Banking, Finance & Debt Capital Markets

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A unique selling point in multinational finance and restructuring mandates

Few firms in the Netherlands can match the quality of our people and our leading position across the full range of corporate, asset and project financing, debt restructuring, and debt capital markets. We are universally regarded as a leading finance and restructuring law firm in the Netherlands.

De Brauw London is an integrated, multidisciplinary team dedicated to the design, negotiation and documentation of both general corporate finance transactions and complex high-impact finance transactions. We offer our clients a single point of contact for both the typical finance aspects of those transactions, and on corporate reorganisations, intra-group transfers, the board’s fiduciary duties, insolvency-related advice, and stakeholder management. This integrated approach has proven a unique selling point in recent multinational finance, acquisition finance, and restructuring mandates.

By teaming up with the leading corporate and finance firms in Europe, the United States, and Asia, we offer seamless cross-border services to our clients. The breadth and depth of our legal capabilities in all relevant areas, including corporate, contract, security and insolvency law, and in regulatory matters, ensures that our finance and restructuring team is at the forefront of legal developments in the Netherlands.

Recent Matters

22 October 2026

De Brauw advises QIAGEN on recommended all-cash takeover offer by EQT Private Equity

De Brauw advises QIAGEN N.V. the EUR 10.8 billion recommended public takeover offer by EQT Private Equity, at an offer price of EUR 46.50 per share. The offer represents a premium of 40.3% to the undisturbed share price. The transaction follows a comprehensive strategic review, announced by QIAGEN in January 2026. QIAGEN's Supervisory Board and Managing Board unanimously support the transaction and agreed to recommend the offer to its shareholders. 
25 August 2026

De Brauw advises Madison Air on USD 5.4 billion acquisition of German ventilation manufacturer ebm-papst.

De Brauw assisted Madison Air Solutions Corp as Dutch counsel in connection with its USD 5.4 billion acquisition of ebm-papst, a leading global provider of innovative ventilation solutions for air, refrigeration and climate technology. Operating in approximately 40 countries, ebm-papst is a leading global supplier of high-performance airflow technology and a pioneer in integrated electronically commutated fan and motor systems. Madison Air is a leading provider of highly engineered air quality solutions for mission-critical environments. With Madison, ebm‑papst gains a new, long-term-oriented owner with strong innovative capabilities and operational scaling expertise to accelerate growth. In turn, the partnership gives Madison access to differentiated air flow technology and highly attractive markets, particularly in Europe, enabling the company to further scale its business outside North America. The transaction is expected to close around year end, subject to receipt of required regulatory approvals and satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
27 May 2026

Tennet Netherlands obtains 0% risk weight status for prudential capital treatment

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 Blackstone Westbroek brings in-depth market knowledge and experience, offering pragmatic solutions through a dedicated team that is always ready to assist.”

Chambers, 2026

Insights

23 October 2026

Opportunistic bondholders' claim dismissed, with documentation interpreted objectively

The interpretation of bond documentation has received the necessary attention over recent years. Large European companies such as Annington, Just Eat Takeaway and TenneT have faced opportunistic bondholder behaviour in the context of event of default clauses. To determine if these types of provisions in bond documentation have been triggered, it is crucial to understand how they must be interpreted. 
17 September 2026

EU companies listed or traded outside EU to be aware of upcoming expiry of key trade-facilitating clause

A key trade-facilitating grandfathering clause under EU rules will expire on 17 January 2027. Third-country CSDs such as DTC may then suspend core services to affected EU issuers, potentially disrupting trading in their equity or debt instruments abroad.
20 July 2026

Power and Place: A Guide to Data Centre Developments

Data centres have become foundational infrastructure for the global economy. The sector is attracting investment at a scale and pace without modern precedent. Accelerating digitalisation, the computational demands of AI, and the strategic priority that governments now attach to sovereign compute capacity have together transformed data centres into pillars of national industrial strategy. Yet the regulatory and infrastructure frameworks that govern their development have not kept pace with that demand. A defining feature of the sector is a collision between the political and economic imperative to build at speed on the one hand, and the physical and regulatory constraints on the other. Congested electricity grids, lengthening grid connection queues, inflexible planning regimes, tightening environmental obligations, and an increasingly assertive foreign investment-screening apparatus are factors that ultimately determine whether, where, when, and on what terms a project can in fact proceed.