Rebecca Runa Pinto - Noome
Expertise
Rebecca Runa Pinto-Noome is partner at the Corporate and M&A practice of NautaDutilh's Amsterdam office and member of both the Private Equity and Life Sciences & Technology sector teams. She focuses on M&A work, advising on a wide variety of Dutch corporate transactions, with a specific emphasis on minority investments.
Rebecca spent six years in our New York office. She has in-depth experience with advising on Dutch law aspects in US originated transactions, and in-depth knowledge of the US M&A market. She has the expertise to make US deals with Dutch entities go smoothly and to represent US clients without the disconnects that easily occur when bridging continents and legal systems.
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Work highlights
- One Equity Partners and its portfolio company, Yorktel on the merger with Kinly
- VarmX on its strategic collaboration and option agreement with CSL Behring
- RIGImmune and its shareholders on the acquisition by Leyden Labs
- Partners Group on its acquisition of Pharmathen
- Ginkgo Bioworks on its acquisition of Dutch DNA Biotech
- Investor consortium led by Novo Holdings on the Series A round of The Protein Brewery
- Kester Capital in its acquisition of Avania and subsequent sale to Astorg
- Gilde Healthcare, Inkef Capital and M Ventures on the Series A round of Calypso Biotech
- TPG Capital and its portfolio company, Beaver-Visitec International on the acquisition of Vitreq
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What others say
- "Rebecca Pinto strengthens the firm’s global relationships and adds an extra dimension to the scope of the practice – dealing with private equity mandates in the life sciences and technology sectors." The Legal 500, 2023
- “The NautaDutilh team is well organised and the connections between their cross-border offices are genuine - key when managing a complex cross-border transaction.” The Legal 500, 2026
- “The team is knowledgeable and has a lot of experience in the life sciences VC sector.” The Legal 500, 2026
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Qualifications
Rebecca obtained her Master's degree in Dutch Civil Law from Leiden University and her Master's degree in Corporate Law from the VU Amsterdam. She obtained a post-graduate degree in mergers & acquisitions (Grotius Academy, Radboud University Nijmegen).
