Dirk Panis

Public M&A

• Morgan Stanley on the USD 20 billion bridge credit facility in support of Keurig Dr Pepper’s offer for JDE Peet’s
• MFE-mediaforeurope in its EUR 1.8 billion offer for ProSiebenSat.1
• CureVac in the USD 1.25 billion offer by BioNTech
• Allego in the EUR 1.06 billion offer by Meridiam
• Jubilant Foodworks on its GBP 161.2 million unsolicited public offer for DP Eurasia
• Accell Group in the EUR 1.6 billion offer by a KKR-led consortium
• HAL on its EUR 243.6 million acquisition of an 11.79% stake in Technip Energies
• HAL in the EUR 5.5 billion sale of its 76.72% stake in GrandVision to EssilorLuxottica

Private M&A

• Yanmar on its acquisition of Almere City FC and its Stadium
• Coinbase on its USD 2.9 billion acquisition of Deribit
• Van Wijk Vastgoedonderhoud in the acquisition by NOK.5
• Founders and shareholders of Yanga Sportswater with the investment of 3i Group

DeSPACs

• Pegasus Entrepreneurs on its EUR 7.2 billion business combination with FL Entertainment
• Allego on its USD 3.14 billion business combination with Apollo-Affiliated Spartan Acquisition Corp. III
• Next.e.GO on its USD 913 million business combination with Athena Consumer Acquisition Corp

Equity Capital Markets

• BNP Paribas as shareholder with the EUR 2.2 billion IPO of Allfunds
• A consortium led by Tencent on the EUR 33.5 billion listing of Universal Music Group

Dirk has practiced at NautaDutilh in the Netherlands since 2018 and he is admitted to the Amsterdam bar. He was located in the firm’s London office in 2023.

Dirk studied at Tilburg University, where he obtained a master's degree in Dutch Company Law (cum laude) in 2017. Dirk also studied for one semester at Università Bocconi in Milan.

Dirk obtained a post-graduate specialisation degree in mergers and acquisitions (cum laude) at the VU Amsterdam in 2024.