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
22.08.2017 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
07.06.2016 NL law Stibbe advises Aedifica Experience - Stibbe advises Aedifica, a Belgian listed company investing in health care real estate, on reaching agreement to acquire two new senior housing sites in Lochem and Rotterdam. Read more Team: Maarten de Bruin, David Meijeren, Boris Cammelbeeck, Cees Graafland
15.04.2016 NL law Stibbe advises Deutsche Bank Experience - Stibbe acted as counsel to Deutsche Bank as lender on the acquisition by MCAP Global Finance ("MCAP"), a London subsidiary of New York-based Marathon Asset Management, of a 19-property portfolio (the "Phoenix" portfolio) from a Dutch fund managed by Bouwinvest Real Estate Investment Management. Read more Team: Maarten de Bruin, Ingmar de Groot, Rein van Helden, David Meijeren, Boris Cammelbeeck, Dennis Mollema
20.01.2016 NL law Stibbe advises Heijmans, BNG Bank and NWB Bank Experience - Stibbe advises Heijmans, BNG Bank and NWB Bank in connection with the refinancing of the National Military Museum PPP. Read more Team: Robert Steeg, David Orobio de Castro, Ingmar de Groot
01.01.2016 NL law Stibbe advises Volker Wessels Experience - Stibbe acts as lenders' counsel in connection with Volker Wessels' bid for the prestigious PPP project "Courthouse Amsterdam", which includes the design, build, financing and operation of the new courthouse of Amsterdam. Read more Team: Ingmar de Groot, David Orobio de Castro, Robert Steeg
01.11.2015 NL law Stibbe advises Ballast Nedam Experience - Stibbe advises Ballast Nedam with regard to the restructuring of the A15 MAVA and Ondertunneling A2. Stibbe activities includes amending joint venture agreements, construction contracts etc. The A2 project is based on the UAV-gc. The A15 transaction entails a project finance structure on DBFM basis. Read more Team: Maarten de Bruin, Ingmar de Groot, David Orobio de Castro, Erik Verweij
30.04.2015 NL law Stibbe advises Accor Experience - Stibbe advises Accor on the sale and franchise-back of 29 hotels in the Netherlands and Germany for a total value of €234 million. Read more Team: Maarten de Bruin, Paul Quist, Rein Wesseling, David Meijeren, Boris Cammelbeeck, Christien Saris
01.03.2015 NL law Stibbe advises Facilicom and NIBC Experience - Stibbe advises Facilicom and NIBC in connection with their bid for the contracting and financing of a new City Hall in Westland. The project concerns the Design, Build, Financing, Maintenance and Operation for 25 years of the City Hall. Read more Team: Ingmar de Groot, David Orobio de Castro
01.01.2015 NL law Stibbe advises Heijmans and 3i Experience - Stibbe advises Heijmans and 3i in relation to their bid for the contracting and financing of the project "Court Premises Breda", The Netherlands. The project consists of the design, build, finance and maintenance of a court house for 30 years. Read more Team: Ingmar de Groot, David Orobio de Castro
27.06.2014 Stibbe advises on the acquisition of an Intercontinental hotel portfolio including the landmark Amstel Hotel in Amsterdam Experience - Stibbe advised, together with White & Case LLP, Katara Hospitality QSA (a subsidiary of the Qatar Investment Authority), the Qatar-based global owner, developer and operator of hotels, on the acquisition of five luxury InterContinental properties in key European cities. Katara Hospitality has acquired a Dutch company owning the InterContinental Amstel Amsterdam, InterContinental Carlton Cannes, InterContinental Madrid, InterContinental Frankfurt and the leasehold interest on the InterContinental De La Ville Rome from a Netherlands-based private investor. The company now has a global portfolio of 32 hotels operational or under development, with properties or projects in 14 countries and a total of more than 7,100 rooms currently in use or under development. Read more Team: Michael Molenaars, Hans Witteveen, Emile Bongers
06.07.2018 NL law Stibbe hosts kick-off event of the 'Trust Hackaton' Masterclass - On 6 July, Stibbe Amsterdam will host the kick-off event of the first 'Trust Hackathon' for the trust industry organised by Finos. Main goal of this hackaton is to produce blockchain prototype solutions addressing the corporate services industry’s bank account creation challenges. Read more Team: Roderik Vrolijk, Soeradj Ramsanjhal
07.06.2018 NL law PSD II: an update on the implementation and the final RTS and guidelines Short Reads - Despite considerable industry pressure, the Netherlands failed to implement the EU Payment Services Directive (PSD II) on time. The implementing Act is now expected to enter into force in the summer of 2018. Read more Team: Rogier Raas, Maarten de Bruin, Rein van Helden, Robert Steeg, Suzanne Kröner-Rosmalen, Roderik Vrolijk
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, Robert Steeg, Suzanne Kröner-Rosmalen, 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
07.06.2018 NL law Introduction of Green Loan Principles Short Reads - Green finance and sustainable finance are trending topics. After green bonds becoming an increasingly common financing instrument, there is a growing demand by borrowers for green loans. For lenders on the other hand, also in view of various recent initiatives of the European Union in respect of sustainability, participation in (syndicated) green loans is expected to become more important within the investment criteria of a financial institution. Read more Rein van Helden Partner Amsterdam
01.06.2018 NL law Rein van Helden and Barbara Bier speak at the 35th IBA International Financial Law Conference in Amsterdam Speaking slot - On 1 June 2018, Rein van Helden will speak at the session "A look at intercreditor agreements – from the negotiating table to enforcement" and Barbara Bier will speak on the session “Returning cash to shareholders”. Read more Rein van Helden Partner 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, Robert Steeg, Suzanne Kröner-Rosmalen, Roderik Vrolijk
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 Counsel Amsterdam
07.06.2018 NL law Dutch Act implementing the Fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive Short Reads - New rules on Customer Due Diligence and the reporting of suspicious transactions are about to enter into force. In addition, The Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets announced a stricter monitoring of the reporting of unusual transactions by investment firms and investment funds. Read more Team: Soeradj Ramsanjhal, Rogier Raas, Maarten de Bruin, Rein van Helden, Robert Steeg, Suzanne Kröner-Rosmalen, Roderik Vrolijk
25.04.2018 LU 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 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: Wouter Ghijsels, Maarten de Bruin, Pieter Nobels, Rein van Helden
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 Counsel Amsterdam