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On 2 June 2026, the Dutch Senate adopted the Digital General Meeting Bill, which allows Dutch companies and associations to hold general meetings accessible only by electronic means (digital-only general meetings). When the bill becomes law, there will be three general meeting formats in Dutch company law: digital-only, in person-only and hybrid, accessible both in person and electronically.

On 1 July 2026, the transitional regime for non-compliant multiple voting rights arrangements under the Dutch Act on Management and Supervision of Legal Entities (WBTR) reaches its long-stop date. Where associations (verenigingen), cooperatives (coöperaties), mutual insurance associations (onderlinge waarborgmaatschappijen) and foundations (stichtingen) in the Netherlands have multiple voting rights arrangements in place that exceed the new statutory cap, these arrangements stop having legal effect after 1 July 2026.

One of the key elements of the Omnibus sustainability simplification agenda is the revision of the sector-agnostic CSRD sustainability reporting standards (ESRS) set out in Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2772. These are the standards on the basis of which "first wave" companies currently prepare their sustainability statements under the CSRD.

De Brauw advised TenneT Netherlands B.V. on a decision by the Dutch central bank allowing credit institutions to treat exposures to TenneT as exposures to the Dutch central government. TenneT is the first Dutch company to obtain this status and to be included on the European Banking Authority's list.

De Brauw advised Coincheck Group N.V. on a strategic minority investment by KDDI Corporation, a listed Japanese telecommunications company. Coincheck Group and KDDI have entered into a Share Subscription and Investor Rights Agreement pursuant to which KDDI will acquire a 14.9% stake in Coincheck Group.

De Brauw advised Inflexion, a leading European mid-market private equity firm, on its acquisition of a 30% minority stake in Marktlink Capital, a leading Benelux investment platform providing private investors with access to private equity, venture capital and private credit funds across Europe and North America.