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January 9, 2023
Corporate / M&A

Updated Dutch Corporate Governance Code

The updated Dutch Corporate Governance Code (the Code) was published on 20 December 2022. This may have an impact on articles of association and company rules for executive and supervisory boards. The most significant amendments to the Corporate Governance Code relate to: (i) sustainable long-term creation of value, (ii) the role of stakeholders, (iii) computerisation and (iv) diversity and inclusivity.
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August 30, 2022
Banking & Finance Corporate / M&A ESG

ESG: what is it and is it becoming ever more important?

ESG stands for Environment, Society and Governance. The assessment of a company’s sustainability is based on the impact that company has on the environment (waste, pollution, etc.), the impact on society (working conditions, health and safety, etc.) and how a company is managed (e.g., executive remuneration, diversity and signs of corruption or bribery, etc.).
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December 29, 2020
Corporate / M&A

Foreign direct investments screening in the Netherlands?

Dutch Government traditionally has been reluctant to regulate domestic and cross border take overs and investments in general and especially foreign direct investment (FDI). On the OECD FDI Restrictiveness Index of 2019, the Netherlands had the sixth position of countries with the lowest restrictiveness.
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November 25, 2019
Corporate / M&A Mergers & Acquisitions

BarentsKrans acts as independent advisor in relation to the investment in NewCompliance

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November 8, 2019
Corporate / M&A Mergers & Acquisitions

BarentsKrans advises on the sell side of the acquisition of Royal Sens

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June 28, 2019
Corporate / M&A Mergers & Acquisitions

BarentsKrans advises Impact on the acquisition of Dutch specialized technical staffing agency Haldu Groep

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April 11, 2019
Corporate / M&A Mergers & Acquisitions

Korton Software B.V. joins Total Specific Solutions

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March 29, 2019
Corporate / M&A Mergers & Acquisitions

Engineering firm Lievense acquires high-voltage specialist Petersburg Consultants

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February 22, 2019
Corporate / M&A Mergers & Acquisitions

Barene Participations acquired by 360 Payment Solutions

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November 16, 2017
Corporate / M&A Corporate Litigation

Success in Bank Indonesia / trustees Indover Bank

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January 23, 2017
Corporate / M&A Mergers & Acquisitions

Infotheek Group strengthens European position with two acquisitions

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