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Experience - Stibbe advises NN Investment Partners B.V. (“NN”) and ASR Nederland N.V. (“ASR”) on the sale of all their 6% and 7% cumulative preference shares in Unilever N.V. to Unilever PLC.

Experience - Stibbe is advising Moody’s Corporation, the US credit rating agency, on its € 3 billion acquisition of Bureau van Dijk, a global provider of business intelligence and company information, from Swedish private equity firm EQT.

Experience - Stibbe advises Barclays on the additional notes offering of NXP Semiconductors for an amount of USD 500 million.

Experience - Stibbe has made a significant contribution to the establishment of the first General Pension Fund in the Netherlands. Aegon is the first company to receive approval from the Dutch Central Bank to launch a General Pension Fund in the Netherlands. This offers a cost-effective alternative for new and existing company pension schemes.

Experience - Stibbe advises Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan (as joint global coordinators) and the other underwriters on the IPO of Philips Lighting.

Experience - Stibbe advises Intertrust, a leading global provider of high-value trust and corporate services, on its EUR 122 million share offering.

Experience - Stibbe advises Intertrust, a leading global provider of high-value trust and corporate services, on its acquisition of Elian Group ("Elian") from Elian's management and funds managed by Electra Partners LLP for a total consideration of GBP 435 million (EUR 557 million).

Experience - Stibbe advises Barclays and Goldman Sachs and the other underwriters on the notes offering of NXP Semiconductors for an aggregate amount of USD 1.75 billion.

Experience - Stibbe advises ABN AMRO and HSBC (as joint global coordinators) and the other underwriters on the share placement and listing of Sif Holding N.V. ("Sif"), a leading manufacturer of large steel tubulars which are used as foundation components for the offshore wind and offshore oil & gas markets.

Experience - Stibbe advises Goldman Sachs on the acquisition of Continental Bakeries by Goldman Sachs and The Silverfern Group of NPM Capital, a subsidiary of SHV. Continental Bakeries is a leading European bakery group which produces typical Dutch cookies, but it also owns brands like Haust and Brinky. Continental Bakeries employs approximately 1,600 employees; The activities take place from locations in i.a. the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium and Sweden.

Experience - Stibbe acted as counsel to Deutsche Bank as lender on the acquisition by MCAP Global Finance ("MCAP"), a London subsidiary of New York-based Marathon Asset Management, of a 19-property portfolio (the "Phoenix" portfolio) from a Dutch fund managed by Bouwinvest Real Estate Investment Management.

Experience - Stibbe advises Colliers International, a global leader in commercial real estate services, on its acquisition of WPM, Netherland’s leading property and asset management company.