Expertise/Financial Markets
& Regulation
Financial Markets & Regulation
Financial Services Industry experts
... advising financial firms on complex matters driven or affected by the supervision and regulation of the financial services industry.
We:
- assist large national and international groups of banks, insurance companies, investment firms and other financial firms involved in complex M&A and capital markets transactions;
- advise on securities offering rules, the listing and trading of financial instruments, market abuse issues, and financial market infrastructures as experts in market regulation; and
- provide expertise for financial firms on all elements of licensing; governance and the structure of business operations; the structuring of financial services and products; regulatory capital issues and compliance with other rules of prudential supervision; and recovery and resolution.
Our experts are actively involved in legislative processes and, as lecturers and speakers, also contribute to the academic development of the supervision and regulation of the wider financial services industry.
Our AML practice group provide specialist advice on Anti-Money Laundering (AML) legislation, the implementation of AML in policies and agreements and on dealings with regulators.
Recent Matters
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.
8 May 2026De Brauw advises Inflexion on minority investment in Marktlink Capital
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.
24 April 2026De Brauw advises Adyen N.V. in its acquisition of Talon.One
Adyen N.V. has agreed to buy 100% of the shares in Talon.One, a leading customer engagement platform headquartered in Berlin and serving 300+ global merchants. The EUR 750 million purchase price will be paid in cash, with a significant part of the Talon.One founders' proceeds being reinvested in newly issued Adyen shares.
“De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek's team is extremely knowledgeable and dedicated to guarantee the best outcome for the client.”
Insights
30 July 2026
Political feasibility − a recurring feature in European bank M&A
Political influence over bank M&A in the EU is not new, but it has rarely been this visible. Over the past two years, three of Europe’s most consequential bank transactions have shown that commercial rationale, competition clearance and prudential approval alone may not determine a transaction’s prospects. Political feasibility can be equally decisive. Then Vice-President of the European Central Bank (ECB), Luis de Guindos, was blunt in a May 2026 exit interview: "Political interference eats away at the credibility of the Single Market message".
29 July 2026Sustainability summer update: developments in legislation and enforcement
So far, this summer has brought several notable sustainability developments in legislation and enforcement. In this sustainability update, we highlight three: (i) the public consultation on the Dutch CSDDD implementing bill (Wivo 2); (ii) the European Commission's adoption of revised CSRD sustainability reporting standards; and (iii) two Dutch developments on environmental crime, reflecting the Netherlands Public Prosecutions Service's current focus on environmental damage.
25 June 2026Revised CMDI package: a new era in bank recovery and resolution
On 26 March 2026, the European Parliament approved a substantial legislative amendment to update and strengthen the recovery and resolution rules for the banking sector that the EU put in place after the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) of 2008. The rules govern how banks in the EU are to be managed when they fail or are at risk of failing. They set out how losses are to be allocated and depositors protected, and enable resolution authorities to intervene in an orderly way. The new Crisis Management and Deposit Insurance (CMDI) package revises those rules to address structural weaknesses that have become apparent over the past decade of implementation, including the unavailability of the resolution framework for smaller and medium-sized banks.
