22.04.2022 NL law Press release: ATB declared bankrupt, Toni van Hees and Job van Hooff appointed bankruptcy trustees Experience - On 22 April 2022, Amsterdam Trade Bank N.V. ("ATB") filed for bankruptcy and was declared bankrupt by the Amsterdam District Court. The court appointed A. van Hees and J.E.P.A. van Hooff as bankruptcy trustees. Read more Team: Toni van Hees, Job van Hooff
13.12.2021 NL law Stibbe advises Odyssey Acquisition Experience - Stibbe advises Odyssey Acquisition on its EUR 1.5 billion business combination With BenevolentAI. The combination of Odyssey Acquisition S.A. (Odyssey), a Euronext Amsterdam-listed special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) focused on European healthcare and TMT growth companies, and BenevolentAI, a leading clinical-stage AI drug discovery company, represents the largest European SPAC merger announced to date and one of the largest Euronext Amsterdam biotech listings ever. Read more Team: Derk Lemstra, Jeroen Smits, IJsbrand van Straten, Natalja van Hofwegen, Maurits Schmitz, David de Groot
25.11.2021 NL law Stibbe advises Goldman Sachs Asset Management Experience - Stibbe advises Goldman Sachs Asset Management on the sale of its portfolio company Caldic to Advent International. Read more Team: Heleen Kersten, Omar El Gachi, Maartje Herweijer, Reinout de Boer, Pascal Vanden Borre, Dieter Demuynck, Jan Proesmans, Barbra Bulsing, Diederik Kok, Natalja van Hofwegen
13.01.2020 NL law Stibbe advises ING Experience - Stibbe advises ING regarding the financial issues and bankruptcy proceedings of payroll company TCP Direct. Read more Team: Jaap van Slooten, Job van Hooff
01.01.2020 NL law Stibbe advises a.s.r. Experience - Stibbe advises a.s.r. on the adjustment and implementation of its group-wide remuneration policy in line with the latest applicable remuneration rules for the financial sector. Read more Team: Paul Vestering, Rogier Raas, Steven Hijink, Ingrid Viertelhauzen
01.12.2019 NL law Stibbe represents NN Experience - Stibbe represents NN in various pension litigation cases. Read more Jaap van Slooten Partner Amsterdam
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, 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, Judica Krikke
01.01.2019 NL law Stibbe represents Nationale Nederlanden Experience - Stibbe represented Nationale Nederlanden in enquiry and injunction proceedings brought by SRK. Read more Team: Jaap van Slooten, Fons Leijten, Job van Hooff
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, Emilie Renardel de Lavalette
01.06.2018 NL law Stibbe advises ING Experience - Stibbe advised ING Bank on HR aspects of the formation of a transnational bank. Read more Jaap van Slooten Partner Amsterdam
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, Roderik Vrolijk, Judica Krikke, Paul Vestering, Jeroen Smits, Floris ten Have
27.06.2022 NL law Stibbe appoints Nora Offergelt as Counsel Inside Stibbe - We are pleased to announce that Stibbe Amsterdam has appointed Nora Offergelt as Counsel as of 1 July 2022. With Nora’s appointment, Stibbe expands its Equity Capital Market practice at senior level. Read more Nora Offergelt Senior Associate Amsterdam
06.04.2022 NL law DNB to start investigations on compliance with sanction regulations Short Reads - On 30 March 2022, the Dutch Central Bank (De Nederlandsche Bank, "DNB") announced that it will start investigations to determine whether financial institutions take sufficient measures to comply with sanction regulations. Read more Soeradj Ramsanjhal Senior Associate Amsterdam
15.11.2021 NL law Europese Commissie herziet en verruimt een belangrijk staatssteunkader: consultatie wijzigingen AGVV geopend tot 8 december 2021 Short Reads - De Europese Commissie zet in op meer staatssteun voor innovatieve ondernemingen en duurzaamheid. Dit blijkt uit de voorgestelde wijziging van de Algemene groepsvrijstellingsverordening waarover tot 8 december a.s. een consultatie loopt. Read more Team: Ali al Khatib, Ramses Walon
17.09.2021 NL law Marieke Driessen authors chapter on ESG in 'Sustainable Finance in Europe' Articles - The book, entitled 'Sustainable Finance in Europe', brings together the views of expert academics and practitioners on the latest regulatory developments in sustainable finance in Europe. It includes cutting-edge issues which relate to three main themes: 1. corporate governance, 2. financial stability and 3. financial markets. Read more Marieke Driessen Partner Amsterdam
13.06.2022 NL law Nynke Brouwer new senior associate at Stibbe Inside Stibbe - We are pleased to announce that Nynke Brouwer will be joining Stibbe’s Amsterdam office as senior associate. Her appointment as from 13 June 2022 will further strengthen our TMT/IP practice. Read more Judica Krikke Partner Amsterdam
10.02.2022 NL law Nieuwsuur: Jeroen Kortmann pleit voor meer regulering op het systeem voor massaclaims Short Reads - In de Nieuwsuur-uitzending van 8 februari gaat Jeroen Kortmann in op de GGD-claim van de Stichting ICAM en pleit hij voor meer regulering. Zonder regulering en toezicht op claimclubs en financiers is het wachten tot het een keer verkeerd gaat. Read more Jeroen Kortmann Partner Amsterdam
15.10.2021 NL law BRRD II implementation in the Netherlands Short Reads - Recently, the Dutch bill for the implementation of BRRD II (i.e. Directive (EU) 2014/59 establishing a framework for the recovery and resolution of credit institutions and investment firms, as amended by Directive (EU) 2019/879) in the Netherlands was submitted to Dutch Parliament, where it is currently under debate. Read more Team: Marieke Driessen, Niek Groenendijk
12.08.2021 NL law Heleen Kersten nominated by Wolters Kluwer for appointment to Supervisory Board Inside Stibbe - We are pleased to announce that our partner Heleen Kersten has been nominated by Wolters Kluwer for appointment to its Supervisory Board. The nomination will be submitted to the Wolters Kluwer Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on April 21, 2022. Read more Heleen Kersten Partner Amsterdam
01.06.2022 NL law Are you ready for the new Dutch and EU transactional hurdles? Short Reads - Companies beware: new Dutch and EU transactional hurdles are coming closer. In the Netherlands, new national security investment screening rules are imminent. At the same time, the adoption of the EU regulation on foreign subsidies will only be a matter of time. Time for companies to put these extra hurdles on their M&A radar. Read more Team: Roos Elemans, Kaj Privé, Jacobijn Renken
15.12.2021 NL law Stibbe Amsterdam appoints three new partners Inside Stibbe - We are pleased to announce that Stibbe Amsterdam has promoted Valérie van ‘t Lam, Boris Cammelbeeck and Roderik Vrolijk to partner as per 1 January 2022. These appointments further strengthen our practices Environment & Planning, Real Estate and the Financial Markets Group. Stibbe Amsterdam will grow to 44 partners. Read more Team: David Orobio de Castro, Valérie van 't Lam, Boris Cammelbeeck, Roderik Vrolijk
20.09.2021 NL law AFM: Beleggingsfondsen kunnen beleggers beter informeren over duurzaamheid Articles - Beleggingsfondsen kunnen beleggers beter informeren over duurzaamheid. De informatieverschaffing van fondsen over duurzaamheidsrisico’s en duurzaamheidskenmerken is nog vaak te algemeen, daardoor krijgen beleggers te weinig inzicht in waar ze in investeren. Dat is een van de conclusies van de Autoriteit Financiële Markten (AFM) in een verkennend onderzoek naar de toepassing van de Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR). Read more Ingrid van der Klooster Senior Professional Support Lawyer (not admitted to the bar) Amsterdam
06.08.2021 EU law European Commission publishes major anti-money laundering legislative proposals Short Reads - On 20 July 2021, the European Commission presented a new legislative package containing significant changes to the applicable anti-money laundering and anti-terrorism financing regime. In this short read, Soeradj Ramsanjhal and Maciek Bednarski elaborate on the proposed amendments. Read more Team: Soeradj Ramsanjhal, Maciek Bednarski