Saloua is a trusted adviser in global transactions, helping international corporates, private equity firms and financial sponsors achieve their objectives and strategic direction in complex cross-border deals.
Specialising in mergers and acquisitions, growth capital transactions, joint ventures and carve-outs, Saloua provides comprehensive counsel across various sectors including technology, media, infrastructure, energy transition and business services sectors. Saloua gained international experience as a registered foreign lawyer in Singapore, and as both a Dutch and English law qualified lawyer, she bridges legal systems and cultural sensitivities, ensuring the seamless execution of international transactions.
Saloua leads Freshfields’ Global Transactions’ innovation initiatives and co-heads the Amsterdam D&I committee. She also serves as a member of the Supervisory Board of Save the Children.
- RWE on its joint venture with Total Energies investing in the OranjeWind offshore wind farm with a planned installed capacity of ~800 MW, floating solar panels, a subsea lithium-ion battery, and a LiDAR system.
- Macquarie Asset Management on its investment in leading sustainable aviation fuels platform leading sustainable aviation fuels platform SkyNRG.
- Canada Pension Plan Investment Board on its investment in Power2X to accelerate the growth of Power2X as a development platform and fund green molecule projects.
- Getir on its acquisition of fast grocery delivery group Gorillas.
- Warburg Pincus on the €5.1 bn acquisition of T-Mobile Netherlands together with Apax.
- Accenture on the acquisition of Sentia, a cloud consulting company that manages private and public cloud migrations.
- AAC Technologies on the acquisition of a majority stake in Premium Sound Solutions, a global manufacturer of tech-enabled sound systems and acoustic solutions.
- Macromill, Inc on the sale of MetrixLab, a global insights technology and panel provider, to Toluna in exchange for (amongst others) a 17.4 per cent stake in Toluna.
- Bridgepoint on its acquisition of Vermaat Groep B.V., the Dutch market leader in high-end catering and hospitality services.
- KLAR on its investment in hallo, an automated services platform for SME clients providing mission-critical IT services.
- EQT Growth as lead investor in the Series E funding round of EUR 235 million in B2B SaaS company Mambu and on its Series C investment in payment service provider Mollie.
- Permira on its Series D €150m growth investment in online platform Catawiki, Europe’s leading curated online marketplace for special objects.
- Marubeni Corporation on its proposed staged acquisition of Euroma Holding B.V. from a consortium of sellers, including Netherlands-based private equity firm Parcom.
- Ardian on the acquisition of Deli Home, a leading Dutch made-to-measure manufacturer and distributor of high-quality timber-based home improvement products, from NPM Capital.
- Springer Nature, the global research and education publisher, on its acquisition of Atlantis Press, a leading open access proceedings publisher.
- NN Group, a leading Netherlands-based insurer, on the acquisition of VIVAT's non-life insurance business.
- Telenet, the leading Belgian listed cable operator listed co-owned by Liberty Global, on its €400 million acquisition of the Belgian and Luxembourg cable business of SFR from Altice.
- PGGM on its early stage minority investment in SCW Systems, a technology company utilising super critical water gasification as a sustainable way to produce green gas.
- Talpa Network on various transactions including the proposed merger with RTL Nederland, the acquisition of Linda from Sanoma Media, its online gaming joint venture with Azerion.
- Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V., on the acquisition of a 62,5% stake in the Horizon Group, active in the marine geophysical surveys and geotechnical services.
- Wolseley Overseas Limited, a subsidiary of Ferguson plc, with its divestment of Wasco Holding B.V., a Dutch wholesaler in the HVAC business to Gilde Equity.
- Alteri Investors on the acquisition of toy retailer Intertoys from Blokker Holding B.V.
- NPM Capital, a Dutch investment firm, on the acquisition of Deli Home & Garden from NV Deli Maatschappij.
