensight Capital on the acquisition of Plat4Mation
- NPM Capital on the acquisition of Probo Holding B.V.
- Keensight Capital on its majority investments in Nomios
- Keensight Capital on its joint investment with CVC Capital Partners in Sogelink
- Keensight Capital and its portfolio company Buckaroo on the acquisition of a customer portfolio of ABN AMRO and the partnership between Buckaroo and ABN AMRO
- BlackFin Capital Partners on the sale of CED Group to Rivean Capital
- NPM Capital and its portfolio company Omdus Group with the acquisition of the Biltz Group
- Cibus Capital on the acquisition of Duijvestijn
- Levine Leichtman Capital Partners with the sale of SK AeroSafety to Bridgepoint
- Founders and shareholders of Scelta Products on the sale of Scelta Products to McCain Foods
- Inflexion Private Equity Partners on the buy-out acquisition of enviolo
- NPM Capital on the acquisition of Otolift Beheer B.V.
- NPM Capital on the acquisition of KUBO
- Keensight Capital and its portfolio company Sogelink SAS on the acquisition of GoConnectIT Group from Main Capital
- Founders and shareholders of Yanga Sportswater with the investment of 3i Group
- Founders of Rotom Europe with the majority investment of Waterland Private Equity Investments
- Keensight Capital Partners on the acquisition of RAM Infotechnology
- CapVest on the sale of Valeo Foods to Bain Capital
- Keensight Capital Partners on the acquisition of Symeres
- Levine Leichtman Capital Partners on the acquisition of SKAerosafety
- Levine Leichtman Capital Partners on the sale of Futurewhiz (Squla)
- NPM Capital on the acquisition of Infinitas Learning from Compass Partners
- NPM Capital on the acquisition of a minority stake in KUBO
- NPM Capital on the sale of HAK
- NPM Capital on the sale of the Outdoor Life Group to Parcom Capital
- The Carlyle Group on the acquisition of a majority stake in Varo Energy
- Bay Grove Capital and Lineage Logistics on the acquisitions of Kloosterboer
- Levine Leichtman Capital Partners on the acquisition of Triskelion and NMI
- Levine Leichtman Capital Partners and Capsa on the acquisition of Robopharma
- Levine Leichtman Capital Partners on the acquisition of SIPM Group
- BC Partners on the acquisition of Synthon
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What others say
- "Olaf Baks is a highly skilled and client-focused partner with a strong reputation in the PE market.” The Legal 500, 2025
- "Olaf Baks stands out as a hands-on, client-focused M&A partner” The Legal 500, 2025
- “Olaf Baks is highly detail-oriented and ensures flawless execution” The Legal 500, 2026
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Qualifications
In 2011 and 2012, Olaf worked in NautaDutilh’s London office and in 2017 and 2018 in NautaDutilh's New York office. In 2017 Olaf completed the 'Mergers & Acquisitions' postgraduate specialization program at the VU University Amsterdam. In 2011 he obtained a Master degree in corporate law (cum laude) at the VU University Amsterdam. In that same year he joined NautaDutilh and was admitted to the Amsterdam Bar.