The Dutch perspective on Brexit was given by Dennis Schoemaker and Gerard Janssen.  Dennis, from Kreston Lentink, challenged members from the UK, stating that the Netherlands are an excellent choice to set up an (intermediate) holding company for operations in other EU countries. Gerard, from Van Herwijnen Kreston, then presented on the issues that UK and Dutch businesses will encounter when preparing for Brexit, including legal and M&A implications.

The seminar concluded with a prediction about 29th March 2019. A Cliff Edge Brexit is not to be expected (to date, a preliminary Brexit deal has been announced, therefore this prediction seems to be correct). Nonetheless even with a soft Brexit, it is important that all clients prepare for it.