25 Nov 2020 Publication on foreign investments in the Netherlands from a geopolitical and legal perspective

The Royal Dutch Association for Commercial Law (Koninklijke Vereeniging Handelsrecht) published last month its 2020 advices on the widely debated subject of foreign investments in the Netherlands from a geopolitical and legal perspective. Our partner Guus Kemperink contributed to this publication on the subject of takeovers and strategic cooperation in the geopolitical context in relation to Dutch private and listed companies. Guus Kemperink’s contribution deals more specifically with the fiduciary duties of the board of directors and the board of supervisory directors of a Dutch private or listed company in the situation the company is confronted with a geopolitically driven proposal for a private or public bid or for strategic cooperation.