Notariskantoor Spier & Hazenberg

What Notariskantoor Spier & Hazenberg does

Notariskantoor Spier & Hazenberg is a privately held Dutch notary office (notariskantoor) headquartered at Westeinde 24 in central Amsterdam, operating from a modernized historic building opposite De Nederlandsche Bank. The firm employs approximately 30 staff, including three civil-law notaries (notarissen), two assigned civil-law notaries (toegevoegd notarissen), a number of candidate notaries (kandidaat-notarissen), and administrative support, and is one of Amsterdam's old city notary offices with a documented presence of over 85 years.

The practice is organized into three core service areas: Property (Onroerend goed), Corporate Law (Ondernemingsrecht), and Family Law and Inheritance Law (Familierecht en erfrecht), covering real estate transfers, mortgages, company formations, restructurings, mergers and demergers, wills, marriage contracts, estate planning, and cross-border inheritance (notably France, UK, and US matters). The firm maintains referral relationships with tax specialists, accountants, and lawyers, and holds affiliations including EPN estate-planner membership. Revenue is generated through regulated and customary notarial fees on a transaction basis, with services delivered primarily through in-person consultations at the Amsterdam office.

Ownership rests with the Spier family, now in its third generation as notaries, alongside the Hazenberg family name; the firm has no external parent company, no PE/VC backing, and no identified acquisition or exit intent. The Spier family protocol has been passed through three generations since at least 1972, a continuity described as unique in Amsterdam, and supports the firm's long-tail, multi-generational client base. Client acquisition is referral-driven, supported by a bilingual Dutch/English website and downloadable educational brochures.

Name

Notariskantoor Spier & Hazenberg

Legal name

Notariskantoor Spier & Hazenberg

Website

https://spierenhazenberg.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Notariskantoor Spier & Hazenberg is a privately held Dutch notary office in central Amsterdam offering property, corporate, and family/inheritance law services. The family-owned firm serves private individuals, SMEs, family businesses, and international clients across three practice areas.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Notary Services

NAICS

Offices of Notaries (541120)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Notary & Signing Agent Services (Remote/Onsite) (BPAJAOAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Estate Administration & Probate Services (FSAAANAE)

Keywords

• Notarial services
• Real estate notary
• Corporate law
• Inheritance law
• Family law

Headquarters

HQ city

Amsterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Notarial Services: Fees for notarial services including property transactions, corporate law matters, family law, inheritance law, estate planning, and related legal documentation services. Revenue generated through professional service fees for legally required notarial acts and advisory services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Notariskantoor Spier & Hazenberg is a Dutch notary office (notariskantoor) in central Amsterdam providing full-service notarial acts across three practice areas: Property (real estate transactions, mortgages, erfpacht), Corporate Law (company formations, restructurings, mergers and acquisitions), and Family Law & Inheritance Law (wills, marriage and partnership conditions, estate planning, executorship, and international estates). Services are delivered by licensed civil-law notaries and candidate notaries to private individuals, SMEs, family businesses, foundations, and international clients with connections to France, the UK, and the US.

Product overview

Notariskantoor Spier & Hazenberg is a traditional notary office offering comprehensive notarial services organized into three core practice areas: Property (Onroerend goed), Corporate Law (Ondernemingsrecht), and Family Law and Inheritance Law (Familierecht en erfrecht). The office serves private individuals, family businesses, SMEs, non-profit organizations, and international clients. In addition to core notarial services, the firm provides client-facing informational resources including downloadable brochures on topics such as inheritance, wills, property transactions, and notary-consumer guidelines. The firm employs approximately 30 staff members including 3 civil-law notaries, 2 assigned civil-law notaries, and 4 junior civil-law notaries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Property Services (Onroerend goed) Real estate notary services covering purchase and sale of registered property, drafting of purchase contracts, delivery deeds, hereditary building rights (erfpacht), apartment split-off rights, cooperative flat exploitation associations, limited rights, mortgages, housing corporations, and new construction documentation.
• Corporate Law Services (Ondernemingsrecht) Corporate law advisory and notarial services for private individuals, SMEs, and SME-plus clients, focusing on family businesses, non-profit organizations, foundations, associations, and partnerships. Includes formations, restructurings, acquisitions, mergers, demergers, share transfers, certification structures, and person partnerships.
• Family Law and Inheritance Law Services (Familierecht en erfrecht) Family and inheritance law services covering wills, marriage conditions, partnership agreements, living wills, estate planning, inheritance declarations, estate settlements, executorship, international estates, complex estates, and estate mediation.
• Client Brochures and Information Materials Downloadable PDF brochures covering inheritance guidance, will preparation, cohabitation agreements, property purchasing and selling guides, and consumer-notary rules provided as informational client resources.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered regular.

• Tax specialists (fiscalisten)regularStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with tax specialists for mergers, demergers, acquisitions, and estate planning matters. Tax specialists provide fiscal advice that complements notarial documentation services.
• AccountantsregularStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegular collaboration with accountants on corporate and estate matters requiring financial expertise alongside legal documentation.
• Lawyers (advocaten)regularStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegular collaboration with lawyers on mergers, acquisitions, and other corporate matters requiring legal expertise beyond notarial services.
• International legal colleagues (foreign lawyers)regularStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with legal colleagues abroad, particularly in France, for handling international inheritance matters and obtaining European Certificates of Succession.
• EPN (Vereniging van Estate Planners in het notariaat)regularOthersGerben Gramser is affiliated with EPN, the Association of Estate Planners in the notarial profession. Member of the prenuptial agreement committee within EPN.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Loyens & Loeff: Largest Benelux-headquartered legal and tax advisory firm with a substantial notarial practice across the Netherlands, Belgium, and Switzerland. Comparable as a Dutch-rooted provider of notarial services spanning corporate, real estate, and private-client work, but at materially greater scale and geographic reach.
• NautaDutilh: Leading Benelux law firm headquartered in Amsterdam with a notarial practice focused on corporate, finance, and real estate transactions. Comparable on the corporate and property notarial side, with broader international and institutional client reach.
• Houthoff: Amsterdam-based full-service Dutch law firm with an established notarial practice covering corporate transactions, real estate, and private wealth. Comparable across all three of Spier & Hazenberg's service pillars but with a much larger partner/staff base.
• AKD: Major Benelux law firm with offices across the Netherlands and a notarial practice spanning corporate transactions, real estate, and private wealth. Comparable service offering but operating across multiple Dutch cities rather than a single Amsterdam location.
• Van Doorne: Amsterdam-headquartered Dutch law and notary firm with civil-law notaries covering corporate transactions, real estate, and private clients. Directly comparable service mix to Spier & Hazenberg but with materially greater headcount and a stronger institutional client base.
• Pels Rijcken: The Netherlands' largest independent law firm based in The Hague, with a notarial practice serving public, corporate, and private clients. Comparable across property, corporate, and private-client notarial work but operating at significantly larger scale.
• De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek: Premier Dutch full-service law firm with a notarial practice covering corporate transactions, M&A, and private clients. Overlaps with Spier & Hazenberg on corporate and family-business notarial work, but operates at substantially larger scale serving institutional and listed-company clients.
• Stibbe: Major Amsterdam-headquartered law firm with a civil-law notary practice covering M&A, corporate restructurings, and real estate transactions. Comparable on the corporate and property notarial service lines, with much broader international coverage.

Direct peers

• Lexence: Amsterdam-based mid-sized Dutch law and notary firm focused on corporate transactions, real estate, and private clients. Most directly comparable to Spier & Hazenberg in scale, service mix, and single-city Amsterdam positioning.
• Florent: Dutch mid-sized notary and legal services firm with offices in major Dutch cities, providing property, corporate, and private-client notarial services. Closely comparable to Spier & Hazenberg on service mix and target clientele (SMEs, family businesses, private individuals).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/spierenhazenberg
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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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