On 29 September 2011 UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) organizes their annual Investment Awards Dinner for the Netherlands to mark the achievements and to celebrate the success of Dutch companies that have invested or expanded their operation in the UK in the last financial year. Boekel is the only service provider to win the award for its highly successful launch of its Dutch law office in London.
The Investment Awards, sponsored by Rabobank, celebrate outstanding achievements of Dutch companies who have invested in the UK over the past 12 months (FY 2010/11). The Awards Dinner, where the award will be given to Boekel, is hosted by Paul Arkwright, Her Majesty's Ambassador in the Netherlands and Nick Baird, the new CEO of UKTI, and takes place at the Ambassador's Residence in The Hague.
Ferdinand Mason, partner Corporate/M&A and Head of International Strategy, who works from the London office: "Our expansion into the London market was long overdue. Dutch corporate law is clearly a commodity that is well recognized in the international corporate finance arena in which London plays a vital role. Our knowledge base of capital markets has clearly strengthened facilitating our client base in every way possible. UKTI was very helpful in getting the basics sorted for our office to be operational within a short time frame.Their personalized dedication was very much appreciated.We look forward to developing our UK investment further in the coming years."
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