Corporate Advisory & Corporate Governance

Reinier KleipoolSven Dumoulin + 51 other experts

Specialists in corporate advice

... with unrivalled expertise across the full spectrum of corporate matters. We handle complex national and cross-border transactions and are a trusted adviser for both private and public clients.

We advise on the response measures and corporate governance aspects of shareholder activism or hostile takeovers, restructuring, joint ventures, the corporate governance aspects of an upcoming IPO, and much more. We are the principal corporate legal adviser for many publicly listed clients on Euronext Amsterdam and abroad, and are equally proud to assist start-ups with the experience we have in both mature and new or developing markets.

Our experts repeatedly contribute to initiating, shaping and acting at the forefront of major new corporate law developments, and take pride in going the extra mile to find creative solutions for our clients, understanding their business context and the jurisdictions in which they operate. Our Corporate Advisory experts are at the heart of what we do as a firm and their expertise permeates throughout our complex matters across all areas of expertise.

Insights

25 March 2024

EU Council approves amended version of Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive

In recent weeks, it looked like the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) would not get enough support in the Council, but on 15 March 2024, the necessary qualified majority was obtained. The core of the compromise agreement reached in December 2023 remains intact, meaning that companies falling within the CSDDD's scope will need to adhere to rules that foster sustainable and responsible corporate conduct and anchor human rights and environmental factors in corporate operations and governance. However, substantial concessions had to be made to secure the Council's approval, and the CSDDD is still subject to the final approval of the European Parliament.
29 February 2024

Adoption of Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive no longer likely

After two years of negotiating the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), this proposed directive may not reach the finish line.
28 February 2024

Future-proofing the Corporate Governance Code

In 2022, in response to the updated Code and the 2021 Monitoring report, the Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy announced the commissioning of a study on the future readiness of the Code. The aim was to consider whether and how the Code could continue to provide a basis for good governance and supervision in the coming decade. On 19 January 2024, the minister published the study's main conclusions in a letter to parliament.