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, David Meijeren, Boris Cammelbeeck, Sabine Baegen, 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, Paul Quist, 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
06.06.2019 NL law Masterclass: Alcohol and drug testing in the workplace Masterclass - Stibbe will host a masterclass entitled 'Alcohol and drug testing in the workplace' on 6 June in Amsterdam. During this masterclass, employment law expert Johan Zwemmer and privacy experts Frederiek Fernhout and Judica Krikke will discuss the Dutch Data Protection Authority's general prohibition of these tests and discuss whether and how employers should implement. Read more Team: Judica Krikke, Johan Zwemmer, Frederiek Fernhout
27.05.2019 EU law One year of GDPR - The regulatory warm-up Short Reads - The first year of the General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR") is over. Although early noises predicted an entirely new data protection regime, the European legal framework did not change substantially, the major changes being an expansion of the territorial scope to non-EU countries and stronger powers of enforcement. In spite of fears and rumours of immediate enforcement and huge fines, most regulators focused on helping companies achieve compliance, or they enforced without directly imposing fines. Read more Team: Judica Krikke, Erik Valgaeren, Christien Saris, Sara Bevernaege, Carol Evrard, Marc Spuijbroek, Steven Bastiaans, Sarah De Wulf, Frederiek Fernhout, Cyril Fischer, Carolien Michielsen, Lisa Peek, Karlijn van den Heuvel, Lizanne van der Hoeven, Joe Jay de Haas
21.05.2019 NL law Mini-symposium “De accountant – Paard van Troje?” Seminar - Op dinsdag 21 mei organiseert de afdeling Corporate Criminal Law & Investigations van Stibbe een mini-symposium rond het thema van de accountant als pseudo-opsporingsambtenaar en de controlecliënt als potentiële verdachte. Read more Team: Daan Doorenbos, Muriël Rosing, Monique van der Linden, Jakoline Winkels
07.05.2019 NL law ARRC releases recommended contractual fallback language for U.S. Dollar LIBOR syndicated loans Articles - By now almost everyone knows that the world of interest rate benchmarks is going to change. Certain existing dominant and long-used inter-bank offered rates (IBORs) such as EURIBOR and LIBOR are likely to be restructured or may disappear all together as a result of new regulation and market forces. New alternative 'risk-free rates' (RFRs) that will replace the old IBORs have been identified or are being developed by a number of working groups for the financial markets that will be affected. Read more Robert Steeg Counsel Amsterdam
06.06.2019 NL law Masterclass: Alcohol- en drugstesten op de werkvloer Masterclass - Stibbe in Amsterdam organiseert op 6 juni de masterclass 'Alcohol- & drugstesten op de werkvloer'. Tijdens deze masterclass bespreken arbeidsrechtexpert Johan Zwemmer en privacydeskundigen Frederiek Fernhout en Judica Krikke het algemene verbod van de Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens op deze testen voor werkgevers en leggen zij onder meer uit hoe hiermee moet worden omgegaan. Read more Team: Judica Krikke, Johan Zwemmer, Frederiek Fernhout
26.05.2019 NL law Duurzaamheidsverplichtingen voor de financiële sector: een overzicht Articles - De komende jaren zal de financiële sector zich actiever dan voorheen moeten bezighouden met het klimaat en de verantwoordelijkheid die de sector draagt voor het milieu en de maatschappij. In rap tempo wordt er wet- en regelgeving ontwikkeld die financiële ondernemingen en aandeelhouders verplichten om aandacht te geven aan deze nieuwe rol die zij vervullen in de verduurzaming van de financiële sector en de maatschappij als geheel. Read more Suzanne Kröner-Rosmalen Senior Associate Amsterdam
13.05.2019 LU law Stibbe reinforces its Luxembourg office with the appointment of three new Counsel Inside Stibbe - Stibbe reinforces its Luxembourg office with the appointment of Vanessa Schmitt (Corporate & Finance), Olivier dal Farra (Tax), and Frédéric Pilorget (Corporate & Finance) as Counsel. The new appointments have taken effect in April and allow Stibbe to further strengthen its Luxembourg tax and corporate and finance teams to continue to respond to market needs. Read more Team: Gérald Origer, Vanessa Schmitt, Olivier dal Farra, Frédéric Pilorget
21.03.2019 NL law 15 aspects of Brexit you did not know Short Reads - A Brexit without a deal, or with a deal that does not cover all relevant aspects, is still a potential scenario. We have highlighted a number of unexpected legal consequences of Brexit in such a no deal or incomplete deal scenario. Read more Team: Derk Lemstra, Judica Krikke, Floris ten Have, Astrid Helstone, Jeroen Kortmann, Job van Hooff, Reinout de Boer, Martin In de Braekt, Rogier Raas, Anna Collignon, Jasper Klopper
04.06.2019 NL law Dutch Supreme Court clarifies evidentiary rules concerning signatures and signed documents Short Reads - In two recent decisions, the Dutch Supreme Court has clarified the evidentiary power of signed documents. If the signatory unambiguously denies that the signature on the document is his or hers or claims that another party has tampered with the signature (for instance, through forgery or copying a signature from one document and pasting it in another), it is up to the party invoking the signed document to prove the signature's authenticity (ECLI:NL:HR:2019:572). Read more Wouter den Hollander Associate Amsterdam
21.05.2019 BE law The International Comparative Legal Guide to Corporate Recovery & Insolvency 2019 - Belgian chapter Articles - This Guide covers common issues in corporate recovery and insolvency - including issues that arise when a company is in financial difficulties, insolvency procedures, cross-border issues - in 30 jurisdictions. Pieter Wouters and Paul Van der Putten of Stibbe Brussels' Litigation department contributed to the Belgian chapter of the ICLG. Read more Team: Pieter Wouters, Paul Van der Putten
13.05.2019 LU law Stibbe renforce son cabinet luxembourgeois en nommant trois nouveaux Counsel Inside Stibbe - Stibbe renforce son cabinet au Luxembourg avec la nomination de Vanessa Schmitt (droit des sociétés et droit financier), Olivier dal Farra (droit fiscal) et Frédéric Pilorget (droit des sociétés et droit financier) en tant que Counsel. Ces nouvelles nominations ont pris effet au mois d’avril et permettent à Stibbe de renforcer davantage son équipe luxembourgeoise en droit fiscal ainsi qu’en droit des sociétés et droit financier afin de continuer à répondre aux besoins du marché. Read more Team: Gérald Origer, Vanessa Schmitt, Olivier dal Farra, Frédéric Pilorget
13.03.2019 NL law Financial Services Disputes in the Netherlands Articles - What are the most common causes of actions taken by or against financial institutions and service providers in Dutch jurisdiction? Who has a right of action in financial services disputes? Does it make a difference if the customer is an individual or a commercial entity? Is there a specialist court or specialist judges for financial services litigation? Roderik Vrolijk and Daphne Rijkers provide answers to these and other questions about financial services disputes in the Netherlands. Read more Team: Roderik Vrolijk, Daphne Rijkers