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- Corporate law in The Netherlands 7 January 2016 5 min
Company acquisition in the Netherlands
There are different ways to transfer a company from one owner to another. What way is most suitable depends on various factors: how does the seller intend to transfer the…
- Corporate law in The Netherlands 6 January 2016 3 min
Best efforts obligation in earn-out arrangement? AMS explains!
An earn-out arrangement is a type of deferred payment of the purchase price that depends on the results after the takeover. In recent proceedings about an earn-out arrangement, the…
- Corporate law in The Netherlands 3 December 2015 3 min
Agreeing to exclusivity in franchise agreement is very important!
A common part of a franchise agreement is the purchase obligation, in which the franchisee is obliged to purchase, for example, 90% of the products to be sold from the franchisor.…
- Dutch contract law 19 November 2015 3 min
Sharing information with a third party: breach of confidentiality agreement?
When negotiating about the sale of a company, it is reasonable for a buyer to receive information about the financial situation of the company. However, it is important to prevent…
- Debt collection in The Netherlands 8 November 2015 3 min
Debt collection in the Netherlands
When companies are confronted with slow and non-paying customers, bringing in a debt collection agency can be very effective. But what if the debt collection agency does not do her…
- Dutch property law 9 October 2015 6 min
Buying a house? Be aware of these aspects!
When buying real estate it is always wise, as a buyer – especially as a foreign buyer – to obtain the right advice. An estate agent for the purchase can be valuable during the…
- Corporate law in The Netherlands 24 September 2015 4 min
Liability of director versus shareholder: this is how it works!
A director who also holds all the shares of a Dutch company, wears two different hats under corporate law: that of shareholder and that of director. This difference plays a part,…
- Corporate law in The Netherlands 18 September 2015 3 min
Claiming transfer of shares in preliminary relief proceedings in The Netherlands
The two shareholders of a Dutch private limited company (BV) agree that shareholder A (seller) shall sell 5,850 shares to shareholder B (buyer) against a price of €1. This means…
- Insolvency law in The Netherlands 14 August 2015 5 min
Creditor of bankrupt Imtech in The Netherlands? This is what you can do
After the banks announced they would not be providing any new finance, Imtech filed for suspension of payments. This means that most creditors temporarily could not lay claim to…
- Corporate law in The Netherlands 13 August 2015 5 min
The steps leading up to mergers and acquisitions
In this article we will shine a light on the different steps of the process leading to a merger or company acquisition in The Netherlands. One of these steps is the due diligence…