De Brauw has maintained its leading position in the Dutch M&A market, advising on more major deals than any other law firm in the Netherlands. 

Although M&A activity in the Netherlands remained relatively low from 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010, De Brauw advised on 4 out of the 9 deals with a value greater than EUR 1 billion, and 8 out of the 21 deals with a value greater than EUR 500 million. 9 deals with a value greater than EUR 500 million were announced in the first half of 2010, with De Brauw involved in 5 of those deals.