Corporate and M&A

Experience - A Stibbe team led by Björn van der Klip has advised Peugeot S.A., alongside Bredin Prat and Cravath Swaine & Moore, on its USD 50 billion 50/50 cross-border merger with FCA Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. creating the world’s fourth largest global automotive OEM and third largest by revenue with annual sales of 8.7 million units and combined revenues of nearly EUR 170bn.

Experience - Stibbe is advising Eneco on the sale of all shares in Eneco to a consortium led by Mitsubishi Corporation for a total equity value of EUR 4.1 billion.

Experience - Stibbe advised Partners Group on the sale of its stake in Action, Europe's leading non-food discount retailer, to Hellman & Friedman, a leading private equity investment firm. The transaction values Action at an enterprise value of EUR 10.25 billion.

Experience - Stibbe advised Olympia and Avedon Capital Partners on the sale of the majority stake of Avedon Capital Partners in Olympia to Olympia’s CEO Dimitri Yocarini and Morgan Stanley Tactical Value Investing.

Experience - Stibbe is advising Wright Medical Group on the offer from Stryker to acquire Wright Medical Group. 

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.

Experience - Stibbe advised the Zouari family on the Luxembourg aspects of the EUR 156 million purchase of 43% of Picard Surgelés from Aryzta. 

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.

Experience - Stibbe is advising EssilorLuxottica S.A. on the acquisition of a 76.7% stake in Grandvision N.V. from HAL Holding N.V., which will be followed by a mandatory offer for all shares in the company, resulting in a total transaction value of more than EUR 7 billion.

Experience - Excess Materials Exchange (EME), a digital facilitated marketplace B2B platform for excess materials trade. We advised on matters with regard to setting up the articles of association and legal structure, employment law, data protection and advise EME on the legal position of the definition of “waste”.

Experience - Stibbe advised DW Healthcare Partners, a private equity investment firm, on the acquisition of CEFALY Technology, a company active in the healthcare sector.

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.