25.11.2021 NL law Stibbe advises Goldman Sachs Asset Management Experience - Stibbe advises Goldman Sachs Asset Management on the sale of its portfolio company Caldic to Advent International. Read more Team: Heleen Kersten, Omar El Gachi, Maartje Herweijer, Reinout de Boer, Pascal Vanden Borre, Dieter Demuynck, Jan Proesmans, Barbra Bulsing, Diederik Kok, Natalja van Hofwegen
17.08.2021 NL law Stibbe advises GumGum Experience - Stibbe advised GumGum on the acquisition of JustPremium. Read more Team: Eva Das, Robert-Jan Dekkers, Rutger van Asbeck, Nathan van Rooijen, Reinout de Boer, Maurits van Dijk, Natalja van Hofwegen, Ea Visser, Manon Cremers, IJsbrand van Straten, Charlotte van Weert, Diederik Kok, Judica Krikke, Niek Groenendijk, Ashley Peeters
23.11.2020 NL law Stibbe advises Schneider Electric Experience - Stibbe advises Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, on its strategic investment in Planon. Read more Team: Hans Witteveen, Jeroen Tjaden, Reinout de Boer, Judica Krikke, Ea Visser, Wouter Hofstee, Willem Beek, Suzanne van Boheemen, Boris Cammelbeeck, IJsbrand van Straten
09.09.2020 NL law Stibbe advises TCV Experience - Stibbe advised TCV on leading a EUR 90 million Series B funding round for Mollie, one of the fastest growing payment service providers in Europe. Read more Team: Björn van der Klip, Marc Habermehl, Judica Krikke, Jeroen Smits, Roderik Vrolijk, Soeradj Ramsanjhal, Ea Visser, Diederik Kok, Boris Cammelbeeck
24.07.2020 NL law Stibbe advises Adevinta on Marktplaats acquisition Experience - Stibbe has advised Adevinta on the acquisition of eBay Classifieds Group for a value of approximately USD 9.2 billion. eBay Classifieds Group operates a portfolio of leading marketplace brands in 13 countries, including Marktplaats in the Netherlands. Read more Team: Hans Witteveen, Jeroen Tjaden, Jeanine Timman - Clabbers, Barbra Bulsing, Rein van Helden, Reinout de Boer, IJsbrand van Straten, Stephanie Kleefstra, Ea Visser, Rogier van der Struijk, Claire-Marie Darnand
21.07.2020 NL law Stibbe advises Aquiline Capital Partners Experience - Stibbe advised Aquiline Capital Partners, a private equity firm based in New York investing in financial services enterprises, as lead counsel on the acquisition of the Quintes group together with existing management. Read more Team: Eva Das, Wouter Hofstee, Natalja van Hofwegen, Roderik Vrolijk, Jeroen Tjaden, IJsbrand van Straten, Rutger van Asbeck, Reinout de Boer, Ingrid Viertelhauzen, Ea Visser, Barbra Bulsing
25.11.2019 NL law Stibbe advises Eneco Experience - Stibbe is advising Eneco on the sale of all shares in Eneco to a consortium led by Mitsubishi Corporation for a total equity value of EUR 4.1 billion. Read more Team: Heleen Kersten, Nora Offergelt, Wouter Hofstee, Omar El Gachi, Emilie Renardel de Lavalette, Maurits Schmitz, Paul Vestering, Tom Barkhuysen, Reinout de Boer, Rein Wesseling, Manon Cremers, Ali al Khatib, Li Wee Toh, Iris Hendriksen, Ea Visser, Roderik Vrolijk, Judica Krikke, Rogier van der Struijk, Martin In de Braekt, Suzanne van Boheemen, Dennis Mollema, Anna Collignon, Soeradj Ramsanjhal, Rein van Helden
02.01.2019 NL law Stibbe advises TRUMPF Experience - Stibbe advises TRUMPF, a leading high-technology company, on the acquisition of the Photonics business from Philips. Read more Team: Judica Krikke, Willem Beek, Reinout de Boer, Duco de Boer
21.12.2018 NL law Stibbe advises Delivery Hero Experience - Stibbe advises Delivery Hero on the sale of its German food delivery businesses Lieferheld, Pizza.de and foodora to Takeaway.com in exchange for cash and an equity stake in Takeaway.com. Read more Team: Heleen Kersten, Pieter Schütte, Nora Offergelt, Rik van Kessel, Manon Cremers, Dennis Mollema, Reinout de Boer, Judica Krikke, Rogier Raas, Roderik Vrolijk, Paul Vestering, Ea Visser, Daan Doorenbos
12.12.2018 NL law Stibbe advises Abry Partners and KORE Experience - Stibbe advised Abry Partners, a private equity fund, and its portfolio-company KORE, the independent global IoT leader, on the acquisition of ASPIDER-NGI, a leading provider of advanced connectivity, core network, and eSIM solutions. Read more Team: Hans Witteveen, IJsbrand van Straten, Lotte Hover-Boon, Charlotte van Weert, Ea Visser, Iris Hendriksen, Judica Krikke
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, 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
28.05.2018 EU law Stibbe advises Smurfit Kappa Experience - Stibbe is advising Smurfit Kappa on the acquisition of Reparenco for approximately €460 million. Read more Team: Duco de Boer, Reinout de Boer, Paul Vestering, Anna Collignon, Floris ten Have, Ea Visser, Willem Beek
17.05.2022 EU law Digital Law Up(to)date: Consumer associations, new controllers of the GDPR implementation Articles - According to the CJEU, consumer protection associations are now allowed to control the GDPR implementation. Read more Erik Valgaeren Partner Brussels
26.04.2022 EU law Digital Law Up(to)date: Further clarification by the CJEU on the retention of traffic and location electronic communications data for the purpose of combating serious crime Articles - On 5 April 2022, the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union first confirmed that EU law precludes national legislative measures which provide, as a preventative measure, for the general and indiscriminate retention of traffic and location data relating to electronic communications, for the purpose of combating serious crime. Read more Erik Valgaeren Partner Brussels
17.02.2022 BE law Digital Law Up(to)date: Interesting points in a DPA decision based on a cross border complaint relating to cookies Articles - The Belgian Data Protection Authority published an interesting decision of its Litigation chamber. The content of the decision is not completely new, but it provides (or recalls) some relevant elements for personal data practitioners. Read more Erik Valgaeren Partner Brussels
27.01.2022 EU law Digital Law Up(to)date: Brussels Market Court annuls APD decision against the Belgian Ministry of Finance Articles - In a judgment handed down on 1 December 2021, the Market Court annulled the decision on the merits 66/2021 of 4 June 2021 of the Litigation Chamber of the Belgian Data Protection Authority. Read more Carolien Michielsen Associate Brussels
11.05.2022 NL law De afweging van grondrechten in het kader van corona Articles - COVID-19 heeft de maatschappij voor dilemma’s geplaatst bij de afweging van volksgezondheid en bescherming van kwetsbaren tegenover vrijheden van het individu. In Tijdschrift voor Arbeidsrecht in Context schetsen Frederiek Fernhout en Judica Krikke de onderliggende rechten en vrijheden die vastgelegd zijn in het Europese grondrechtenkader, de AVG en nationale arbeidswetgeving en bespreken zij hoe deze tegen elkaar moeten worden afgewogen in de context van coronamaatregelen. Read more Team: Frederiek Fernhout, Judica Krikke
10.03.2022 EU law De Dataverordening (“Data Act”) Short Reads - De Europese Commissie heeft op 23 februari 2022 de Europese dataverordening (“Data Act”) voorgesteld, die het delen van data beoogt te bevorderen. Steeds meer gegevens worden door mensen en machines gegenereerd, bewaard en hergebruikt. Data en data-analyse kan een bijdrage leveren aan de efficiëntie van maatschappelijke processen, onderzoek en innovatie stimuleren en het concurrentievermogen van industrieën versterken. Veel data is echter niet vrij toegankelijk. Read more Team: Judica Krikke, Athena Rad
11.02.2022 EU law Digital Law Up(to)date: The cookie consent framework of IAB Europe violates the GDPR Articles - On 2 February 2022, the Belgian Data Protection Authority considered that the Transparency and Consent Framework (TCF) developed by Interactive Advertising Bureau Europe (IAB) violated the GDRP. Read more Erik Valgaeren Partner Brussels
24.01.2022 EU law Digital Law Up(to)date: Google Analytics and GPDR: a violation of the rules on international data transfers Articles - The Datenschutzbehörde, the Austrian Data Protection Authority (DPA), found that the use of the free version of Google Analytics violated some provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and specifically the rules on the international data transfers. Read more Erik Valgaeren Partner Brussels
26.04.2022 EU law Digital Law Up(to)date: Two new EU proposals of regulation to strengthen cybersecurity and information security across the EU organs Articles - On 22 March, the EU published two new proposals of regulation on 'cybersecurity at the institutions, bodies, offices and agencies of the Union' and on 'information security in the institutions, bodies, offices and agencies of the Union'. A short overview of the two initiatives. Read more Erik Valgaeren Partner Brussels
24.02.2022 EU law Digital Law Up(to)date: Publication of the draft Data Act by the European Commission Articles - The European Commission published on 23 February 2022 a proposal for a regulation on harmonised rules on fair access to and use of data (data act). Short presentation of this new text, part of the European strategy for data. Read more Erik Valgaeren Partner Brussels
11.02.2022 EU law Digital Law Up(to)date: GDPR violations by scientific publications on profiling of tweets Articles - The Belgian Data Protection Authority fined an NGO and a researcher both active in the fight against disinformation. It concludes that a study aimed at identifying the political origin of tweets related to the French Benalla affair and the publication of files containing personal data violate GDPR provisions. Read more Erik Valgaeren Partner Brussels
24.01.2022 EU law Digital Law Up(to)date: Violation of several provisions of the “GDPR for EU Institutions” by the European Parliament Articles - On 5 January 2022, the EDPS issued a reprimand to the European Parliament for non-compliance with several provisions of the “GDPR for EU Institutions”, and ordered it to update within one month from the date of the decision its data protection notices of an internal corona testing website. Read more Erik Valgaeren Partner Brussels