06.11.2019 NL law Stibbe advises Wright Medical Group Experience - Stibbe is advising Wright Medical Group on the offer from Stryker to acquire Wright Medical Group. Read more Team: Duco de Boer, Jeroen Smits, Eva Das, Manon Cremers, Pieter Schütte, Dennis Mollema, Tom Storck, Claire-Marie Darnand
30.10.2019 NL law Stibbe advises Tiqets Experience - Stibbe advised Tiqets on its Series C financing of $60 million led by Airbnb with continued support from prior lead investors HPE Growth Capital and Investion. Read more Team: Egbert Vroom, Bart Stevens, Robert-Jan Dekkers, Dennis Mollema
07.10.2019 LU law Stibbe advises the Zouari family on the purchase of Picard Surgelés Experience - Stibbe advised the Zouari family on the Luxembourg aspects of the EUR 156 million purchase of 43% of Picard Surgelés from Aryzta. Read more Team: Michaël Meylan, Vanessa Schmitt, Giada Mognol
13.08.2019 NL law Stibbe advises ADNOC Experience - Stibbe together with Shearman & Sterling advised the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) on the acquisition of a 10% interest in VTTI BV, the owner and operator of storage terminals in 14 countries, including amongst others the Netherlands and Belgium, with 60 million barrels of capacity. Vitol and the IFM Global Infrastructure Fund will both own a 45% interest in VTTI. Read more Team: Emile Bongers, Hans Witteveen, Michael Molenaars, Pascal Vanden Borre, Sebastiaan Witkam, IJsbrand van Straten, Jan van Oosten, Muriël Rosing, Li Wee Toh, Roderik Vrolijk, Johanne Boelhouwer, Judica Krikke, Ea Visser, Anna Collignon, Cedric Degreef, Jan Proesmans, Annelies Van Huffel, Reinout de Boer, Marieke Bredenoord-Spoek, Jan Bouckaert
26.06.2019 BE law Stibbe advises DW Healthcare Partners Experience - Stibbe advised DW Healthcare Partners, a private equity investment firm, on the acquisition of CEFALY Technology, a company active in the healthcare sector. Read more Team: Gérald Origer, Julien Bogaerts, Jérôme Aubertin, Jean-Marc Delcour, Michaël Meylan, Steven Paridaens, Raphaël Delsaux, Joanna De Smedt, Giada Mognol
21.06.2019 NL law Stibbe advises the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) Experience - Stibbe together with Shearman & Sterling advised the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) on its newly established global nitrogen fertilizer business joint venture with OCI NV (to be held 42% and 58% respectively) with a combined annual revenue of USD 1.74 billion. Read more Team: Emile Bongers, Hans Witteveen, Michael Molenaars, Reinout de Boer, Janneke Müller, IJsbrand van Straten, Roderik Vrolijk, Ea Visser
20.06.2019 BE law Stibbe assisted Alro Group with the sale of a majority stake to Gimv Experience - Stibbe assisted the Thijs family and the management as selling shareholders in the Alro Group with the sale of a majority stake to Gimv. Read more Team: Stefan Odeurs, Henk Verstraete, Margaux Beyer, Olivia de Lovinfosse, Laura Lasat, Joanna De Smedt, Nina Coussement, Johan Luntumbue
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, Samuel Gray, Pieter Schütte, Jeroen Smits, Allard Metzelaar, Paul Vestering, Rein van Helden, Sam Dykes, Manon Cremers, Eline Holtman, Ea Visser, Johanne Boelhouwer, Judica Krikke, Jasper Klopper, Roderik Vrolijk, Suzanne Kröner-Rosmalen, Floris ten Have
08.05.2019 NL law Stibbe advises Investcorp Experience - Stibbe advises Investcorp, a leading global manager of alternative investments, on the sale of SecureLink, one of the largest dedicated cybersecurity infrastructure and managed services providers in Europe, to global telecoms group Orange for an enterprise value of €515 million. Read more Team: Hans Witteveen, Sebastiaan Witkam, Lotte Hover-Boon, IJsbrand van Straten, Emile Bongers, Paul Vestering, Dries Hommez, Reinout de Boer, Pieter Nobels
15.04.2019 BE law Stibbe assists Andera Partners in the MBO of Infra Group Experience - Stibbe assisted Andera Partners in acquiring Infra Group NV from Waterland and the Verbraeken family and the subsequent MBO. Read more Team: Stefan Odeurs, Dries Hommez, Wouter Ghijsels, Julien Bogaerts, Henk Verstraete, Giovanni Smet, Pieter Nobels, Viktor Pokorny
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, Suzanne Kröner-Rosmalen, Soeradj Ramsanjhal, Ingrid Viertelhauzen, Charlotte van Weert, Suzanne van Boheemen, Jasper Klopper, Ea Visser, Johanne Boelhouwer, Jan Proesmans
28.03.2019 NL law Stibbe advises citizenM and its existing shareholders KRC and APG Experience - Stibbe advises citizenM hotels and its existing shareholders KRC and APG on an agreement whereby GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, will acquire a 25% stake in citizenM valuing the company at €2 billion Read more Team: Egbert Vroom, Robert-Jan Dekkers, Bart Stevens, Nora Offergelt, Reinout de Boer, Floris ten Have, Rein Wesseling, Maarten de Bruin, Boris Cammelbeeck, Erik Verweij, Iris Hendriksen, Manon Cremers, Charlotte van Weert, Dennis Mollema, Eline Holtman, Ingrid Viertelhauzen, Jaap van Slooten, Paul Vestering, Ea Visser, Johanne Boelhouwer, Judica Krikke, Jasper Klopper, Christien Saris
06.12.2019 NL law Pieter Schütte co-chairs the annual IBA Corporate Governance Conference in Frankfurt Conference - The International Bar Association (IBA) is organising its 6th Annual Corporate Governance Conference in Frankfurt on 5 and 6 December 2019. Together with Damien Zoubek (Cravath, Swaine & Moore) Pieter Schütte will co-chair this two-day conference. Derk Lemstra will co-chair a panel discussion on Friday. Read more Team: Pieter Schütte, Derk Lemstra
30.10.2019 NL law Blockchain and the law - Regulation for smart contracts on the way? Short Reads - The Research and Documentation Centre of the Dutch Ministry of Justice and Security (WODC) has recently published the report "Blockchain and the law". Read more Maartje Herweijer Junior Associate Amsterdam
03.10.2019 BE law Seminar: Recent developments in Insurance Law Seminar - Join us for a seminar on recent developments in Insurance Law on 3 October, 2019 at our Brussels office from 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm. Read more Team: Erik Valgaeren, Oliver Stevens, Sophie Bourgois, Jan Proesmans, Glenn Heirman
24.09.2019 NL law Advice from the Social and Economic Council (SER): potential diversity quota for supervisory boards of listed companies Short Reads - Read this article in Dutch According to the Dutch government, the increase in the proportion of women in top positions is lagging behind its objectives. In addition, the statutory gender diversity rule, whereby 'large' companies aim for at least 30% women and 30% men on their management and supervisory boards, will expire on 1 January 2020. The SER has now advised the Dutch government to take various measures, including a statutory gender diversity quota of at least 30% women and 30% men on the supervisory boards of listed companies. Read more Team: Manon Cremers, Fons Leijten, Sandra Rietveld
08.11.2019 BE law Interview with Wouter Ghijsels on Next Gen lawyers Articles - Stibbe’s managing partner Wouter Ghijsels shares his insights on the next generation of lawyers and the future of the legal profession at the occasion of the Leaders Meeting Paris where Belgian business leaders, politicians and inspiring people from the cultural and academic world will discuss this year's central theme "The Next Gen". Read more Wouter Ghijsels Managing Partner Brussels
23.10.2019 BE law Wetsvoorstel beoogt bevoegdheid ondernemingsrechtbanken over nietigheid besluiten van administratieve overheden uit te sluiten Articles - Bij de Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers werd op 4 oktober 2019 een wetsvoorstel ingediend dat de artikelen 2:44 en 2:46 WVV wijzigt. Op die manier wordt uitdrukkelijk aangegeven dat de bevoegdheid van de ondernemingsrechtbank om kennis te nemen van de nietigheidsvordering ten aanzien van de besluiten van organen van rechtspersonen niet geldt voor de handelingen die uitgaan van administratieve overheden. Read more Team: David D'Hooghe, Nathanaelle Kiekens, Frederik Vandendriessche, Matthias De Groot
27.09.2019 NL law Stibbe is attending the IBA's annual conference in Seoul Conference - The annual conference of the International Bar Association (IBA) is currently taking place in Seoul. There are fourteen partners from Stibbe attending the event. Several of them have speaking slots on a wide range of legal topics and will take part in various panel discussions. Read more Team: Derk Lemstra, Wouter Ghijsels, Pieter Schütte, Jan Bogaert, Erik Valgaeren, Michael Molenaars, Astrid Helstone, Rein Wesseling, Hans Witteveen, Rony Vermeersch, Branda Katan, Jeroen Kortmann, Rein van Helden
18.09.2019 NL law AFM en accountants: over wortel en stok (met roeptoeter) Articles - Sinds de inwerkingtreding van de Wet toezicht accountantsorgansaties (Wta) houdt de AFM toezicht op accountsorganisaties en de bij die organisaties werkzame individuele accountants. Voor dit toezicht heeft de wetgever de AFM ruimschoots voorzien van stokken (en van een enkele wortel). Read more Steven Hijink Counsel Amsterdam
05.11.2019 NL law Steven Hijink chairs symposium: Listed companies and their reporting Speaking slot - Eumedion is organising a symposium on listed companies and their reporting in the Jaarbeurs (Utrecht) on 5 November. Stibbe lawyer and Professor of Financial Reporting Law Steven Hijink is to be chairman for the event. Read more Steven Hijink Counsel Amsterdam
10.10.2019 BE law Stibbe hosts AmCham “Lunch & Learn” on The New Companies Code: first lessons learned. Seminar - On 10 October 2019, Stibbe will host the AmCham “Lunch & Learn” on The New Companies Code: first lessons learned. Read more Jan Bogaert Partner Brussels
24.09.2019 NL law Advies SER: mogelijk diversiteitsquotum voor RvC's van beursvennootschappen Short Reads - Read this article in English De groei van het aandeel vrouwen in topfuncties blijft volgens het kabinet achter bij haar doelstellingen. Bovendien vervalt op 1 januari 2020 de wettelijke streefcijferregeling, waarbij ‘grote’ vennootschappen streven naar ten minste 30% vrouwen en 30% mannen in hun besturen en raden van commissarissen (RvC's). De SER adviseert het kabinet nu om diverse maatregelen te nemen, waaronder een wettelijk quotum van ten minste 30% vrouwen in de RvC’s van beursvennootschappen. In deze short read lichten wij dit toe. Read more Team: Manon Cremers, Fons Leijten, Sandra Rietveld
28.08.2019 NL law Aandeelhoudersbetrokkenheid van institutionele beleggers bij Nederlandse beursvennootschappen en de Nederlandse Stewardship Code Articles - Op 1 januari 2019 is de Nederlandse Stewardship Code in werking getreden. Deze door pensioenfondsen, levensverzekeraars en vermogensbeheerders vastgestelde gedragscode geeft door middel van elf Principes uiting aan het toenemende belang van betrokken en verantwoord aandeelhouderschap en de rol die institutionele beleggers spelen bij het bevorderen van langetermijnwaardecreatie van de Nederlandse beursvennootschappen waarin zij beleggen. Read more Team: Manon Cremers, Sandra Rietveld