
CSRD: Strategic Sustainability Implications
The importance of strategic-level engagement with sustainability matters in response to the CSRD should not be underestimated. This requires a shift in mindset from simply complying with regulations to considering sustainability as a key business issue.

The impact of geopolitical developments on transactions: a tangled web of rules and hurdles
Where is the line between openness and protectionism in the European single market? At both EU and national level, more and more protective barriers against foreign investors and acquirers have been created in the international competition.

The revised Network and Information Security Directive: enhancing EU cybersecurity standards
More businesses and organisations will have to strengthen their cybersecurity strategies, as the European legislator revised the NIS Directive. NIS 2 will impose stricter cybersecurity obligations on more organisations.
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Recent matters
Stibbe advised Barça Produccions and Barcelona Football Club
Stibbe is advising Barça Produccions and Barcelona Football Club alongside Spanish law firm Perez Llorca in relation to a business combination agreement with Mountain & Co. I Acquisition Corp.
PeakSpan Capital invests in Salonkee S.A.
Stibbe advised PeakSpan Capital with over EUR 1.5 billion under management alongside co-investors Fortino Capital, Newion Partners, Expon Capital and LBAN with the investment into a JV Luxembourg company named Salonkee S.A..
Stibbe advises Torqx Capital Partners on public offer for Beter Bed Holding N.V.
Stibbe is acting as lead counsel to Benelux investment firm Torqx Capital Partners on its intended recommended all-cash public offer for 100% of the shares in Beter Bed Holding N.V.
Stibbe advises care chain Goed
Stibbe advised Goed, the network of pharmacies, home care shops and audiology shops of health insurance fund CM, on the sale of its hearing centres chain to Audika Belgium.
Upcoming events
Elske Raedts and Pieter Schütte will attend the annual Corporate Governance Conference of the IBA
Elske Raedts and Pieter Schütte will be attending the 8th edition of the annual Corporate Governance Conference of the IBA on 7 and 8 December in Frankfurt, Germany.
Recognition & Awards
Belgium Patent Disputes Firm of the Year
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