02.08.2021 LU law Stibbe advises Mubadala Capital Experience - Stibbe advises on a $1.8 billion financing by Mubadala Capital for a Brazilian refinery. Read more Team: Johan Léonard, Bernard Beerens, Audrey Jarreton, Christophe Martin-Raynaud, Sandra Kayijamahe Uwacu
03.03.2021 BE law Stibbe advises Catella Real Estate AG Experience - Stibbe advised Catella Real Estate AG on its second acquisition in Luxembourg: a 14,000m² office building in the emerging office district of Howald, which is almost fully let to Saint-Paul Luxembourg media group. Read more Team: Matthias Maselis, Jean-Marc Delcour, Benjamin Marthoz, Julie De Meester, Alexia Waucquez
01.10.2020 NL law Stibbe advises Veenix consortium Experience - Stibbe advised the VEENIX consortium on reaching financial close in the PPP Project A9 Badhoevedorp-Holendrecht. Financial Close occurred on 2 December 2019. The VEENIX consortium is led by Macquarie Capital and supported by Siemens and project delivery firm Count & Cooper. VEENIX is also supported by FCC Construcción as contractor. Read more Team: David Orobio de Castro, Ingmar de Groot, Rein van Helden, Rut Molenaar-Wingens, Charlotte van Weert, Erik Verweij, Ellen Vintges
06.07.2020 NL law Stibbe advises Ballast Nedam, Heijmans, Fluor and 3i on the PPP A9 Gaasperdammerweg roads project Experience - The Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management officially opened the first lanes of the Gaasperdammertunnel on the A9 in Amsterdam-Zuidoost on 5 July. The Gaasperdammertunnel forms part of the PPP SAA A9 Gaasperdammerweg roads project. Read more Team: David Orobio de Castro, Ingmar de Groot, Rein van Helden, Jan Reinier van Angeren, Iris Hendriksen, Erik Verweij, Ali al Khatib
28.08.2019 NL law Stibbe advises Macquarie and Siemens Experience - Stibbe advised Macquarie in connection with their winning bid for the tender of the design, build, financing and maintenance (DBFM) of the A9 Badhoevedorp/Holendrecht Project. Read more Team: David Orobio de Castro, Ingmar de Groot, Rein van Helden, Iris Hendriksen
21.03.2019 BE law Stibbe assists Sofico in intelligent routing in Wallonia Experience - Assisting SOFICO, the Walloon Region’s financing company, in one of Wallonia’s most innovative and ambitious PPP projects. Read more Team: Rony Vermeersch, Bruno Lombaert, France Maussion, Peter Wytinck, Wouter Ghijsels, Leen De Vuyst, Olivier Di Giacomo, Renaud Smal, Nicolas Cariat, Anne-Sophie Bouvy, Julia Simba
31.01.2019 BE law Stibbe assisted the Walloon Transport Operator on the creation of a new tram network in Liège. Experience - Assisting the Walloon Transport Operator (OTW) on the creation of a brand new tramway network (11.7 km) including the construction of 21 stations and a new depot and the acquisition of trams in Liège, Wallonia. Proud to be part of the first major PPP project ever closed in Wallonia. Read more Team: Rony Vermeersch, Wouter Ghijsels, Bruno Lombaert, France Maussion, Wim Panis, Peter Wytinck, Olivier Di Giacomo
18.10.2018 NL law Stibbe acts as lenders' counsel on A24 Blankenburg connection project Experience - Stibbe has advised the lenders providing finance to BAAK Blankenburg-Verbinding B.V., a consortium consisting of Ballast Nedam, DEME and Macquarie Capital, on reaching financial close in the A24 Blankenburg connection project. The Blankenburg connection is a key infrastructure project in the Netherlands, improving the roads and accessibility around the Port of Rotterdam and the wider Rotterdam region. Read more Team: David Orobio de Castro, Rein van Helden, Ingmar de Groot, Jan Reinier van Angeren, Manon Cremers, Iris Hendriksen, Dennis Mollema, Lieke Stroeve
25.07.2018 BE law Stibbe advises Limburgse Reconversiemaatschappij Experience - Stibbe successfully assisted Limburgse Reconversiemaatschappij on the development of the new greenfield “Kristal Solar Park”. Read more Team: Rony Vermeersch, Wouter Ghijsels
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
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
15.11.2017 BE law Stibbe successfully assisted Iret Development on new Antwerp Police HQ building transaction Experience - Stibbe successfully acted as counsel to Iret Develoment in its tendering procedure, development, and negotiations of the more than EUR 100 million public–private partnership (PPP) project, which is the new police headquarters building in Antwerp (Post X site) and is based on a DBFM contract. Read more Team: Rony Vermeersch, Jan Bouckaert, Wouter Ghijsels, Wim Panis, Nathanaelle Kiekens
29.09.2022 BE law Deep dive into forward deals: forward funding and forward commitment Articles - This article discusses the main considerations when considering and structuring forward deals. Read more Matthias Maselis Partner Brussels
28.06.2022 BE law Stibbe benoemt twee nieuwe partners Inside Stibbe - Het Brusselse kantoor van Stibbe heeft Guan Schaiko (Environment & Planning) en Pieter Nobels (Banking & Finance) als partners benoemd. De nieuwe benoemingen gaan in op 1 juli 2022. Read more Team: Wouter Ghijsels, Guan Schaiko, Pieter Nobels
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
16.04.2020 NL law Business loan guarantee scheme (Garantie ondernemingsfinanciering (GO)) Articles - Under the Business Loan Guarantee Scheme (Garantie Ondernemingsfinanciering, GO) (the "GO-scheme") the Dutch State guarantees up to 50% (recently updated to 90% as part of coronavirus measures) of the principal amount of eligible facilities made available to large and medium-sized companies in the Netherlands by participating lenders Read more
21.07.2022 NL law Dutch Supreme Court decides against the pledgeability of non-transferable claims Articles - Lawyers occasionally wonder how the law ended up as it is. We had that experience after the Dutch Supreme Court’s decision of 1 July 2022 (Rabobank/Ten Berge q.q.; ECLI:NL:HR:2022:984), regarding the possibility or impossibility of pledging a claim. The Supreme Court decided that claims that have been made non-transferable under property law in a contractual agreement between a creditor and a debtor, cannot be pledged either. Read more Team: Miranda van Eekelen - Atema, Wouter den Hollander
28.06.2022 BE law Stibbe appoints two new partners Inside Stibbe - Stibbe Brussels proudly announces the promotions of Guan Schaiko (Environment & Planning) and Pieter Nobels (Banking & Finance) to partner. The new appointments will take effect on 1 July 2022. Read more Team: Wouter Ghijsels, Guan Schaiko, Pieter Nobels
03.11.2020 BE law Chambers and Partners Banking & Finance 2020 Global Practice Guide Articles - The Chambers Banking & Finance 2020 Global Practice Guide covers 34 jurisdictions and discusses the impact of COVID-19, the high-yield market, restrictions on foreign lenders granting loans or security, foreign currency exchange, debt buy-back, withholding tax, guarantees and security, bankruptcy and insolvency, and EHS laws. Read more Team: Maarten de Bruin, Rein van Helden, Rogier Raas, Gérald Origer, Jean-Marc Delcour, Steven Paridaens, Nicolas Pradel, Wouter Ghijsels, Pieter Nobels, Pieter-Jan Leemen
31.03.2020 BE law Will the COVID-19 pandemic have an impact on financial covenants? Short Reads - In the Benelux and wider European market, many leveraged credit agreements still include certain financial covenants (including leverage covenants, interest and cashflow covers, etc.). All of these covenants rely (directly or indirectly) on the operational performance of a company (EBITDA). As it is expected that the coronavirus outbreak will negatively affect the operations of companies in a wide variety of sectors, any consequent breaches of financial covenants are likely inevitable. Read more Team: Wouter Ghijsels, Marie De Roeck
28.06.2022 BE law Stibbe nomme deux nouveaux associés Inside Stibbe - Le bureau bruxellois de Stibbe est fier d'annoncer la promotion de Guan Schaiko (Environment & Planning) et de Pieter Nobels (Banking & Finance) au titre d'associé. Les nouvelles nominations prendront effet le 1er juillet 2022. Read more Team: Wouter Ghijsels, Guan Schaiko, Pieter Nobels
10.06.2022 NL law Stibbe contributes to CFO Forum on new growth Articles - During CFO Forum’s Annual Meeting, Marieke Driessen and Rogier Raas hosted a breakout session on ESG reporting and how it contributes to driving new growth. Read more Team: Marieke Driessen, Rogier Raas
04.09.2020 NL law Ingmar de Groot en David Orobio de Castro geven studiemiddag over projectfinanciering Speaking slot - Op woensdag 30 september organiseert het Instituut voor Bouwrecht (IBR) een studiemiddag over projectfinanciering van bouwprojecten. Ingmar de Groot en David Orobio de Castro zijn beiden spreker tijdens deze middag. Read more Team: Ingmar de Groot, David Orobio de Castro
17.01.2020 LU law Stibbe boosts service offering in Luxembourg with new partners and counsel for asset management/funds and corporate & finance Inside Stibbe - Luxembourg, 17 January 2020 – Stibbe reinforces its corporate & finance and asset management/funds practices in Luxembourg with the hire of Bernard Beerens (corporate partner), Audrey Jarreton (banking and finance counsel), Edouard d’Anterroches (investment funds partner), Victorien Hémery (investment funds partner), and Dayana Bert (investment funds counsel). Their arrival comes after the recent hire of tax partner Johan Léonard. All of these new additions demonstrate the firm’s commitment to expanding Stibbe’s service offering in Luxembourg. Read more Team: Gérald Origer, Bernard Beerens, Edouard d'Anterroches, Victorien Hémery, Dayana Bert, Audrey Jarreton