09.09.2020 NL law Stibbe advises TCV Experience - Stibbe advised TCV on leading a EUR 90 million Series B funding round for Mollie, one of the fastest growing payment service providers in Europe. Read more Team: Björn van der Klip, Marc Habermehl, Judica Krikke, Jeroen Smits, Roderik Vrolijk, Soeradj Ramsanjhal, Suzanne Kröner-Rosmalen, Ea Visser, Diederik Kok, Robert Steeg, Boris Cammelbeeck
21.07.2020 NL law Stibbe advises Aquiline Capital Partners Experience - Stibbe advised Aquiline Capital Partners, a private equity firm based in New York investing in financial services enterprises, as lead counsel on the acquisition of the Quintes group together with existing management. Read more Team: Eva Das, Wouter Hofstee, Natalja van Hofwegen, Roderik Vrolijk, Jeroen Tjaden, IJsbrand van Straten, Rutger van Asbeck, Reinout de Boer, Suzanne Kröner-Rosmalen, Ingrid Viertelhauzen, Ea Visser, Marc Spuijbroek, Barbra Bulsing
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
11.06.2019 NL law Stibbe advises Athora Experience - Stibbe is advising insurance and reinsurance group Athora on its acquisition of Vivat N.V. from Anbang and the related sale of Vivat Schadeverzekeringen to NN Group. The acquisition marks a significant step of Athora’s entry into the Dutch life insurance market following acquisitions in Ireland, Belgium and Germany. Read more Team: Björn van der Klip, Rogier Raas, Dirk de Graeff, Samuel Gray, Pieter Schütte, Jeroen Smits, Paul Vestering, Rein van Helden, Manon Cremers, Eline Holtman, Ea Visser, Judica Krikke, Roderik Vrolijk, Suzanne Kröner-Rosmalen, Floris ten Have
29.03.2019 NL law Stibbe advises ABN AMRO Experience - Stibbe advises ABN AMRO on the sale of a majority stake in Stater to Infosys. Read more Team: Heleen Kersten, Rogier Raas, Joe Mathis, Manon Cremers, Reinout de Boer, Floris ten Have, Rein Wesseling, Jeroen Kortmann, Judica Krikke, Jan Peeters, Elisabeth Matthys, Boris Cammelbeeck, Sophie Zwartkruis-Bakker, Roderik Vrolijk, Suzanne Kröner-Rosmalen, Soeradj Ramsanjhal, Ingrid Viertelhauzen, Charlotte van Weert, Suzanne van Boheemen, Ea Visser, Jan Proesmans
25.02.2019 NL law Stibbe advises KAS BANK Experience - Stibbe advises KAS BANK on the recommended all-cash public offer by CACEIS for KAS BANK. Read more Team: Björn van der Klip, Willem Beek, Dirk de Graeff, Rogier Raas, Roderik Vrolijk, Paul Vestering, Ivo Nelissen
17.07.2018 Stibbe advises Monument Re Experience - Stibbe advises Monument Re on the acquisition of Robein Leven and its subsidiaries from Amerborgh Financial Services. Read more Team: Heleen Kersten, Reinout de Boer, Rogier Raas, Roderik Vrolijk, Ea Visser, Soeradj Ramsanjhal
29.03.2018 NL law Exponential growth in number of zero emission buses in the Netherlands – Stibbe Amsterdam advises Connexxion on financing Experience - On 28 March 2018, carrier Connexxion launched the largest fleet of electric buses to date. The zero emission buses will be used to transport travellers to and from Schiphol Airport, showing that the Netherlands is a front runner in the field of sustainable public transport in Europe. Read more Jan Reinier van Angeren Partner Amsterdam
28.03.2018 NL law Stibbe advises Grab Experience - Stibbe advised Grab on the Dutch law aspects of the acquisition of Uber’s Southeast Asia operations. Read more Team: Eva Das, Judica Krikke, Jeroen Smits, Ingrid Viertelhauzen, Ea Visser, Roderik Vrolijk
05.02.2018 BE law Stibbe advises Proximus on a broad variety of matters Experience - We advise Proximus, a listed company and longstanding client, on a broad variety of matters, including innovative partnerships, regulatory compliance, M&A and finance projects, and dispute resolution. Read more Bruno Lombaert Partner Brussels
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, Floris ten Have, Suzanne Kröner-Rosmalen, Ivo Nelissen
22.08.2017 EU law Stibbe advised KPS Capital Partners on the acquisition of C & D Technologies Experience - Stibbe advised KPS Capital Partners on the acquisition of C & D Technologies. Read more Team: Eva Das, Rein van Helden
22.02.2021 EU law EU Regulator’s response to the Reddit rally Short Reads - A massive stock market rally recently suddenly developed with respect to GameStop’s shares, a moribund chain of video game stores in the United States. The instigators: users of the investment forum r/wallstreetbets on Reddit. On 17 February 2021, the European Securities and Markets Authority delivered its strongest warning yet about the risks of using social media for investing, cautioning that any effort to coordinate trades online could violate EU market abuse regulations. Read more Roderik Vrolijk Senior Associate Amsterdam
29.01.2021 NL law Crediteuren op één lijn: een introductie in de structuur van de LMA intercreditor agreement Articles - Bij grote (acquisitie)financieringen zijn veelal verschillende (soorten) crediteuren betrokken. Het is niet ongebruikelijk dat bij die financieringen gebruik wordt gemaakt van een gelaagde financieringsstructuur wat betreft de aan te trekken leningen (niet zijnde aandeelhoudersleningen). Dat wil zeggen dat de verstrekkers van die leningen ten aanzien van hun vorderingen een bepaalde rangorde overeenkomen. Read more Katelijne Ribbink Senior staff associate Amsterdam
18.12.2020 NL law Update Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation Short Reads - AFM and AMF position paper on a European Regulation for the provision of ESG data, ratings, and related services. Read more Team: Suzanne Kröner-Rosmalen, Lisanne Baks
04.12.2020 NL law DNB publishes guidelines for outsourcing notifications by insurers Short Reads - Requirements applicable to outsourcing (including intra-group arrangements as well as outsourcing to the cloud) under Dutch and EU financial regulatory regimes have become more stringent in recent years. Outsourcing has therefore been a priority on the Dutch regulators’ supervision agenda. Read more Team: Roderik Vrolijk, Maciek Bednarski
29.01.2021 NL law Nationale en Europese IMVO-ontwikkelingen Short Reads - De aandacht voor Corporate Social Responsibility (“CSR”)/internationaal maatschappelijk verantwoord ondernemen (“iMVO”)/Environmental, Social and Governance factoren (“ESG”) blijft toenemen. Wij zien op nationaal en Europees niveau tal van ontwikkelingen. Wij behandelen een greep uit de initiatieven. Read more Team: Barbara Bier, Heleen Kersten
20.01.2021 NL law Sustainable Finance: Covid en duurzaamheidstrends Articles - Financiële ondernemingen worden op dit moment geconfronteerd met een complexe juridische uitdaging: de transitie naar een duurzame samenleving en economie. Read more Suzanne Kröner-Rosmalen Senior Associate Amsterdam
16.12.2020 NL law ESG: The Transition to ESG Benchmarks and new ESG disclosure requirements Short Reads - Marking a substantial step towards achieving the goals of the EU Action Plan on Financing Sustainable Growth (the “EU Action Plan on Sustainable Growth”), the benchmark regulations will enter into force on 23 December 2020. Read more Team: Suzanne Kröner-Rosmalen, Maciek Bednarski, Eline Glazener
04.12.2020 NL law Delegated acts on the EU climate benchmarks and benchmarks’ ESG disclosures published Short Reads - On 3 December 2020, three delegated acts were published in the EU Official Journal. Read more Team: Suzanne Kröner-Rosmalen, Lisanne Baks
29.01.2021 NL law UBO-register operationeel vanaf 27 september 2020 Short Reads - Het Nederlandse UBO-register is op 27 september 2020 live gegaan. Vennootschappen en andere juridische entiteiten die voor 27 september 2020 zijn opgericht, hebben tot 27 maart 2022 de tijd voor de registratie van hun UBO’s (ultimate beneficial owners). Rechtspersonen die op of na 27 september 2020 zijn opgericht, moeten direct na oprichting bij inschrijving in het handelsregister hun UBO(‘s) registreren. Wij merken dat er in de praktijk nog veel onduidelijk is rondom de kwalificatie en registratie van UBO’s. Read more Team: Manon Cremers, Muriël Rosing, Sandra Rietveld
19.01.2021 NL law Update Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation Short Reads - ESMA Priority issues relating to SFDR application Read more Team: Suzanne Kröner-Rosmalen, Lisanne Baks
14.12.2020 NL law Marieke Driessen new partner at Stibbe Inside Stibbe - Stibbe in Amsterdam is proud to welcome Marieke Driessen as a partner in its Financial Markets Group. With Marieke’s arrival, Stibbe’s Financial Markets practice in Amsterdam will grow to six partners as of January 1, 2021. Read more Team: David Orobio de Castro, Daan Doorenbos, Maarten de Bruin, Muriël Rosing, Rein van Helden, Rogier Raas
23.11.2020 NL law Consultation of first draft delegated regulation EU Taxonomy published Short Reads - On 20 November 2020, the European Commission launched a consultation on the Delegated Regulation covering the first two sets of technical screening criteria for determining which economic activities qualify as environmentally sustainable, under the EU Taxonomy Regulation. Read more Team: Suzanne Kröner-Rosmalen, Lisanne Baks