Mergers & Acquisitions

Arne Grimme + 66 other experts

Involved in most of the leading M&A deals in the Netherlands

We provide services to a range of corporate clients and financial institutions on a broad spectrum of corporate and commercial matters. In addition to its mainstream mergers and acquisitions capability, our expertise encompasses private equity, corporate structures and reorganisations as well as corporate litigation.

We advise on public and private and public-to-private takeovers, private equity, acquisition finance, and acquisitions and divestments of major Dutch and international corporates and financial institutions active in the Netherlands.

Our legal advice focuses on achieving practical solutions when drafting and negotiating various forms of takeover and joint venture contracts, and undertaking merger control filings while coordinating global in-house and local counsel.

We continue to manage multi-jurisdictional acquisitions and divestments and we maintain strong working relationships with the leading firms in the United States, Asia and Europe.


Recent Matters

24 April 2026

De Brauw advised Adyen N.V. in its acquisition of Talon.One

Adyen N.V. has reached agreement on the acquisition of 100% of the shares in Talon.One, a leading customer engagement platform headquartered in Berlin serving 300+ global merchants, for a total purchase price of EUR 750 million. The purchase price will be paid in cash, with a significant part of the proceeds received by Talon.One's founders being reinvested into newly issued Adyen shares.
6 March 2026

De Brauw assists on new state-owned enterprise for construction of Dutch nuclear power plants

De Brauw assisted the Dutch State (through the Ministry of Climate and Green Growth) in the creation of Nucleaire Energie Organisatie Nederland B.V. (NEO NL), the new state-owned enterprise that will perform all organisational activities for the construction, operation and decommissioning of new nuclear power plants and nuclear reactors in the Netherlands, as well as other activities in the nuclear field. De Brauw assisted with a variety of workstreams, including setting up the relevant governance framework between the Dutch State and NEO NL, leading the separation of the NEO NL organisation from the ranks of the State, setting the parameters for the future funding of NEO NL by the Dutch State and related financing arrangements, and advising on various employment law related matters.
3 March 2026

De Brauw advises VodafoneZiggo on Liberty Global's acquisition of Vodafone's VodafoneZiggo stake

De Brauw advised VodafoneZiggo on the acquisition by Liberty Global of Vodafone Group's 50% shareholding in VodafoneZiggo, making Liberty Global the sole VodafoneZiggo shareholder. Under the terms of the agreements between Liberty Global and Vodafone Group, Vodafone Group will receive EUR 1 billion in cash and a 10% shareholding in Ziggo Group, a newly formed company that will hold Liberty Global's interests in VodafoneZiggo in the Netherlands and in Telenet in Belgium and Luxembourg.

'Extremely smart and commercially-minded lawyers who understand how to get cross-border deals done'.... another client commends the firm as the 'best overall law firm in the Netherlands', particularly praising the team's 'strong combination of flawless legal execution with a strong commercial and business mindset'.

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Insights

25 March 2026

The Danish Compromise revisited: implications for cross-financial sector M&A

What was once a technical corner of the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR), suddenly found itself at the forefront of several high-profile European M&A transactions in 2025. The Danish Compromise, as the capital treatment under Article 49(1) CRR is commonly known, allows banks to risk-weight significant investments in insurance undertakings rather than deduct them from their own funds. With its application being subject to certain conditions and supervisory permission, the provision was, and to some extent still is, at the centre of a broader debate about group structures of banks, prudential consolidation and cross-sector M&A in the European Union.
13 February 2026

Side-by-side: will acceptance of US minimum taxation standards impact EU competitiveness?

On 5 January 2026, the OECD published the Side-by-Side (SbS) Package. This package complements the OECD Inclusive Framework's model rules aimed at securing global 15% minimum taxation for large multinationals (referred to as "Pillar 2"). These minimum taxation rules have been implemented within the EU with effect from 1 January 2024.
29 January 2026

Expanded regulatory screening of Energy/Infra M&A

With the new Energy Act (Energiewet) entering into force on 1 January 2026, the Electricity Act 1998 (Elektriciteitswet 1998) and the Gas Act (Gaswet) are now integrated into a single legal framework. The Energy Act modernises Dutch energy law to reflect the energy transition, evolving market dynamics and updated EU regulations. A key question is how it will affect transactions in the energy sector, especially given the new approval requirements and notification obligations that may be triggered. We outline below the key implications, particularly the new notification obligations for changes of control or for permit transfers.