Our contribution to the 15th edition of Lexology In-Depth provides a detailed overview of the key legal and regulatory aspects of private equity transactions and fundraising in the Netherlands, with a practical focus on recent deal activity and market dynamics, sale processes, management incentive plans, financing trends, the regulatory landscape and our outlook for the year ahead. The Investing chapter was written by Lennard Keijzer, Pete Lawley, Claudia van Rappard-Priem, Rick van 't Wout, Stephanie The, Henk van Ravenhorst, Jeroen Kolthof, Bob de Waard, Lorenzo Ramnarain and various other team members. The Fundraising chapter was written by Mariska Enzerink and Lisa Brouwer. Lexology In-Depth brings together on-the-ground insight from practitioners at the forefront of private equity across key jurisdictions, offering a current and practical perspective on the issues that matter most.

De Brauw also contributed to the Netherlands chapters of the 2026 edition of Lexology Panoramic: Private Equity, which covers both Transactions and Fund Formation. The Transactions chapter was written by Lennard Keijzer, Pete Lawley, Claudia van Rappard-Priem, Rick van 't Wout, Stephanie The, Henk van Ravenhorst, Frank Hamming, Koen Benjamins, Lorenzo Ramnarain and various other team members. The Fund Formation chapter was written by Mariska Enzerink and Lisa Brouwer. Lexology Panoramic addresses key aspects of private equity in the Netherlands, including market conditions, deal and fundraising processes, and the relevant legal and regulatory framework, in a Q&A format that allows for cross-jurisdiction comparison

McDermott Will & Schulte LLP and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett acted as contributing editors to Lexology In-Depth: Private Equity and Lexology Panoramic: Private Equity, respectively.