AMSTERDAM — April 14, 2026 — Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP advised a consortium of Dutch investors, including VanWonen’s existing management, on the acquisition of VanWonen from ActivumSG Fund VI, a fund advised by European real estate investment manager ActivumSG. The transaction was completed with VanWonen’s management retaining a stake in the company. With this transaction, the Netherlands’ second-largest independent residential developer returns to Dutch ownership.
VanWonen is a real estate developer headquartered in Zwolle, with hubs in The Hague, Utrecht, Groningen, and Nijmegen. Founded in 2017 employs more than 80 professionals, and expects to sell approximately 1,200 homes in 2026. VanWonen is also recognized for its sustainability commitments, having become the first real estate developer in the Netherlands to undergo an independent annual ESG audit by Sustainalytics and achieving a low-risk ESG rating in 2024.
“This transaction reflects the continued strength and resilience of the Dutch residential real estate market,” said David van Dijk, managing shareholder of Greenberg Traurig’s Amsterdam office. “It was an honor to guide the buyers through a thorough and well-structured process, and we wish VanWonen and its new shareholders every success as the company continues its national growth strategy.”
“This transaction required the full suite of our local expertise in the Amsterdam office and close cooperation with the other advisors involved,” Local Partner Rutger Sterk said.
The Greenberg Traurig team advising the buyers was led by David van Dijk and Rutger Sterk and further consisted of Corporate Shareholder Ruud van Bork, Corporate Local Partner Alette Kroese, Finance & Restructuring Shareholder Thijs Elseman, Corporate Shareholder Maarten de Boorder, Corporate Associate Hidde Strijbosch, Labor & Employment Shareholder Thomas Timmermans, and Antitrust Litigation & Competition Regulation Local Partner Robert Hardy. ActivumSG was represented by NautaDutilh.