Publications and articles
31 October 2026
Dutch court approves 40% office attendance policy after works council refuses consent
In a dispute between Booking.com and its works council, the Amsterdam Subdistrict Court recently gave substitute approval for a new policy requiring the company's Dutch employees to come into the office for at least 40 per cent of their working hours each month. De Brauw's Stefan Sagel and Hein Koster handled this landmark case on behalf of Booking.com.
30 October 2026CSRD: Dutch government drops retroactive reporting duty for "first-wave" companies
Plans to apply the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) retroactively to "first wave" companies from the 2024 financial year will be removed from the implementing legislation. This follows two years of uncertainty caused by delays in the CSRD implementation process in the Netherlands.
27 October 2026Financial sector resilience in the age of AI: regulatory trends and supervisory expectations
Digital operational resilience is becoming an increasingly important issue for the financial sector and its supervisors. This is due not only to ongoing technological developments, including in artificial intelligence, but also to recent cyber incidents affecting or targeting the sector.
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23 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.
2 October 2026De Brauw advises Arcadis on successful defence against WSP takeover bids
Arcadis N.V. is an engineering firm listed on Euronext Amsterdam. Arcadis received two unsolicited offers from WSP, a Canadian engineering firm listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange. Following the rejection of the offers, WSP eventually announced that it would no longer pursue a take over.
1 October 2026De Brauw assists Aegon Asset Management on strategic transaction with Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management
Aegon Asset Management is transferring its fiduciary management activities to Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management while continuing to provide liquid multi-manager investment solutions and liability-driven investment services to fiduciary clients. Separately, the parties have agreed to enter a partnership where Aegon Asset Management becomes Van Lanschot Kempen’s strategic partner for alternative fixed-income solutions.