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. 

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.  

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.

With its recent listing in Germany, AMG Critical Materials N.V. the Company aims to access a wider investor base and create additional liquidity in AMG shares. AMG did not issue or offer any new shares in connection with the secondary listing in Frankfurt. The listing will complement AMG’s primary listing on Euronext Amsterdam, where the company has been publicly listed since 2007. Euronext Amsterdam will continue to be the company's primary listing.

Digital Realty (NYSE: DLR), the world's largest cloud- and carrier-neutral data center platform, and Rönesans Infrastructure, one of the largest investment companies in Türkiye and a top 50 international contractor on ENR International Contractors List, have announced the formation of a strategic joint venture to develop and operate next-generation data centers across Türkiye.

De Brauw advises DigitalBridge on acquisition of VodafoneZiggo's Dutch towers business

De Brauw has advised COFRA on the sale of Dalsem to GreenV, a portfolio company of HAL. GreenV delivers integrated high-tech greenhouse projects and consists of a group of specialized companies that work intensively together. Dalsem brings more than 90 years of experience in building high-tech greenhouses to the GreenV group of companies. GreenV and Dalsem join forces to offer improved horticulture solutions to growers and investors worldwide.

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.

De Brauw is advising eToro Group Ltd., a global trading and investing platform, on Dutch law matters in connection with its acquisition of TradeZero Holding Corp., an online brokerage serving active traders, for a purchase consideration of approximately USD 231 million comprising cash and shares. Completion of the transaction remains subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.

De Brauw advises Preservation Capital Partners on the sale of Optio Group 

De Brauw advises Adyen on its aquisition of Orb to unify billing and payments infrastructure for enterprise merchants 

De Brauw advised the underwriting banks on the US initial public offering of INNIO N.V., a global energy solutions provider for applications such as data centres. The IPO consisted entirely of a secondary offering by the selling shareholder AI Alpine, which is co-owned by funds managed by Advent International and the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA). It raised USD 2.43 billion.