De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek has advised AkzoNobel on reaching an agreement to sell its 75.81 percent shareholding in ICI Pakistan Limited to the Yunus Brothers Group for €124.4 million (subject to a net debt and interest adjustment).

Op 1 januari 2021 is de Wet Homologatie Onderhands Akkoord (WHOA) in werking getreden. Deze wet biedt ondernemingen in financiële moeilijkheden een nieuw juridisch instrument...

Since the previous financial crisis, so well before the COVID-era, many European countries spent considerable time sharpening their restructuring toolkits.

The Dutch Minister of Justice has recently proposed a legislative bill that drastically reduces court fees in WHOA proceedings.

De Wet Homologatie Onderhands Akkoord (WHOA) is op 1 januari 2021 in werking getreden. Wanneer een ondernemer in een dreigende...

The European Parliament has approved a proposal by the European Commission to modernise the current European rules on insolvency.

De Brauw partners Reinout Vriesendorp and Ruud Hermans and Senior Associate Rob van den Sigtenhorst have submitted consultation feedback on a draft bill concerning extrajudicial debt restructuring compositions.

As global markets move from traditional to knowledge-based economies, businesses of all sizes face potential disruption, including operational restructuring.

A pre-pack is the term used for the restructuring of a company through a transaction that is prepared as much as possible outside of formal insolvency proceedings, and whereby the enterprise survives but some or all of the company's debt is restructured.

On 25 October 2024, the Dutch Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling regarding the Wet Homologatie Onderhands Akkoord (WHOA).

On 6 October 2023, the Dutch Supreme Court granted its final ruling on the pre-pack in the Heiploeg-case.

FP Nieuwegein B.V., operating under the name Fat Phill's, has been declared bankrupt by the District Court of The Hague. The curator is investigating possibilities for a restart of the hospitality business, with interested parties invited to submit expressions of interest by September 14th. Employee contracts will be terminated following standard bankruptcy procedures, with salary payments handled through the UWV wage guarantee scheme.

This measure is part of the Collective Justice and Security and Asylum and Migration Act 2025 (Verzamelwet Justitie en Veiligheid en Asiel en Migratie 2025, Stb. 2025, 124).

Werkgevers zijn nog maar nauwelijks bekomen van Covid-19 of een nieuwe cri

Per 1 juli 2025 zijn de griffierechten in WHOA-procedures flink verlaagd. Met deze maatregel wil de wetgever de toegang tot de Wet homologatie onderhands akkoord (WHOA) verbeteren, vooral voor kleinere ondernemingen.

The Bureau for Investment Screening (Bureau Toetsing Investeringen, "BTI") recently published guidelines to provide clarification regarding the scope of the Investments, Mergers and Acquisitions Security Test Act...

This alert addresses significant recent European developments regarding Solvency II.

In this blog, Dr. Maryam Malakotipour highlights the economic impact of EU insolvency and banking law reforms introduced since the 2008 Financial Crisis.

It looks like a recession is coming after all.

In the financial markets concerns have arisen regarding the enforceability of netting and close-out rights and security rights in the context of the Intervention Act.