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, Janna van Olst, Johanne Boelhouwer, Roderik Vrolijk
05.02.2018 EU 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, Paul Quist, Sophie Zwartkruis-Bakker, Roderik Vrolijk, Geertje Jonker, Judica Krikke, Paul Vestering, Jeroen Smits, Janna van Olst, Johanne Boelhouwer, 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, Paul Quist, Sam Dykes, Bas Buirma
12.07.2016 NL law Stibbe advises Amundi Experience - Stibbe has acted as counsel to Amundi in connection with the acquisition of the PwC office building in Rotterdam from the German investor KanAm. Read more Team: Maarten de Bruin, David Orobio de Castro, David Meijeren, Boris Cammelbeeck, Christien Saris, Johan Vrolijk
23.06.2016 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
10.06.2016 Stibbe advises on the IPO of Basic-Fit Experience - Stibbe advises Basic-Fit, the largest "value-for-money" fitness club operator in Europe as measured by number of clubs, on its IPO. Read more Team: Duco de Boer, Manon Cremers, Pieter Schütte, Jeroen Smits, Paul Vestering, Steven Hijink, Dennis Mollema, Muriël Rosing, Lieke Stroeve, Johan Vrolijk
09.06.2016 Stibbe advises Intertrust on its share offering Experience - Stibbe advises Intertrust, a leading global provider of high-value trust and corporate services, on its EUR 122 million share offering. Read more Team: Manon Cremers, Pieter Schütte, Jeroen Smits, Hans Witteveen, Lieke Stroeve, Roderik Vrolijk, Bas Buirma
06.06.2016 Stibbe advises Intertrust on its acquisition of Elian Group Experience - Stibbe advises Intertrust, a leading global provider of high-value trust and corporate services, on its acquisition of Elian Group ("Elian") from Elian's management and funds managed by Electra Partners LLP for a total consideration of GBP 435 million (EUR 557 million). Read more Team: Manon Cremers, Jeroen Smits, Pieter Schütte, Paul Vestering, Hans Witteveen, Robert Steeg, Lieke Stroeve, Roderik Vrolijk, Bas Buirma
18.12.2015 NL law Stibbe advises NN Group Experience - Stibbe advises NN Group on the sale of its wholly owned private equity management company, Parcom Capital Management, to its directors. Read more Team: Björn van der Klip, Rogier Raas, Jeroen Smits, Paul Quist, Suzanne Kröner-Rosmalen, Dennis Mollema, Johan Vrolijk
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
25.04.2018 EU law 25 April 2018: Stibbe sponsors LPEA Insights conference in Luxembourg on 'Building the Real Economy' Conference - LPEA, Luxembourg Private Equity and Venture Capital Association, organises a conference in Luxembourg, which brings on stage General Partners (GPs) and Limited Partners (LPs) to discuss and showcase the private equity sector from the perspective of local practitioners, together with additional contributions from guest speakers specially invited to the event. Stibbe Luxembourg is a proud sponsor of this event, which some of our lawyers will attend. Read more Team: Gérald Origer, Claire-Marie Darnand, Renaud Graas
19.03.2018 EU law The third-party effects of cross-border assignments of claims – Draft EU Regulation aiming to achieve legal certainty Short Reads - On 12 March 2018, the European Commission (EC) published proposals on covered bonds, cross-border distribution of investment funds and cross-border transactions in claims and securities. The proposals are linked to the 2015 Action Plan on Capital Markets Union (CMU) and the European Commission's Mid-term Review that was published in June 2017. Read more Team: Rein van Helden, Ivan Peeters, Pieter Nobels, Wouter Ghijsels, Maarten de Bruin
18.01.2018 NL law UBO-register moet medio 2018 operationeel zijn Short Reads - Medio 2018 zal volgens de voormalige staatssecretaris van Financiën het Ultimate Beneficial Owner (“UBO”) register (“UBO-register”) in Nederland operationeel moeten zijn. In dit register dienen rechtspersonen zelf informatie over hun UBO bij te houden. Het UBO-register moet helpen voorkomen dat het financiële stelsel wordt gebruikt voor het witwassen van geld of voor terrorismefinanciering. Er is tot op heden nog geen wetsvoorstel ingediend. Read more Team: Manon Cremers, Heleen Kersten, Fons Leijten, Allard Metzelaar
23.10.2017 NL law OTC-Derivaten en de ISDA Master Agreement - (hoe) werkt het naar Nederlands recht? (deel 1) Articles - De meeste over-the-counter (OTC) derivaten worden aangegaan onder een ISDA Master Agreement. Eén van de voornaamste doelen van de Master Agreement is de beheersing van het kredietrisico dat partijen over en weer op elkaar lopen. De bepalingen betreffende vervroegde beëindiging en afwikkeling van transacties behoren tot de kernbepalingen van de Master Agreement. Read more Robert Steeg Senior Associate Amsterdam
11.04.2018 NL law Court of Appeal: Deed of pledge does not cover all present receivables Short Reads - 's-Hertogenbosch Court of Appeal denies pledgee's claim that all present and future receivables of the pledgor were pledged to it by a deed of pledge dated 20 January 2014 and ruled that the receivables listed in the schedule attached to the deed of pledge were leading to establish on which receivables a right of pledge was created. Read more Team: Rogier Raas, Maarten de Bruin, Rein van Helden, Jaap Willeumier, Suzanne Kröner-Rosmalen, Robert Steeg, Roderik Vrolijk
09.03.2018 BE law PSD2 implementation: new payment institutions law adopted in Belgian Parliament Articles - On 8 March 2018, the Belgian Parliament adopted the Act implementing directive (EU) 2015/2366 on payment services in the internal market. Read more Team: Ivan Peeters, Sarah De Dijn
03.01.2018 NL law OTC-Derivaten en de ISDA Master Agreement: (hoe) werkt het naar Nederlands recht? (Deel II) Articles - Deel II van dit artikel bevat een overzicht van de stand van zaken betreffende de uitrol van EMIR en de handelsverplichting onder MiFIR. Read more Robert Steeg Senior Associate Amsterdam
23.10.2017 NL law OTC derivatives and the ISDA Master Agreement: (how) does it work under Dutch law? (part 1) Articles - Most over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives are entered into under an ISDA Master Agreement. One of the major aims of the Master Agreement is to control the credit risk that the counterparties are mutually exposed to. The early termination and close-out netting provisions form the core of the Master Agreement. Read more Robert Steeg Senior Associate Amsterdam
10.04.2018 NL law The Future of LIBOR and the Benchmarks Regulation Short Reads - Important changes for financial market participants are being proposed in relation to benchmarks, including the possible end of LIBOR and the entry into effect of the Benchmarks Regulation Read more Team: Rogier Raas, Maarten de Bruin, Rein van Helden, Jaap Willeumier, Suzanne Kröner-Rosmalen, Robert Steeg, Roderik Vrolijk
24.01.2018 NL law De rechtspositie van financiële instellingen ten aanzien van richtsnoeren en aanbevelingen van European Supervisory Authorities: Europese pseudowetgeving? Articles - De ESA’s hebben in de praktijk een belangrijke functie binnen het Europese toezichtsmechanisme. Ze spelen een rol bij de totstandkoming van technische reguleringsnormen en uitvoeringsnormen en zij stellen richtsnoeren en aanbevelingen vast teneinde de gemeenschappelijke, uniforme en consistente toepassing van het Unierecht te verzekeren. Deze richtsnoeren en aanbevelingen worden wel geschaard onder de noemer ‘soft law’ en zijn niet juridisch bindend. Toch sorteren zij in de praktijk effecten die lijken op de effecten die ‘bindend recht’ sorteert. Read more Team: Tom Barkhuysen, Soeradj Ramsanjhal, Laurens Westendorp
26.10.2017 NL law Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens adviseert negatief over Implementatiewet PSD2 Short Reads - Het wetsvoorstel Implementatiewet herziene richtlijn betaaldiensten ("Wet PSD2") voorziet in de wijziging van verschillende wetten (waaronder de Wet financieel toezicht (Wft) en het Burgerlijk Wetboek (BW)) en de nationale omzetting van Richtlijn (EU) 2015/2366 van het Europees Parlement en de Raad van 25 november 2015 betreffende betalingsdiensten in de interne markt, houdende wijziging van de Richtlijnen 2002/65/EG, 2009/110/EG en 2013/36/EU en Verordening (EU) nr. 1093/2010 en houdende intrekking van Richtlijn 2007/64/EG. Read more
06.10.2017 BE law New Anti-Money Laundering Act published today in Official Gazette Articles - Today, the new Belgian Anti-Money Laundering Act (the “AML Act”) was published in the Official Gazette. The act will enter into force on 16 October 2017. Read more Team: Ivan Peeters, Sarah De Dijn