10.12.2018 NL law Stibbe wins Mergermarket ‘Benelux M&A Legal Adviser of the Year’ award Experience - During the European M&A Awards 2018 in London organised by Mergermarket, Stibbe received the ‘Benelux M&A Legal Adviser of the Year’ award. Following a review of all pitches and M&A league table data the judges selected Stibbe as the winner for the Benelux. Read more Team: Jan Peeters, Hans Witteveen, Claire-Marie Darnand, Henk Verstraete, Julien Bogaerts, Julie-Anne Siegers, Emilie Renardel de Lavalette, Pieter-Jan Van Houdenhove, Sebastiaan Witkam
05.07.2018 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
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
09.08.2017 NL law Stibbe advises NN and ASR Experience - Stibbe advises NN Investment Partners B.V. (“NN”) and ASR Nederland N.V. (“ASR”) on the sale of all their 6% and 7% cumulative preference shares in Unilever N.V. to Unilever PLC. Read more Team: Allard Metzelaar, Duco de Boer, Niels Douma
04.12.2015 NL law Stibbe advises on the IPO of ABN AMRO Experience - Stibbe advises ABN AMRO, Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley (as joint global coordinators) and the other underwriters on the IPO of ABN AMRO. Read more Team: Derk Lemstra, Tom Barkhuysen, Manon Cremers, Heleen Kersten, Judica Krikke, Fons Leijten, Rogier Raas, Pieter Schütte, Jeroen Smits, Paul Vestering, Rein Wesseling, Suzanne Kröner-Rosmalen, Dennis Mollema, Roderik Vrolijk, Sophie Zwartkruis-Bakker
02.04.2013 NL law Stibbe advises the French state Experience - Advising the French State on the restructuring of the shareholding and corporate governance structure of EADS, the European aerospace and defence corporation which manufactures Airbus. Read more Team: Derk Lemstra, Fons Leijten, Pieter Schütte
13.12.2018 BE law New Belgian Companies Code approved in committee Articles - The draft law regarding Belgium’s new Companies Code has been approved in Committee (second reading). Read more Jan Peeters Managing Partner Brussels
04.12.2018 NL law Stibbe benoemt twee nieuwe partners en drie counsels Inside Stibbe - Stibbe benoemt Floris ten Have (mededingingsrecht, Amsterdam) en Julien Bogaerts (corporate en finance, Brussel) tot partner. Johan Zwemmer (arbeidsrecht, Amsterdam), Li Wee Toh (energierecht en industrie, Amsterdam) en Giovanni Smet (fiscaal recht, Brussel) zijn benoemd tot counsel. De nieuwe benoemingen gaan in vanaf 1 januari 2019. Read more Team: Jan Peeters, Derk Lemstra, Floris ten Have, Julien Bogaerts, Johan Zwemmer, Li Wee Toh, Giovanni Smet
18.10.2018 NL law De rol van de accountant bij (de corporate governance verklaring in) het bestuursverslag van beursvennootschappen Articles - Hoewel de corporate governance verklaring – ook al ten tijde van de omzetting van de Jaarrekeningrichtlijn – werd geacht onderdeel uit te maken van het bestuursverslag, werd de rol van de accountant bij de corporate governance verklaring met de omzetting van de Jaarrekeningrichtlijn niet aangepast aan de gewijzigde rol van de accountant bij (de overige onderdelen van) het bestuursverslag. Read more Team: Sandra Rietveld, Lars in 't Veld
07.09.2018 NL law Seminar 'Remuneration and annual reporting' Seminar - On 7 September 2018, Stibbe in Amsterdam will host a client seminar about remuneration and annual reporting. Read more Team: Astrid Helstone, Rogier Raas, Steven Hijink, Suzanne Kröner-Rosmalen, Manuel Lokin, Lars in 't Veld
12.12.2018 NL law Roundtable Listed Companies Roundtable - On 12 December 2018, Stibbe Amsterdam will host its annual roundtable on the developments and key points for listed companies in the preparation of the annual reporting and the general meeting. Read more Team: Barbara Bier, Manon Cremers
04.12.2018 NL law Stibbe nomme deux nouveaux associés et trois counsels Inside Stibbe - Stibbe a nommé Floris ten Have (droit de la concurrence, Amsterdam) et Julien Bogaerts (droit des sociétés et droit financier, Bruxelles) en tant qu’associés. Johan Zwemmer (droit du travail, Amsterdam), Li Wee Toh (droit de l’énergie et industrie, Amsterdam) et Giovanni Smet (droit fiscal, Bruxelles) deviennent, quant à eux, counsels. Ces nouvelles nominations prendront effet le 1er janvier 2019. Read more Team: Jan Peeters, Derk Lemstra, Floris ten Have, Julien Bogaerts, Johan Zwemmer, Li Wee Toh, Giovanni Smet
05.10.2018 BE law Additional delay for new Companies Code? Articles - The Council of State has taken a second look at the draft law and recently issued, for the second time, a rather bleak opinion about the overall quality of the draft law regarding Belgium’s new Companies Code. Read more Jan Bogaert Partner Brussels
07.08.2018 NL law Protection of listed companies against unsolicited takeovers, prevention of unwanted influences in the telecoms sector and protection of other vital sectors: latest developments Short Reads - Following a recent series of (attempted) unsolicited takeovers by foreign bidders of Dutch listed companies, such as PostNL, Unilever and AkzoNobel, the protection of companies against unsolicited takeovers and the protection of vital sectors have received more attention in both the Netherlands and Europe. Read more Team: Eva Das, Hans Witteveen, Manon Cremers, Heleen Kersten, Fons Leijten, Allard Metzelaar
04.12.2018 NL law Stibbe appoints two new partners and three counsel Inside Stibbe - Stibbe has promoted Floris ten Have (EU law, competition and regulation, Amsterdam) and Julien Bogaerts (corporate and finance, Brussels) to partner. In addition, Johan Zwemmer (employment law, Amsterdam), Li Wee Toh (energy and industry, Amsterdam) and Giovanni Smet (tax, Brussels) have been promoted to counsel. The new appointments will take effect on 1 January 2019. Read more Team: Jan Peeters, Derk Lemstra, Floris ten Have, Julien Bogaerts, Johan Zwemmer, Li Wee Toh, Giovanni Smet
09.11.2018 NL law Symposium: 'Looking back, looking forward' - Inaugural speech Steven Hijink: ‘Trust and Transparency’ Special event - On 9 November, before Steven Hijink's inaugural speech at Radboud University, the Business and Law Research Center (OO&R - Onderzoekcentrum Onderneming & Recht) will host a symposium about role of information in decision making in corporate law. Read more Steven Hijink Counsel Amsterdam
27.09.2018 BE law Ultimate Beneficial Owners Register operational as of today – Compliance required by 31 March 2019 Articles - The Anti-Money Laundering Act of 18 September 2017 (the “AML Act”) set up a central register at the Treasury Administration(the “UBO Register[1]”) to which all Belgian companies (and certain other legal entities) have to provide information on their Ultimate Beneficial Owner (“UBO”). A royal decree laying down the terms of access, contents, and timing of the register was published on 14 August (the “Royal Decree”). The register is operational as of today. The required information must be provided by 31 March 2019. This newsletter discusses the implications for companies. Read more Team: Jan Peeters, Marc Fyon, Julien Bogaerts
07.08.2018 NL law Boskalis v. Fugro: scope of a shareholder's right to put items on the agenda Short Reads - Under Dutch law (section 114a of book 2 of the Dutch Civil Code), shareholders have the right to put items on the agenda of the general meeting. The question arises as to whether shareholders also have the right to force an (informal) vote in the general meeting on subjects which are not within their powers. A judgment of the Dutch Supreme Court of 20 April 2018 between Boskalis and Fugro focused on this question. Read more Team: Eva Das, Hans Witteveen, Manon Cremers, Heleen Kersten, Fons Leijten, Allard Metzelaar