05.12.2018 NL law Stibbe advises APG and a joint venture partner Experience - Stibbe advises APG and a joint venture partner on the acquisition of an approximate 33% interest in HHR Euro C.V. from their joint venture partner Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. Read more Team: Björn van der Klip, Maarten de Bruin, Job van Hooff, Jeroen Smits, Dirk de Graeff, Rik van Kessel, Emilie Renardel de Lavalette, Eline Holtman, Lotte Hover-Boon, Floris ten Have, Suzanne van Boheemen, Dries Hommez, Gérald Origer, Michaël Meylan, Sabrina Lai Cheong
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
03.11.2014 NL law Stibbe advises Tornier Experience - Stibbe advises Tornier N.V. on its merger with Wright Medical Group, Inc. in an all stock transaction with a combined equity value of approximately $3.3 billion. Read more Team: Derk Lemstra, Duco de Boer, Jeroen Smits, Dennis Mollema
04.09.2012 Stibbe advises Merin (formerly Uni-Invest) Experience - Advising Merin (formerly Uni-Invest) on the restructuring of its of its approximately EUR 790 million outstanding CMBS and Mezzanine loans and the sale of the company to Patron Capital and TPG Capital. Read more Team: Maarten de Bruin, Rein van Helden, Job van Hooff, Pieter Schütte, Hans Witteveen
25.07.2012 BE law Stibbe assists a leading technology solutions provider Experience - Assisting a leading technology solutions provider in a project involving the restructuring and partial acquisition of a Belgian-Luxembourg IT servicing company which provide cross-border IT services to no-longer-affiliated financial institutions. Read more Team: Thierry Denayer, Wim Panis
17.02.2012 NL law Stibbe advises Forbion Capital Partners Experience - Advising Forbion Capital Partners on the delisting of Amsterdam Molecular Therapeutics (AMT) Holding. Read more Team: Jeroen Smits, Egbert Vroom
23.12.2010 BE law Stibbe assists a leading bank in restructuring its mortgage and consumer loan business Experience - Assisting a Belgian financial institution in the restructuring of its mortgage and consumer loan business, including a refinancing of its existing loan portfolios and structuring of additional funding arrangements. Read more Team: Pascal Vanden Borre, Thierry Denayer, Wouter Ghijsels, Wim Panis, Oliver Stevens, Tom Ruys
16.03.2010 BE law Stibbe advises on the management- and operation-restructuring of 3 regional airports in Flanders Experience - Assisting the Flemish government on the management- and operation-restructuring of 3 regional airports in Flanders (Ostend-Bruges, Kortrijk-Wevelgem, Antwerp). Read more Team: Elisabeth Matthys, Wim Panis, Frederik Vandendriessche, Rony Vermeersch, Dieter Demuynck, Leen De Vuyst, Pieter Wouters, Tom Ruys
21.01.2009 BE law Stibbe assists Vandemoortele in the private sale of Alpro to Dean Foods Experience - Assisting Vandemoortele with the EUR 325 million divestment of its soy foods division, known under the trademarks Alpro and Provamel, to Dean Foods Company. Read more Team: Jérôme Aubertin, Pascal Vanden Borre, Wouter Ghijsels, Erik Valgaeren, Ignace Vernimme, Pieter Wouters
31.01.2020 Seminar on Trade Secrets in corporate matters Seminar - Shhhhhh.... Don't tell anyone! Trade Secrets in corporate matters. The secret of success is to know something nobody else knows (Aristotle Onassis) On 31 January 2020, our IP and corporate law departments organise a seminar on Trade Secrets in corporate matters. Read more Team: Jan Bogaert, Julien Bogaerts, Philippe Campolini, Stefan Odeurs, Ignace Vernimme
15.01.2020 NL law The Dutch scheme - a summary of the upcoming new restructuring tool Short Reads - As mentioned in our earlier blog, the Dutch legislator has prepared a bill – the Act on confirmation of private restructuring plans (Wet homologatie onderhands akkoord) – introducing a framework that allows debtors to restructure their debts outside formal insolvency proceedings (the “Dutch Scheme“). We expect this highly-anticipated bill to enter into force by this summer. The Dutch Scheme combines features from the UK Scheme of Arrangement and the US Chapter 11 proceedings. Below, we summarize certain key aspects of the Dutch Scheme. Read more Team: Job van Hooff, Daisy Nijkamp
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
19.03.2019 NL law De beursvennootschap: vooruitkijken naar 2019 en 2020 Articles - Ook dit jaar blikken Manon Cremers en Lieke Stroeve vooruit naar het aankomende vergaderseizoen en besteden ze aandacht aan de ontwikkelingen die voor beursvennootschappen van belang zijn bij de voorbereiding van hun algemene vergadering. Hun jaarlijkse bijdragen stonden de afgelopen twee jaar in het teken van de implementatie van de herziene Nederlandse Corporate Governance Code 2016 (de ‘Code 2016’) in 2017, en de verslaglegging daarvan in 2018. Read more Team: Manon Cremers, Lieke Stroeve
17.01.2020 LU law Stibbe boosts service offering in Luxembourg with new partners and counsel for asset management/funds and corporate & finance Inside Stibbe - Luxembourg, 17 January 2020 – Stibbe reinforces its corporate & finance and asset management/funds practices in Luxembourg with the hire of Bernard Beerens (corporate partner), Audrey Jarreton (banking and finance counsel), Edouard d’Anterroches (investment funds partner), Victorien Hémery (investment funds partner), and Dayana Bert (investment funds counsel). Their arrival comes after the recent hire of tax partner Johan Léonard. All of these new additions demonstrate the firm’s commitment to expanding Stibbe’s service offering in Luxembourg. Read more Team: Gérald Origer, Bernard Beerens, Edouard d'Anterroches, Victorien Hémery, Dayana Bert, Audrey Jarreton
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
13.05.2019 LU law Stibbe reinforces its Luxembourg office with the appointment of three new Counsel Inside Stibbe - Stibbe reinforces its Luxembourg office with the appointment of Vanessa Schmitt (Corporate & Finance), Olivier dal Farra (Tax), and Frédéric Pilorget (Corporate & Finance) as Counsel. The new appointments have taken effect in April and allow Stibbe to further strengthen its Luxembourg tax and corporate and finance teams to continue to respond to market needs. Read more Team: Gérald Origer, Vanessa Schmitt, Frédéric Pilorget
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 Partner Brussels
17.01.2020 LU law Stibbe Luxembourg étend son offre de services par la venue de nouveaux associés et counsels au sein des pratiques spécialisées en gestion d’actifs/fonds d’investissement, en droit des sociétés ainsi qu’en droit financier Inside Stibbe - Luxembourg, le 17 janvier 2020 – Stibbe renforce ses pratiques spécialisées en droit des sociétés, en droit financier ainsi qu’en gestion d’actifs/fonds d’investissement par la venue de Bernard Beerens (associé, droit des sociétés), Audrey Jarreton (counsel, droit bancaire et financier), Edouard d’Anterroches (associé, fonds d’investissement), Victorien Hémery (associé, fonds d’investissement) et Dayana Bert (counsel, fonds d’investissement). Read more Team: Gérald Origer, Bernard Beerens, Edouard d'Anterroches, Victorien Hémery, Dayana Bert, Audrey Jarreton
10.10.2019 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
13.05.2019 LU law Stibbe renforce son cabinet luxembourgeois en nommant trois nouveaux Counsel Inside Stibbe - Stibbe renforce son cabinet au Luxembourg avec la nomination de Vanessa Schmitt (droit des sociétés et droit financier), Olivier dal Farra (droit fiscal) et Frédéric Pilorget (droit des sociétés et droit financier) en tant que Counsel. Ces nouvelles nominations ont pris effet au mois d’avril et permettent à Stibbe de renforcer davantage son équipe luxembourgeoise en droit fiscal ainsi qu’en droit des sociétés et droit financier afin de continuer à répondre aux besoins du marché. Read more Team: Gérald Origer, Vanessa Schmitt, Frédéric Pilorget
12.12.2018 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