For many years, Dutch regulations required grid operators to establish an electricity connection within 18 weeks for connections with a capacity of less than 10 MVA.

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The energy transition is reshaping port infrastructure and industrial clusters, creating opportunities while raising critical questions about regulation, investment, and cross-sector collaboration. Jan-Willem van Rooij discusses the key developments driving this transformation, including electrification, carbon capture and storage, and hydrogen infrastructure, along with the conditions necessary for successful implementation.

The Dutch government has decided not to proceed with the proposed amendments to ease the business succession facilities (BOR).

Loyens & Loeff advised Interogo Holding infrastructure investment fund Inter Infrastructure Capital (IIC) on the acquisition of a 12.25% minority investment in Q-Park N.V.

The Financial Regulatory News Updates: an overview in which our Banking and Finance Practice Group highlights.

The Financial Regulatory News Updates: an overview in which our Banking and Finance Practice Group highlights.

HCM Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ: HCMA), a publicly-traded blank cheque company, and Murano PV, S.A. DE C.V., a Mexico-based development company have announced an agreement...

On 16 February 2024 the Supreme Court ruled on a case of significant practical importance. The question at issue was whether a (taxable) gift occurs when spouses modify their marital conditions...

The Dutch Supreme Court has issued a decisive ruling on the contentious Box 3 tax assessments, determining the fate of taxpayers who failed to timely object to their assessments between 2017 and 2020. This judgment resolves a critical question left open by the landmark Christmas judgment of 2021, establishing whether non-objecting taxpayers can still claim relief. The decision carries significant implications for thousands of Dutch taxpayers who may have missed objection deadlines during this period.

Loyens & Loeff assisted Blue Ocean Terminals Limited as legal counsel on the acquisition of 100% of Steinweg Ports International B.V.'s interest in Rotterdam Short Sea Terminals B.V.

Loyens & Loeff advised DIF Management B.V., an independent infrastructure fund manager, on Dutch and Luxembourg legal and tax aspects of the setting up, structuring, fundraising and closing of DIF Core

The Luxembourg Capital Markets Association (LuxCMA) is Luxembourg's first association exclusively focused on the capital markets industry.

US Fund Managers (USFMs) raising capital in Europe typically establish an unregulated Luxembourg special limited partnership (AIF) as their access for European investors.

The intermediate holding exemption in Dutch financial reporting law allows certain companies to avoid preparing consolidated financial statements, but its application requirements remain subject to interpretation and uncertainty in practice. This analysis examines the specific conditions that must be met to qualify for the exemption and explores the practical consequences and ambiguities that arise when companies attempt to apply Section 2:408 of the Dutch Civil Code.

On 30 January 2026, D66, VVD and CDA presented their 2026–2030 coalition agreement titled "Aan de slag – Bouwen aan een beter Nederland" ("Getting to Work – Building a Better Netherlands").

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has committed up to €37.5m in Xeltis as part of a €50m financing round alongside existing investors, including EQT and Invest-NL.

Grid congestion in the Netherlands is creating unprecedented challenges for commercial real estate landlords and tenants, raising critical questions about who bears responsibility when insufficient electricity capacity affects leased premises. This analysis examines how Dutch Energy Act provisions, landlord-tenant law, and recent court decisions intersect to determine liability for grid capacity shortfalls.

For decades, securing a grid connection with sufficient transmission capacity was a given for property owners and developers.

Nitrogen deposition is a hot topic in the Netherlands. With an aim of contributing to practical solutions for the current impasse...