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, 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, Ingrid Viertelhauzen, Ea Visser, 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, Pieter Schütte, Jeroen Smits, Paul Vestering, Rein van Helden, Manon Cremers, Eline Holtman, Ea Visser, Judica Krikke, Roderik Vrolijk, 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, 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
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
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
20.12.2021 NL law Verplichte rapportering door accountants over fraude en continuïteit in de controleverklaring Short Reads - Aanleiding De onderwerpen “fraude” en “continuïteit” en de werkzaamheden die accountants verrichten rondom deze onderwerpen zijn zeer actueel. Op 13 september 2021 publiceerde de Nederlandse Beroepsorganisatie van Accountants (“NBA”) een consultatiedocument waarin werd voorgesteld dat accountants verplicht worden om altijd in aparte secties over fraude en continuïteit te rapporteren in de controleverklaring. Read more Team: Steven Hijink, Monique van der Linden, Lars in 't Veld, Loes van Dijk
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
01.10.2021 NL law Vanaf 1 oktober strengere regelgeving voor verkoop van turbo’s aan particuliere beleggers Short Reads - Turbobeleggers nemen veel risico’s en verliezen gemiddeld veel geld. De AFM vindt dat particuliere beleggers onvoldoende beschermd worden tegen de risico’s van turbo’s. De verkoop van turbo’s aan deze beleggers wordt daarom aan banden gelegd. Met ingang van 1 oktober geldt een hefboombeperking, een verplichte risicowaarschuwing en een verbod op handelsbonussen. Daarmee wil de Autoriteit Financiële Markten (AFM) particuliere beleggers beter beschermen tegen de risico’s van turbo’s. 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
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
14.10.2021 NL law NFTs: New legal challenges on the horizon Short Reads - Non-Fungible Tokens, widely known as NFTs, have recently gained much attention due to their role in the transfer of digital artworks. The market for NFTs grew from USD 13.5m in the first six months of 2020 to USD 2.5bn in the first half of 2021 and is still growing at an expansive rate. Notwithstanding their increasing popularity in the world of art, NFTs have many potential applications. In this blog Maciek Bednarski, Annemijn Witkam and Roderik Vrolijk explain what NFTs are and describe some of the legal challenges they will bring about. Read more Team: Maciek Bednarski, Annemijn Witkam, 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
03.08.2021 EU law European Commission clarifies SFDR Level 1 Requirements Articles - On 6 July 2021 the European Commission adopted the much-awaited decision C(2021) 4858 final (the “Decision”) which provides, in its annex, very useful answers to the questions raised by the European Supervisory Authorities (i.e. the EBA, ESMA and EIOPA) in their letter dated 7 January 2021 on priority issues relating to the application of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (“SFDR” or “Level 1 requirements”). Read more Team: Edouard d'Anterroches, Audrey Jarreton, Nicolas Pradel
15.12.2021 NL law Toepasselijkheid ESEF in verslaggeving vanaf boekjaar 2021 Short Reads - Aanleiding Het was aanvankelijk de bedoeling dat uitgevende instellingen hun jaarlijkse financiële verslaggeving over boekjaar 2020 in een uniform elektronisch verslaggevingsformaat (ESEF) zouden moeten publiceren. De Nederlandse wetgever heeft echter gebruikgemaakt van een door de Europese Commissie geboden uitstelmogelijkheid. Van uitgevende instellingen wordt verwacht dat zij verslaggeving vanaf boekjaar 2021 in ESEF publiceren. Deze alert geeft praktische tips op basis van de eerste praktijkervaringen met ESEF. Read more Team: Steven Hijink, Loes van Dijk, Lars in 't Veld
11.10.2021 NL law Vervolgonderzoek van de AFM naar incidentmeldingen door asset managers Articles - Sinds de uitbraak van het coronavirus wordt ook in de financiële sector meer op afstand samengewerkt. Dat brengt specifieke risico’s met zich mee. De Autoriteit Financiële Markten (AFM) gaat daarom vervolgonderzoek doen naar het melden van incidenten door asset managers. De reden is het uitblijven van een stijging van het aantal incidentmeldingen ondanks herhaalde oproepen daartoe. Read more Ingrid van der Klooster Senior Professional Support Lawyer (not admitted to the bar) Amsterdam
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
17.05.2021 NL law Stibbe, KPMG and NVB Sustainable Finance Week Seminar - The Sustainable Finance Week - organised by Stibbe, KPMG and NVB - will take place across 4 afternoons, starting on Monday 31 May 2021. Through an online conference platform, we will present a variety of live information sessions on the EU Sustainable Finance Action Plan, and provide virtual access to knowledge and networking. Read more Steven Hijink Counsel Amsterdam