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
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
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
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
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
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 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
02.12.2019 NL law Implementatiewet SRD II in werking getreden op 1 december 2019 Short Reads - Op 1 december 2019 is de Wet tot implementatie van de Herziene aandeelhoudersrechtenrichtlijn (“SRD II”) (“Implementatiewet”) in werking getreden. Een deel van de Implementatiewet treedt op 3 september 2020 in werking. Read more Team: Manon Cremers, Astrid Helstone, Heleen Kersten, Fons Leijten
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
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
16.08.2019 EU law GDPR meets corporate: (new) opportunities in an M&A case Articles - The GDPR is everywhere, also in M&A cases. This article covers some practical points how to cope with GDPR during a deal from beginning to end. Read more Team: Erik Valgaeren, Sarah De Wulf
26.11.2019 NL law Implementatiewet SRD II gepubliceerd in het Staatsblad: inwerkingtredingsdatum nog niet bekend Short Reads - Vandaag is de Wet tot implementatie van de Herziene aandeelhoudersrechtenrichtlijn (“SRD II”) (“Implementatiewet”) in het Staatsblad gepubliceerd. SRD II beoogt effectieve en duurzame aandeelhoudersbetrokkenheid bij beursgenoteerde vennootschappen te bevorderen. De Implementatiewet introduceert nieuwe regels op het gebied van bezoldiging van bestuurders en commissarissen, related party transactions, identificatie van aandeelhouders, doorgifte van informatie in de keten en facilitering van (stem)rechten. Read more Team: Manon Cremers, Astrid Helstone, Heleen Kersten, Fons Leijten
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
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
02.08.2019 NL law De insidermelding onder de Verordening Marktmisbruik met betrekking tot afgeleide en verbonden financiële instrumenten Articles - Soeradj Ramsanjhal schreef samen Jeevan Sathie een artikel over de insidermelding bij beursvennootschappen. Deze meldplicht is niet altijd snel te doorgronden, met name als transacties betrekking hebben op afgeleide of verbonden financiële instrumenten. Ten aanzien hiervan is een 20%-drempel opgenomen en een uitzondering van de meldplicht met betrekking tot deelnemingsrechten in discretionair beheerde beleggingsinstellingen. Read more Soeradj Ramsanjhal Senior Associate Amsterdam