04.10.2018 NL law Stibbe advises Tata Communications on the acquisition of Teleena Experience - Stibbe advises Tata Communications, a leading global digital infrastructure provider, on the acquisition of Teleena, a Netherlands-based Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity specialist and mobile virtual network enabler (MVNE). Read more Team: Hans Witteveen, Julie-Anne Siegers, Charlotte van Weert, IJsbrand van Straten, Jan Truijens Martinez, Christien Saris, Paul Quist, Judica Krikke, Nora Offergelt, Lotte Boon, Ea Visser, David Meijeren, Boris Cammelbeeck, Bas Buirma
20.07.2018 Stibbe advises Ammeraal Beltech Experience - Stibbe advised Ammeraal Beltech, a global leader in light-weight process and conveyor belting, on the acquisition of conveyor belt specialist Optiband BV. Read more Team: Björn van der Klip, Jeroen Smits, Lotte Boon, Eline Holtman, Paul Quist, Boris Cammelbeeck, Ea Visser
28.05.2018 Stibbe advises Smurfit Kappa Experience - Stibbe is advising Smurfit Kappa on the acquisition of Reparenco for approximately €460 million. Read more Team: Allard Metzelaar, Duco de Boer, Reinout de Boer, Paul Vestering, Paul Quist, Anna Collignon, Niels Douma, Floris ten Have, Johanne Boelhouwer, Ea Visser, Willem Beek
12.04.2018 NL law Stibbe advises SleepScore Labs Experience - Stibbe advised SleepScore Labs on the acquisition of Sleep.ai, a Netherlands-based digital health company. Read more Team: Heleen Kersten, Reinout de Boer, Ea Visser, Bianca Geuze-Draaijer, Vincent van Kampen
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
31.01.2018 NL law Stibbe advises Payvision Experience - Stibbe advised Payvision, a global merchant acquirer and omnichannel payment provider, on its strategic partnership with ING. Read more Team: Björn van der Klip, Duco de Boer, Rogier Raas, Paul Quist, Sophie Zwartkruis-Bakker, Roderik Vrolijk, Judica Krikke, Paul Vestering, Jeroen Smits, Johanne Boelhouwer, Floris ten Have, Suzanne Kröner-Rosmalen, Ivo Nelissen
30.01.2018 BE law Stibbe advises Barry Callebaut Experience - Stibbe assists Barry Callebaut in connection with a global data center governance project. Read more Team: Erik Valgaeren, Carolien Michielsen
14.09.2017 NL law Stibbe advises Warner Music Group Experience - Stibbe advises Warner Music Group on its acquisition of Spinnin’ Records. Read more Team: Eva Das, Duco de Boer, Michael Molenaars, Ingrid Viertelhauzen, Bianca Geuze-Draaijer, Ea Visser
06.06.2017 NL law Stibbe advises itelligence Experience - Stibbe advises SAP consulting firm itelligence on the acquisition of Goldfish ICT. Read more Team: Björn van der Klip, Jeroen Smits, Paul Quist, Judica Krikke, Lotte Boon, Ea Visser, Marieke Bredenoord-Spoek, Boris Cammelbeeck
29.05.2017 Stibbe advises Q-Park Experience - Stibbe advises Q-Park on the irrevocable and unconditional offer from KKR Infrastructure to acquire 100% of the outstanding share capital of Q-Park for an enterprise value of €2.95 billion. Read more Team: Allard Metzelaar, Duco de Boer, Maarten de Bruin, Jeroen Smits, Sophie Zwartkruis-Bakker, Job van Hooff, Boris Cammelbeeck, David Meijeren, Anna Collignon, Aaldert ten Veen, Rein van Helden, Robert Steeg, Dries Hommez, Elisabeth Matthys, Frederik Vandendriessche, Rudy Nauwelaerts, Jan Proesmans, Pieter Bogaert, Pieter Vandenheede
16.05.2017 NL law Stibbe advises Moody’s Corporation Experience - Stibbe is advising Moody’s Corporation, the US credit rating agency, on its € 3 billion acquisition of Bureau van Dijk, a global provider of business intelligence and company information, from Swedish private equity firm EQT. Read more Team: Hans Witteveen, Paul Quist, Pascal Vanden Borre, Rudy Nauwelaerts, Emile Bongers, Julie-Anne Siegers, Sophie Zwartkruis-Bakker, Olivia Hottat, Pieter Bogaert
03.02.2017 NL law Stibbe advises Tata Communications Experience - Stibbe advises Tata Communications on its investment in Teleena Holding B.V., a mobile virtual network enabler headquartered in the Netherlands. Read more Team: Hans Witteveen, Paul Quist, Judica Krikke, IJsbrand van Straten, Christien Saris, Boris Cammelbeeck, David Meijeren, Nora Offergelt, Julie-Anne Siegers
20.11.2018 NL law Seminar 'Personal data from a broader perspective: overlap inside and outside the privacy domain' Seminar - On 20 November 2018, Stibbe will host a seminar on privacy. Several Stibbe lawyers will discuss personal data from a broader perspective and the overlap that can occur inside and outside the legal privacy domain. Read more Team: Judica Krikke, Tom Barkhuysen, Jeroen Kortmann, Branda Katan, Astrid Helstone, Rein Wesseling, Rogier Raas, Steven Hijink, Floris ten Have, Christien Saris
12.10.2018 NL law Stibbe delegation participates in the IBA's Annual Conference in Rome Conference - Stibbe partners are attending the IBA's annual conference in Rome. Read more Team: Diogo Duarte de Oliveira, Wouter Ghijsels, Heleen Kersten, Derk Lemstra, Wim Panis, Jan Peeters, Erik Valgaeren, Rony Vermeersch, Hans Witteveen, Rein Wesseling
09.10.2018 BE law Stibbe continues to support law incubator project IusStart in new academic year Inside Stibbe - Stibbe, in cooperation with IusStart (KU Leuven), has supported promising start-ups for many years now by drawing their attention to potential legal obstacles in the field of general commercial law and IP and IT law. This new academic year is no exception: our TMT department continues to assist final-year law students and start-ups by being their mentors. Read more Team: Erik Valgaeren, Carolien Michielsen
27.08.2018 BE law Actualia: Het BIM-referentieprotocol: eerste stap in de (o.m. juridische) omkadering van BIM in België Articles - “BIM” is niet louter het werken in 3D. BIM is een manier van samenwerken in de bouwsector. Met behulp van digitale technologie (o.a. bouwinformatiemodellen) wordt informatie gestructureerd beschreven, beheerd en uitgewisseld tijdens de volledige levenscyclus van een project (van programmafase tot exploitatiefase). Read more Anneleen Quirynen Associate Brussels
13.11.2018 EU law Freedom no. 5: new regulation on the free flow of non-personal data in the EU Short Reads - On 9 November, the European Council approved a regulation aiming to secure the free flow of non-personal data in the EU (the "Regulation"). This is another step towards the adoption of the Regulation, which aims to remove obstacles to the free movement of non-personal data in the EU. Read more Team: Joe Jay de Haas, Karlijn van den Heuvel
12.10.2018 NL law Tim Berners-Lee's Solid proposal: the future of data traffic? Short Reads - The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) aims to strengthen the rights of individuals in respect of their personal data. Although this aim has been achieved to a certain extent, the fundamental framework of the way personal data is processed remains unchanged. Companies are still able to use large amounts of user data, in many cases without even obtaining their consent. Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web, has announced his plans for a decentralised web, in which users remain in control of their personal data. Read more Team: Frederiek Fernhout, Joe Jay de Haas
26.09.2018 EU law Artikel 13 DSM-richtlijn: verplichting tot een online content filter? Short Reads - In het kader van de modernisering van het auteursrecht binnen de Europese Unie heeft het Europese Parlement op woensdag 12 september 2018 gestemd over het voorstel voor een Richtlijn van het Europees Parlement en de Raad inzake auteursrechten in de 'digitale eengemaakte markt' (ofwel de Digital Single Market, afgekort de 'DSM-richtlijn'). Met name artikel 13 van de DSM-richtlijn – de zogenaamde 'content filter'- wordt ontvangen met veel kritiek. In deze blog wordt kort ingegaan op de betekenis en de mogelijke gevolgen van artikel 13. Read more Team: Joe Jay de Haas, Lisa Peek
23.08.2018 EU law ECJ: Facebook fan page administrator is a joint data controller Short Reads - On 5 June 2018, the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") decided on several preliminary questions that were raised in an administrative proceeding between the German Data Protection Authority ("GDPA") and Wirtschaftsakademie Schleswig-Holstein GmbH ("Wirtschaftsakademie"), a German educational services provider that offers its services through a Facebook fan page. In its decision, the ECJ held, among other things, that Wirtschaftsakademie qualifies as a data controller ex Article 2 under d Directive 95/46/EC[1] ("Privacy Directive"). Read more Joe Jay de Haas Amsterdam
17.10.2018 BE law Erik Valgaeren speaks on IP rights in the IT arena Speaking slot - On 25 October 2018, Erik Valgaeren speaks on "IP rights in the IT arena" at the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management. Read more Erik Valgaeren Partner Brussels
11.10.2018 NL law Stibbe hosts NGB Extra Seminar about product development and counsel’s role at the interface of new technology and law Seminar - On 11 October 2018, Stibbe will host the NGB (Dutch Association of Corporate Lawyers) Extra Seminar. IT/IP lawyers Judica Krikke, Jasper Klopper, Marc Spuijbroek and Frederiek Fernhout will discuss the practical aspects of the development of innovative new products. Read more Team: Judica Krikke, Jasper Klopper, Marc Spuijbroek, Frederiek Fernhout
25.09.2018 Erik Valgaeren speaks on Software Contracting during an event organised by Beltug. Speaking slot - Beltug, the Belgian Association of Digital Technology Leaders, organizes a seminar on Software Licences for procurement and legal professionals at the Hotel Abbey in Grimbergen. Erik's presentation will identify key software contract attention points, including how to draft them, the link with copyright laws and the dangers of using language from contracts based on US or English law. Read more Erik Valgaeren Partner Brussels
18.07.2018 NL law AP: De Belastingdienst verwerkt het BSN in strijd met de wet Short Reads - 1. Introductie Op 6 juli 2018 publiceerde de Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens ("AP") het onderzoeksrapport Onderzoek naar de verwerking van BSN in btw-IDs door de Belastingdienst. De AP concludeert daarin dat de Belastingdienst Burgerservicenummers ("BSN") verwerkt in strijd met de wet. Read more Team: Judica Krikke, Joe Jay de Haas