Dirk de Waard

Tokenization thus offers the possibility to no longer physically transfer assets or rights, but to deliver them digitally via blockchain technology. The crypto financing lawyers of VIOTTA explain the possibilities surrounding tokens as follows.

The application of blockchain technology raises various questions under Dutch law. What are tokens? Are tokens money? If tokens are not money, are these tokens considered goods?

The MAC clause is common in acquisition contracts and its purpose is to protect the buyer from circumstances that have a significant impact on the financial position of the target company.

The Netherlands is regarded as one of the most economically attractive European countries for foreign investors. There are several factors for this, varying from national infrastructure to the fiscal climate. Read everything about setting up a business in the Netherlands.

The introduction of the one-tier board in a public limited liability company or private limited company was part of the Simplification and Flexibility of Private Limited Companies.

In this article, corporate law attorney Dirk de Waard discusses the current scheme in the Netherlands and the adjustment of the tax scheme for share option rights, which tries to make Dutch startups more attractive to talented employees. In addition, a comparison is made with the regulations in the United States, the United Kingdom and Germany.

With the preparation of the annual figures, supermarket chain Picnic once again plunged into the red: it made a loss of 45 million in the 2020 financial year.

In most transactions, the purchase price is based on the value of the company on the day the shares or assets/liabilities are delivered by seller to buyer. This value can be derived from the company's financial statements on the same transfer date. 

The purpose of the founders of a SPAC, called “sponsors”, is to raise capital through an issuance of shares and warrants that are listed on a stock exchange, called “units” combined.

With SAR, the employee does not receive shares, but a receivable on the value development of a share in a company. Viotta lawyer Dirk de Waard explains.