De Brauw has been ranked No. 1 Legal Advisor in Europe for company-side engagements in Bloomberg’s 2025 Global Activism league tables. These rankings include financial, legal and investor-relations advisers, as well as proxy solicitors that support either companies or activists during activist or major M&A-related campaigns. In 2025, Bloomberg reviewed 763 activist campaigns globally, involving activist stakes worth USD 74.2 billion. This ranking underscores De Brauw's leading role in advising listed companies in the Netherlands on complex shareholder activism and public M&A situations across Europe.

De Brauw achieved its first-place ranking based on the number of campaigns advised and the market capitalisation of the companies represented.