
Mergers & Acquisitions
Private Equity
Corporate Governance
Ruben van Diepen is a Senior Associate at Clifford Chance in Amsterdam. Specializing in mergers and acquisitions, including private equity investments, Ruben advises private equity firms, their portfolio companies, and other financial investors on joint ventures, corporate governance, and management participations. With a strong educational background from Universiteit van Leiden, Ruben holds an LLB in Law, an LLB in Tax Law, and an LLM in Corporate Law. His experience includes a secondment to Clifford Chance's private equity team in London in 2023. Ruben has been involved in significant transactions, such as the sale of Dunlop Protective Footwear and the acquisition of Schletter.

- KKR acquired the target/assets from Techone in a acquisition on not available. - Deal value was 2700000000 Sector: Technology; Location: Europe. - On the acquirer side, not available advised, led by Jan-Hendrik Horsmeier, Patrick Scott, Ernst van der Touw, Ruben van Diepen, Dolyne Munyampeta, Dounia Endlich, Lidwien Stegeman, Jorrit Ponjee.
Nov 18 2025
3B
Private Equity

Senior Associate
2024 – Unknown
Associate
2018 – 2024
Student-stagiair
2018 – 2018
Scriptie-stagiair
2017 – 2017

- Rivean Capital sold the stake/assets to Platinum Equity as part of a Private Equity acquisition on not available. - Deal value was 2700000000 (source: AI Estimation) Sector: Consumer Products; Location: Europe. - On the seller side, legal counsel was not available; lawyers included Pieter Leefers, Ruben van Diepen, Dolyne Munyampeta, Wouter Fonteijn, Michiel Sunderman, Stern Flik, Alec Sanderson, Cile Arnoldy, Astrid van Ommeren, Najib Muslem, Maria Boerman, Marc Besen, Lisa Rotterdam, Anne Filzmoser, Julius Schradin.
Sep 11 2025
3B
Private Equity
Feb 10

1 min
Deelnemer Business Course 'The Deal'
2017 – 2017
Juridisch Medewerker
2013 – 2017

Student-stagiair algemene fiscale praktijk
2016 – 2016
Student begeleider
2012 – 2013