Environment and planning

Experience - Stibbe has advised Aedifica on the further expansion of its healthcare real estate portfolio in the Netherlands with the acquisition and lease of 2 elderly care residences in Oss and Dordrecht.

Experience - Stibbe assisted Blackstone with the acquisition of Desotec.

Experience - The research programme AquaConnect involves a consortium working on solutions to enable the Netherlands and other delta areas to become self-sufficient in their supply of fresh water. The consortium of educational and knowledge institutions, companies, governments, and other parties is committed to the reuse of wastewater and brackish groundwater using new water purification technologies. Stibbe is legal advisor within this consortium.

Experience - Stibbe advises the Antwerp Port Authority on its combination with the port of Zeebrugge.

Experience - Stibbe advises Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, on its strategic investment in Planon.

Experience - On Thursday 3 September, the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg rejected the appeal of Dutch nature organisations against a ruling of the General Court that annuls a decision of the European Commission.

Experience - Stibbe assisted Union Investment on its acquisition of the Diamond office building in the Belgian city of Ghent.

Experience - Stibbe has represented Stichting Voorbereiding PALLAS-reactor in its appeal proceedings before the Administrative Jurisdiction Division of the Council of State (AJDCS) challenging the zoning plan that is required to realize a new nuclear reactor, the PALLAS-reactor.

Experience - Advising client on environmental matters of a large oil refinery and chemical plant in the Rotterdam area

Experience - Stibbe advises Praxis on a long-standing basis on real estate related matters such as expansion and relocation of new and existing DIY stores throughout the country. Stibbe also acts as counsel for Praxis in several highly complex planning proceedings in various municipalities and courts.

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.

Experience - Stibbe has advised Circuit Park Zandvoort on the necessary permits for the renovation of the circuit to make it possible to host Formula 1 racing in Zandvoort. Various nature and environmental organisations had requested the District Court of Noord-Holland in two preliminary relief proceedings, to stop the work on the circuit. The proceedings concerned eligibility for an exemption for disturbing protected animal species, and a permit for carrying out a nitrogen-emitting project near a Natura 2000 area.