About Harald Spruit

Harald has a wide-ranging corporate practice covering transactional, advisory and contentious matters. 

He regularly advises on domestic and cross-border M&A, joint ventures and corporate governance. 

Harald speaks Dutch, English and Italian.

Recent work

• Arcus Infrastructure Partners, on the sale of FTTH network owner E-Fibre to Open Dutch Fibre, the joint venture between KKR and DTCP 
• GIC and APG, on the acquisition of a substantial stake in The Student Hotel, recently rebranded as The Social Hub (TSH), valuing TSH and its assets under development at € 2.1bn
• Macquarie Asset Management, on its investment in and strategic partnership with real estate developer EDGE  
• Funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management, on the acquisition of High Tech Campus Eindhoven (HTCE) from investor Marcel Boekhoorn.
• Talpa Holding, on the proposed merger between Talpa Network and RTL Nederland, combining their broadcasting and affiliated media activities in the Netherlands  
• Ardian, on the acquisition of Deli Home, a leading Dutch manufacturer and distributor of home improvement products 
• Brookfield Asset Management, on the acquisition of a controlling stake in International Campus Group and the subsequent management buy-out of IC Netherlands 
• DomusVi Group, in respect of its investment in Martha Flora Group, an operator of premium elderly nursing homes in the Netherlands 
• Blackstone, on the sale of a portfolio of Center Parcs Europe holiday resorts to Aroundtown   
• An international sovereign wealth fund, on the acquisition of a 25% stake in citizenM, the Netherlands based international hotel developer and operator  
• Nordic Capital, on its investment in European Dental Group, a leading European dental care and service provider  
• Host Hotels & Resorts (now Archer Capital) on the acquisition of Amsterdam Airport's Hilton Hotel from its developers Schiphol Real Estate 
• JP Morgan, on the acquisition from the Dutch State of Propertize, the former real estate division of SNS Reaal, in a consortium with private equity firm Lone Star for a total consideration of € 3.2bn
• Talpa Holding, on the sale of Talpa Media, the entertainment show producer of worldwide hit format The Voice, to ITV for a total consideration up to €1.1bn
• McCain Foods, on various acquisitions of frozen food producers, including Scelta Products, Van Geloven and Royaan
• KfW, on its investment in Airbus Group, Europe's largest aerospace and defence company and on the changes in the company’s shareholding and governance structure
• ABN AMRO Bank, on the sale of its Swiss private banking business