Private Equity

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Short Reads - The COVID-19 pandemic has a significant and immediate adverse effect on many companies in different industries. Many PE portfolio companies are particularly vulnerable given the typical high leverage finance structure and inherent need to maintain cash flow. To meet these challenges and mitigate liability risks, management and owners may need to take clear and immediate action (and refrain from certain other actions) in the interest of all stakeholders. The following sets out some key legal guidelines for management and owners when dealing with a Dutch subsidiary in distress.

Short Reads - In view of the developments concerning the coronavirus, we hereby inform you of our business operations and the measures we take to ensure the continuity of our services to you.

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).

Short Reads - Following the Luxembourg government’s declaration of a state emergency on 28 March 2020 and as part of the new measures implemented in response to the unprecedented and unforeseeable consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic, the country has adopted a new law in an effort to support businesses suffering financial consequences.

Articles - It is a world of change in which we live, and a world of uncertainty”  Het bovenstaande citaat is van de Amerikaanse econoom Frank H. Knight en afkomstig uit zijn in 1921 verschenen boek.1 Knight beschrijft daarin wat het belang is van het concept “onzekerheid” in economische theorievorming. Onzekerheid, zo leert Knight ons, moet worden onderscheiden van risico.

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.

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".