28.11.2018 NL law Stibbe advises MTS Systems Corporation Experience - Stibbe advised MTS Systems Corporation ("MTS"), listed on NASDAQ and a leading global supplier of high-performance test systems and sensors, on the USD 80 million acquisition of E2M Technologies B.V. ("ETM"). Read more Team: Duco de Boer, Julie-Anne Siegers, Reinout de Boer, Jasper Klopper, Ea Visser, Johanne Boelhouwer, Vincent van Kampen, Bianca Geuze-Draaijer, Boris Cammelbeeck, Paul Quist, Rogier van der Struijk, Suzanne van Boheemen
27.07.2018 NL law Stibbe advises Groothandelsgebouwen Experience - Stibbe advised Groothandelsgebouwen on the sale of the Groot Handelsgebouw and its business to HighBrook Investors. Read more Team: Manon Cremers, Lieke Stroeve, David Meijeren
05.07.2018 NL law Stibbe advises Advent International Experience - Stibbe advises Advent International, the US based venture capital and private equity firm, on the Dutch corporate aspects of the acquisition by Advent of General Electric’s (GE) distributed power unit for $3.25 billion. Read more Team: Fons Leijten, Manon Cremers, Dennis Mollema
08.03.2018 NL law Stibbe advises Cornelis Vrolijk Experience - Stibbe advised fishing company Cornelis Vrolijk on the acquisition of the majority of the shares of Bertus-Dekker Seafood BV. Read more Team: Egbert Vroom, Paul Quist, Robert-Jan Dekkers, Bart Stevens, Bas Buirma
17.01.2018 NL law Stibbe advises Infinigate Experience - Stibbe advises H.I.G. Capital’s portfolio company Infinigate, a leading pan-European IT Security VAD (Value Added Distributor), on the acquisition of CRYPSYS, a Dutch Security VAD. Read more Team: Björn van der Klip, Jeroen Smits, Paul Quist, Rein van Helden, Boris Cammelbeeck, Lotte Boon, Robert Steeg, Bas Buirma, Johanne Boelhouwer
08.12.2017 NL law Stibbe advises Airborne Oil & Gas Experience - Stibbe advises Airborne Oil & Gas (AO&G) on the strategic investment by Subsea 7. Read more Team: Egbert Vroom, Paul Quist, Dennis Mollema, Lieke Stroeve, Robert-Jan Dekkers
08.12.2017 NL law Stibbe advises PostNL and ING Experience - Stibbe advises PostNL and ING on the sale of their shares in book store chain Bruna to the Dutch publisher VBK (rebranded as Shared Stories Group). Read more Team: Egbert Vroom, Reinout de Boer, Floris ten Have, Robert-Jan Dekkers
20.11.2017 Stibbe advises Blackstone Experience - Stibbe advised Blackstone on the USD 1.3 billion joint venture with Celanese. Read more Team: Hans Witteveen, IJsbrand van Straten, Emile Bongers, Lotte Boon
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
12.07.2017 NL law Stibbe advises Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. Experience - Stibbe advises Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. - the Singapore-based provider of semiconductor packaging and electronic assembly solutions - on the acquisition of a 100% equity stake of privately held Netherlands based Liteq BV. Read more Team: Duco de Boer, Paul Quist, Paul Vestering, Jeroen Smits, Niels Douma, Bas Buirma, Johan Vrolijk, Ea Visser, Floris ten Have
06.06.2017 NL law Stibbe advises Blackstone Experience - Stibbe has advised Blackstone on its sale of the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Amsterdam to Anbang. Read more Team: Hans Witteveen, Paul Quist, Emile Bongers, David Meijeren, IJsbrand van Straten, Julie-Anne Siegers, Nora Offergelt, Marieke Bredenoord-Spoek, Christien Saris
06.06.2017 NL law Stibbe advises itelligence Experience - Stibbe advises SAP consulting firm itelligence on the acquisition of Goldfish ICT. Read more Team: Björn van der Klip, Jeroen Smits, Paul Quist, Judica Krikke, Lotte Boon, Ea Visser, Marieke Bredenoord-Spoek, Boris Cammelbeeck
08.01.2019 NL law Baas in eigen (b.)a.v.a.? Articles - Art. 2:228 lid 6 BW bepaalt dat in de algemene vergadering geen stem kan worden uitgebracht voor door een vennootschap of een dochtermaatschappij daarvan gehouden aandelen in het kapitaal van de vennootschap. Dit geldt eveneens voor aandelen waarvoor de vennootschap of een dochtermaatschappij daarvan certificaten van aandelen houdt. In art. 2:228 lid 6 BW wordt ten slotte bepaald dat de vennootschap of een dochtermaatschappij daarvan eveneens geen stem kan uitbrengen voor een aandeel waarop zij een recht van vruchtgebruik of pandrecht heeft. Read more Paul Quist Partner Amsterdam
22.08.2017 Amended Shareholders' Rights Directive adopted Short Reads - On 9 June 2017 a new EU directive entered into force (2017/828/EU). The Directive amends the existing Shareholders Rights Directive (2007/36/EU). The European Commission aims through the amended Directive to encourage effective and sustainable shareholder engagement in listed companies. The amended Directive will need to be implemented in Member States by 10 June 2019. Read more Team: Manon Cremers, Eva Das, Heleen Kersten, Fons Leijten, Allard Metzelaar, Hans Witteveen
10.04.2017 NL law Shareholders' Rights Directive Short Reads - On 9 April 2014, the European Commission published a proposal (COM 2014/213) to amend the Shareholders' Rights Directive (2007/36/EU) (the "Proposal'). Read more Team: Eva Das, Heleen Kersten, Fons Leijten, Allard Metzelaar, Hans Witteveen
10.04.2017 NL law Act implementing the Directive on disclosure of non-financial information and diversity Short Reads - On 5 December 2014, the EU Directive on disclosure of non-financial and diversity information in the directors’ report (2014/95/EU) entered into force. This Directive was implemented in the Netherlands by i) the Implementation Act, which entered into force on 6 December 2016, ii) the Disclosure of Diversity Policy Decree, which entered in force on 31 December 2016, and iii) the Disclosure of Non-Financial Information Decree, which entered into force on 24 March 2017. Read more Team: Eva Das, Heleen Kersten, Fons Leijten, Allard Metzelaar, Hans Witteveen
23.04.2018 La Région wallonne encadre la location de surfaces commerciales de courte durée Articles - Phénomène économique en constante progression, les commerces éphémères – ou « pop-up stores » – font désormais l’objet d’un cadre juridique spécifique en Région wallonne, destiné à lever l’insécurité juridique qui planait sur les baux commerciaux consentis pour une durée inférieure à un an. Read more Team: France Maussion, Olivier Di Giacomo, Damien Léonard
22.08.2017 UBO Register: implementation in Dutch domestic law delayed Short Reads - By 26 June 2017, the Fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (2015/849/EU) needed to be implemented in domestic law of the EU Member States. Read more Team: Manon Cremers, Eva Das, Heleen Kersten, Fons Leijten, Allard Metzelaar, Hans Witteveen
10.04.2017 NL law UBO Register and Central Register of Shareholders Short Reads - In February 2016, the Minister of Finance outlined how the Ultimate Beneficial Owner (''UBO'') register (''UBO register'') will be implemented in the Netherlands. The obligation to introduce a UBO register derives from the Fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (2015/849/EU) (the "Directive"), which entered into force on 25 June 2015. Read more Team: Eva Das, Heleen Kersten, Fons Leijten, Allard Metzelaar, Hans Witteveen
31.03.2017 Stibbe advises Sealed Air on sale of its Diversey business Inside Stibbe - Stibbe advises Sealed Air Corporation, a NYSE listed company, on the sale of its Diversey Care division and the food hygiene and cleaning business to Bain Capital Private Equity. Read more Team: Hans Witteveen, Paul Quist, IJsbrand van Straten, Julie-Anne Siegers, Charlotte van Weert, Christien Saris, Ivo Nelissen, Ea Visser, Marieke Bredenoord-Spoek, Jérôme Aubertin, Dries Hommez
17.11.2017 NL law Annotatie onder Voorzieningenrechter Rechtbank Amsterdam - 19 juni 2017 Articles - Het pandrecht van gedaagde wordt beheerst door Nederlands recht. Voor het ontstaan van de bevoegdheid van de pandhouder om tot executie over te gaan is naar Nederlands recht vereist en in beginsel ook voldoende dat de schuldenaar in verzuim is met de voldoening van hetgeen waarvoor het pand tot waarborg strekt (art. 3:248 BW). Read more Paul Quist Partner Amsterdam
11.04.2017 NL law Wakker worden! De Wet verbetering functioneren van verenigingen van eigenaars Short Reads - Het is (bijna) zover: de "Wet verbetering functioneren van verenigingen van eigenaars" (de "Wet Verbetering VvE") is op 27 februari jl. in de Tweede Kamer aangenomen en ligt momenteel ter goedkeuring bij de Eerste Kamer. De wetgever is voornemens met de Wet Verbetering VvE de slapende Vereniging van Eigenaars ("VvE") wakker te schudden. Wat gaat er veranderen? Read more David Meijeren Counsel Amsterdam
10.04.2017 NL law Act implementing the Directive and Regulation statutory audits of annual accounts Short Reads - The EU Audit Regulation (EU) nr. 537/2014 and the EU Audit Directive (2014/56/EU) came into effect on 17 June 2016. The Act implementing the Amending Directive and Regulation on statutory audits of annual accounts ("Implementation Act") and the ancillary Decree implementing the Directive and Regulation ("Implementation Decree") entered into force (for the most part) on 1 January 2017. Read more Team: Manon Cremers, Eva Das, Heleen Kersten, Fons Leijten, Allard Metzelaar, Hans Witteveen
31.03.2017 NL law Stibbe advises Picnic Inside Stibbe - Stibbe advises online supermarket Picnic on obtaining EUR 100 million growth capital from several Dutch family funds. Read more Team: Duco de Boer, Sophie Zwartkruis-Bakker, Paul Quist, Floris ten Have, Jeroen Smits, Reinout de Boer, Paul Vestering