Mustafa is the team lead for M&A within Grant Thornton’s Legal Services team. He specialises in mid-market acquisitions in the Netherlands and manages a team of four lawyers.
He studied Dutch Law at Leiden University, where he also completed two master’s degrees. In addition, he obtained a postgraduate qualification in Corporate and Company Law from the Grotius Academy. Before joining Grant Thornton in 2025, Mustafa worked for more than twelve years as an M&A lawyer at several large and mid-sized law firms.
Mustafa’s main areas of work include:
- Advising clients on corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, and compliance issues;
- Guiding mergers, acquisitions, shareholdings, and joint ventures from start to finish;
- Coordinating these (M&A) processes, including alignment with colleagues within and outside Grant Thornton;
- Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating transaction documentation.
Mustafa is a former top athlete and Dutch national champion. That mindset is reflected in his work: he steps up when it matters and always keeps the commercial objective in sight. Gentle with people, tough on the deal. His motto: “No pressure, no diamonds”.
