We are Stibbe Bank specialists

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 ABN AMRO, Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley (as joint global coordinators) and the other underwriters on the IPO of ABN AMRO.

Experience - Advising Baoheng Investment Holding Group Co., Ltd on Luxembourg corporate and regulatory issues relating to the acquisition of a minority shareholding in a Luxembourg financial regulated entity.

Experience - Stibbe advises Rabobank on the legal aspects of the renovation of its former head offices "the Spiegel Building" in Utrecht.

Experience -   Representing the trustees of Indover Bank in a major dispute with Bank Indonesia. Indover Bank was a Dutch merchant bank and a 100% subsidiary of Bank Indonesia, the central bank of the Republic of Indonesia. Indover Bank was declared bankrupt in December 2008. In legal proceedings before the District Court of Amsterdam, the trustees refuse the validation of a claim from Bank Indonesia to the amount of EUR 43 million and have submitted a counterclaim of at least EUR 71 million. According to the trustees, Bank Indonesia breached a guarantee under which Bank Indonesia had obliged itself to enable Indover Bank to meet its obligations.  

Experience -   Representing ING Bank in a contractual dispute with a market maker company.  In proceedings before the District Court of Amsterdam, the market maker company claims to have suffered losses as a result of an alleged failure to supply a sufficient quantity of securities through a clearing institution in the early 1990's.   

Experience -   Advising multiple Dutch financial institutions on the impact of the recently introduced and future remuneration restrictions applicable to the financial sector.  

Experience -   Advising ABN AMRO Bank on the creation of the first crowdfunding platform held by a commercial bank.   

Experience - Assisting several large banks (i.e. KBC Bank, ING, Dexia and BNPP Fortis) in implementing a multimillion EUR acquisition finance package for one of the bidders for its acquisition of a broadcasting company from a German mass media company.

Experience - Advising BTG Pactual E & P on the USD 1,525 billion acquisition of a 50% stake in Petrobras Oil & Gas. The remaining 50% of shares are owned by Petrobras International Braspetro. The joint venture includes all current and future oil and gas activities of Petrobras in Africa.

Experience - Advising the Dutch financial group ING on the USD 1.27 billion initial public offering and USD 900 million secondary offering by its New York-based US insurance unit, ING US Inc.