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
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
23.06.2016 NL law Stibbe advises Aegon on the launch of the first General Pension Fund in the Netherlands 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. Read more Team: Manon Cremers, Rogier Raas, Lieke Stroeve, Suzanne Kröner-Rosmalen
21.01.2016 Stibbe advises BC Partners and CPPIB Experience - Stibbe advises BC Partners and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) on their 30% stake alongside Altice N.V. in Suddenlink and Cablevision. Read more Team: Manon Cremers, Eva Das, Michael Molenaars
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
01.01.2012 NL law Stibbe advises Dutch pension funds Experience - Advising several Dutch pension funds in connection with enforcement action taken by the Dutch Central Bank in view of actual or threatened failure to satisfy capital adequacy requirements. Read more Rogier Raas Partner Amsterdam
06.05.2011 NL law Stibbe advises APG Experience - Advising APG on the sale of its holding of ProLogis European Properties (PEPR). Read more Björn van der Klip Partner Amsterdam
29.07.2008 NL law Stibbe advises APG Investments Experience - Advising APG Investments on the Euro 2.7 billion acquisition of the real estate company Steen & Strøm ASA from Canica AS, in a joint venture with Klepierre SA. Read more Björn van der Klip Partner Amsterdam
09.01.2020 BE law Stibbe announces new Counsel and Of Counsel appointments Inside Stibbe - Brussels, 9 January 2020 – The Brussels office of Stibbe has promoted Delphine Gillet (EU/Competition), Jan Proesmans (Employment, Benefits, and Pensions) and Sophie Bourgois (Dispute Resolution) to Counsel and Elisabeth Baeyens (Dispute Resolution) to Of Counsel. The new appointments have taken effect on 1 January 2020. Read more Team: Wouter Ghijsels, Delphine Gillet, Jan Proesmans, Sophie Bourgois, Elisabeth Baeyens
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
09.01.2020 BE law Stibbe benoemt nieuwe Counsels en Of Counsel Inside Stibbe - Brussel, 9 januari 2020 – Het Brusselse kantoor van Stibbe benoemt Delphine Gillet (EU-recht en mededingingsrecht), Jan Proesmans (arbeids- en pensioenrecht) en Sophie Bourgois (geschillenbeslechting) tot Counsel en Elisabeth Baeyens (geschillenbeslechting) tot Of Counsel. De nieuwe benoemingen gaan in vanaf 1 januari 2020. Read more Team: Wouter Ghijsels, Delphine Gillet, Jan Proesmans, Sophie Bourgois, Elisabeth Baeyens
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
09.01.2020 BE law Stibbe nomme trois Counsels et un Of Counsel Inside Stibbe - Bruxelles, le 9 janvier 2020 – Le bureau bruxellois de Stibbe a nommé Delphine Gillet (droit européen et de la concurrence), Jan Proesmans (droit social et des pensions) et Sophie Bourgois (droit des litiges) en tant que Counsels. Elisabeth Baeyens (droit des litiges) est, quant à elle, nommée Of Counsel. Les nouvelles nominations ont pris effet le 1er janvier 2020. Read more Team: Wouter Ghijsels, Delphine Gillet, Jan Proesmans, Sophie Bourgois, Elisabeth Baeyens
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