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
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
13.02.2014 BE law Stibbe assists in public takeover of Transics International Experience - Assisting Tavares in the public takeover of all shares and warrants followed by a sale of 100% of its outstanding share capital to Wabco. Read more Team: Jan Peeters, Jan Bogaert
26.07.2013 BE law Stibbe assists Picanol in its acquisition of Tessenderlo Chemie Experience - Assisting Picanol Group in its acquisition of the French State’s 27.6% stake in Tessenderlo Chemie. Read more Team: Jan Peeters, Marc Fyon, Elisabeth Matthys, Dieter Demuynck, Tom Ruys
12.04.2013 NL law Stibbe advises the Joh. A. Benckiser led investor group on its bid for D.E MASTER BLENDERS 1753 Experience - Advising a group of investors led by Joh. A. Benckiser on its bid for all outstanding shares of D.E MASTER BLENDERS 1753 N.V. Read more Team: Björn van der Klip, Derk Lemstra, Duco de Boer, Judica Krikke, Michael Molenaars, Rogier Raas, Pieter Schütte, Jeroen Smits, Paul Vestering, Jaap Willeumier, Reinout de Boer, Steven Hijink
27.01.2011 Stibbe assists on public merger Experience - Assisting Cellerix with its merger with Euronext-Brussels-listed Tigenix. Read more Pascal Vanden Borre Partner Brussels
17.11.2009 NL law Stibbe advises Canon Experience - Advising Canon on its EUR 730 million all cash public offer for all shares of Océ. Together, Canon and Océ aim to create the overall number one presence in the printing industry. Canon also agreed to pay EUR 65 million to buy Oce’s preferred shares. Read more Team: Jan Reinier van Angeren, Duco de Boer, Maarten de Bruin, Manon Cremers, Daan Doorenbos, Björn van der Klip, Jeroen Kortmann, Allard Metzelaar, Michael Molenaars, Pieter Schütte, Jaap van Slooten, Paul Vestering, Rein Wesseling, Reinout de Boer, Christien Saris
02.05.2006 BE law Stibbe advises Punch International and Accentis Experience - Assisting the two Euronext-Brussels-listed companies, Punch International and Accentis, with the 245 million EUR purchase of Punch's real property, and subsequent public offer on all shares of Accentis, a Belgium-based company engaged in project development and property management for third parties, with the focus on semi-industrial property. Read more Team: Pascal Vanden Borre, Jan Bouckaert, Dries Hommez, Rudy Nauwelaerts
14.09.2020 NL law Actualiteiten bescherming Nederlandse ondernemingen Short Reads - In deze Alert bespreken wij enkele actualiteiten in het kader van de bescherming van Nederlandse ondernemingen. We behandelen ten eerste het wetsvoorstel voor de wettelijke bedenktijd voor beursvennootschappen. Dit wetsvoorstel is op 8 september 2020 door de Tweede Kamer aangenomen, samen met een aantal amendementen daarop. Read more Team: Duco de Boer, Fons Leijten, Heleen Kersten, Egbert Vroom
23.03.2020 LU law Luxembourg adopts measures to facilitate holding of meetings in companies and other legal entities during “Covid-19” Short Reads - Luxembourg adopted a Grand-Ducal Regulation on March 20th, 2020 introducing emergency measures relating to the holding of meetings in companies and other legal entities. The relevant provisions, which are effective immediately, pertain to general meetings of shareholders and to other deliberating bodies of companies. Read more Team: Bernard Beerens, François Bernard, Kimberly Rivers
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
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
03.04.2020 NL law Volledig virtuele AVA of ledenvergadering wordt mogelijk; instellen van noodwet goedgekeurd door Ministerraad Short Reads - Vandaag heeft de Ministerraad ingestemd met toezending naar de Raad van State van een noodwet. Deze noodwet zal het voor alle rechtspersonen mogelijk maken om een volledig virtuele algemene vergadering of ledenvergadering te houden. Nederland volgt daarmee andere Europese landen zoals Italië, Frankrijk, Duitsland en Luxemburg. Read more Team: Lieke Stroeve, Manon Cremers, Fons Leijten, Sandra Rietveld
21.02.2020 NL law Mark up wetteksten Boek 2 BW Short Reads - Sinds enkele jaren stelt Stibbe een uitgave beschikbaar waarin een mark up is opgenomen van Boek 2 BW, zoals dat luidt na (ongewijzigde) implementatie van recent in werking getreden wetten en lopende wetsvoorstellen. Stibbe verzorgt elk jaar een update van deze mark up. Read more Team: Manon Cremers, Fons Leijten
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
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
23.03.2020 NL law Onzeker ondernemingsrecht – het coronavirus and beyond 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. Read more Steven Hijink Counsel Amsterdam
31.01.2020 BE law 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
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
28.07.2019 NL law Public M&A in the Netherlands – 2019 Articles - How may publicly listed business combine? What are the main laws and regulations governing business combinations and acquisitions of publicly listed companies? What are the disclosure requirements for owners of large shareholders in a public company? How are cross-border transactions structured? Do specific laws and regulations apply to cross border transactions? Allard Metzelaar and Willem Beek provide answers to these and other questions about public M&A in the Netherlands. Read more Team: Allard Metzelaar, Willem Beek