14.11.2019 NL law Stibbe advises Dyme Experience - Stibbe has advised fintech company Dyme on obtaining a PSD2 licence for the provision of Account Information Services (AIS) from the Dutch Central Bank. Dyme is the first independent payment service for consumers in the Netherlands to receive this licence. Dyme’s success may signal the beginning of a trend for other Dutch and foreign payment service providers - including Brexit-impacted parties - to also apply for licences to operate as payment service providers in the Netherlands. Read more Team: Roderik Vrolijk, Lisanne van Boven
28.03.2019 NL law Stibbe advises citizenM and its existing shareholders KRC and APG Experience - Stibbe advises citizenM hotels and its existing shareholders KRC and APG on an agreement whereby GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, will acquire a 25% stake in citizenM valuing the company at €2 billion Read more Team: Egbert Vroom, Robert-Jan Dekkers, Bart Stevens, Nora Offergelt, Reinout de Boer, Floris ten Have, Rein Wesseling, Maarten de Bruin, Boris Cammelbeeck, Erik Verweij, Iris Hendriksen, Manon Cremers, Charlotte van Weert, Dennis Mollema, Eline Holtman, Ingrid Viertelhauzen, Jaap van Slooten, Paul Vestering, Ea Visser, Johanne Boelhouwer, Judica Krikke, Jasper Klopper, Christien Saris
13.06.2018 NL law Stibbe advises on the IPO of Adyen Experience - Stibbe advised the joint global coordinators Morgan Stanley and J.P. Morgan and the other joint bookrunners ABN AMRO, BofA Merrill Lynch and Citigroup on the IPO of Adyen on Euronext Amsterdam. Read more Team: Pieter Schütte, Rein van Helden, Reinout de Boer, Emile Bongers, Emilie Renardel de Lavalette
31.01.2018 NL law Stibbe advises Payvision Experience - Stibbe advised Payvision, a global merchant acquirer and omnichannel payment provider, on its strategic partnership with ING. Read more Team: Björn van der Klip, Duco de Boer, Rogier Raas, Sophie Zwartkruis-Bakker, Roderik Vrolijk, Judica Krikke, Paul Vestering, Jeroen Smits, Johanne Boelhouwer, Floris ten Have, Suzanne Kröner-Rosmalen, Ivo Nelissen
13.06.2016 Stibbe advises on the IPO of Philips Lighting Experience - Stibbe advises Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan (as joint global coordinators) and the other underwriters on the IPO of Philips Lighting. Read more Team: Derk Lemstra, Pieter Schütte, Jeroen Smits, Sophie Zwartkruis-Bakker
18.05.2016 Stibbe advises on the notes offering of NXP Semiconductors 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. Read more Team: Michael Molenaars, Pieter Schütte
11.05.2016 Stibbe advises on the share placement and listing of Sif 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. Read more Team: Matthijs Kuijpers, Pieter Schütte, Jeroen Smits
26.04.2016 Stibbe advises Goldman Sachs on the acquisition of Continental Bakeries 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. Read more
04.12.2015 NL law Stibbe advises on the IPO of ABN AMRO Experience - Stibbe advises ABN AMRO, Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley (as joint global coordinators) and the other underwriters on the IPO of ABN AMRO. Read more Team: Derk Lemstra, Tom Barkhuysen, Manon Cremers, Heleen Kersten, Judica Krikke, Fons Leijten, Rogier Raas, Pieter Schütte, Jeroen Smits, Paul Vestering, Rein Wesseling, Suzanne Kröner-Rosmalen, Dennis Mollema, Roderik Vrolijk, Sophie Zwartkruis-Bakker
01.10.2015 BE law Stibbe advises Baoheng Investment Holding Group Co., Ltd on minority shareholding acquisition 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. Read more Jan Bogaert Partner Brussels
27.11.2014 NL law Stibbe advises Credit Suisse Experience - Stibbe advised Credit Suisse on the imposement of a fine by the European Commission for participating in a cartel involving interest rate products denominated in Swiss francs Read more Team: Christof Swaak, Rein Wesseling, Floris ten Have
26.03.2012 BE law Stibbe assists the European Investment Bank to finance a new hospital Experience - Assisting the European Investment Bank (EIB) with their EUR 100 million project finance loan to finance a new hospital in Brussels. Read more Wouter Ghijsels Managing Partner Brussels
15.11.2019 NL law Het kerstmenu van de AFM: vijf gangen - Column Fondsnieuws Short Reads - Vliegen de pepernoten, adventskalenders en kerstkransjes u alweer om de oren? Nee, het aanmeten van een gezonde levensstijl wordt u aan het einde van het jaar niet makkelijk gemaakt. Gelukkig helpt het Voedingscentrum ons daar een handje bij; en wel met de 'Schijf van Vijf'. De AFM introduceerde vorig jaar iets vergelijkbaars voor de financiële sector. Read more Senna Leentjens Junior Associate Amsterdam
17.10.2019 NL law Objective indicator high-risk third countries repealed as of 18 October 2019 Short Reads - The Implementation Decree for the Wwft 2018 has been amended. As a result, as of 18 October 2019 institutions subject to the Dutch Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing Act will no longer have to report transactions solely on the basis that this transaction relates to an individual residing, or a legal entity having its registered office in, a high-risk third country. Read more Soeradj Ramsanjhal Senior Associate Amsterdam
06.09.2019 NL law Consultation response: Act on further remuneration measures for the financial sector Short Reads - Astrid Helstone, Manuel Lokin, Soeradj Ramsanjhal, Anne Merks and Lotte Hover-Boon have submitted a response to the draft bill 'Act on further remuneration measures for the financial sector' (Wet nadere beloningsmaatregelen financiële sector). Read more Team: Astrid Helstone, Manuel Lokin, Soeradj Ramsanjhal, Anne Merks, Lotte Hover-Boon
02.08.2019 NL law De insidermelding onder de Verordening Marktmisbruik met betrekking tot afgeleide en verbonden financiële instrumenten Articles - Soeradj Ramsanjhal schreef samen Jeevan Sathie een artikel over de insidermelding bij beursvennootschappen. Deze meldplicht is niet altijd snel te doorgronden, met name als transacties betrekking hebben op afgeleide of verbonden financiële instrumenten. Ten aanzien hiervan is een 20%-drempel opgenomen en een uitzondering van de meldplicht met betrekking tot deelnemingsrechten in discretionair beheerde beleggingsinstellingen. Read more Soeradj Ramsanjhal Senior Associate Amsterdam
13.11.2019 NL law A new Act on the Supervision of Trust Offices Articles - Roderik Vrolijk and Soeradj Ramsanjhal published an article in the Dutch Financial Law Review as a follow-up on their article two years ago in the same journal. The authors specifically shed light on the customer due diligence and open norms of the new Act on the Supervision of Trust Offices 2018, that entered into force on 1 January 2019. Read more Team: Roderik Vrolijk, Soeradj Ramsanjhal
11.10.2019 NL law Robert Steeg speaks at the annual Holland Financial Network conference Speaking slot - Holland Financial Network will soon hold its annual conference on the developments in financial supervision, the IBOR transition and the benchmarks regulation. The 2019 edition will be held in the auditorium of the World Trade Center (Amsterdam) on 11 October. Read more Robert Steeg Counsel Amsterdam
06.09.2019 NL law Supervision of crypto services Short Reads - On 3 September 2019, De Nederlandsche Bank ("DNB") published a press release in which DNB points out to providers of crypto services that they should prepare for imminent DNB supervision. Companies facilitating the exchange of crypto currency for normal money and companies that offer crypto wallets will have to comply with a registration obligation from the beginning of 2020. Read more Team: Roderik Vrolijk, Soeradj Ramsanjhal
02.08.2019 NL law Valkuilen bij het bestrijden van tunneltjes (Column) Articles - De zogenoemde herziene Aandeelhoudersrechtenrichtlijn (Richtlijn (EU) 2017/828; “Richtlijn”) moest door de wetgever op 10 juni 2019 in Nederlandse wetgeving zijn geïmplementeerd. Dat is niet gelukt. Read more Team: Steven Hijink, Lars in 't Veld
21.10.2019 EU law Elektronische identificatie en ondertekening conform eIDAS Articles - De eIDAS-verordening heeft een juridisch kader geïntroduceerd dat de betrouwbaarheid en acceptatie van elektronische transacties binnen de EU moet vergroten. Hiervoor wordt een gelijk speelveld beoogd waarin burgers en bedrijven binnen de EU met hun eigen nationale elektronische ID zich ook digitaal kunnen identificeren bij openbare instanties uit andere lidstaten. Daartoe worden uniforme eisen gesteld aan de betrouwbaarheidsniveaus van deze elektronische ID’s. Read more Team: Marc Spuijbroek, Steven Bastiaans, Carolien Michielsen
25.09.2019 NL law The long arm of regulation – Dutch chapter by Roderik Vrolijk and Senna Leentjens Articles - The continued global scrutiny of financial services firms, alongside the sustained pressure on those charged with regulating them to deliver tangible results, continues to drive financial services regulators to seek assistance from their overseas counterparts when investigating issues. This trend shows no signs of abating, and questions such as how and when regulators interact with each other and with firms across borders, how firms are expected or required to respond, and whether duplicate proceedings can be brought in different jurisdictions are more pertinent than ever. Read more Team: Roderik Vrolijk, Senna Leentjens
07.08.2019 NL law Roderik Vrolijk and Soeradj Ramsanjhal in Global Legal Insights - FinTech Edition 2019 Articles - Roderik Vrolijk and Soeradj Ramsanjhal have contributed to the 2019 FinTech edition of Global Legal Insights (GLI), providing the Netherlands chapter. The GLI FinTech 2019 edition covers approaches and developments in the FinTech sector with respect to regulatory and insurance technology, regulatory bodies, key regulations and regulatory approaches, restrictions and cross-border business in 26 jurisdictions. Read more Team: Roderik Vrolijk, Soeradj Ramsanjhal
26.07.2019 NL law Stibbe advises Centtrip Short Reads - Stibbe advises Centtrip, one the UK's premier and most innovative financial technology companies, on its expansion into the European mainland by setting up a regulated electronic money institution in the Netherlands and its licence application with the Dutch Central Bank. Read more Team: Roderik Vrolijk, Paul Vestering, Rogier Raas