Netherlands: Contracts and Commercial Law

The Dutch residential rental market continues to evolve at pace. Since our last update in 2024, the regulatory landscape has further matured, with the Affordable Rent Act now firmly embedded...

In M&A transactions, Earn-Out provisions represent a flexible instrument to bridge discrepancies in valuation expectations.

A Dutch court granted homologation despite finding that the debtor violated information disclosure requirements by failing to explicitly communicate material changes between the preliminary ruling and final restructuring plan. The case examines how significantly altered facts—including changes in reorganization value, secured creditor claims, and priority arrangements—impact the absolute priority rule and creditor voting rights in WHOA proceedings.