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, Frederik de Hosson, Frédéric François, Lotte Boon, Janna van Olst, Ea Visser, Marieke Bredenoord-Spoek, Boris Cammelbeeck
29.05.2017 NL law 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, Frédéric François, Janna van Olst, Laurens Dauwe, 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, Frédéric François, Maria Lopez Ridruejo, Christien Saris, Boris Cammelbeeck, David Meijeren, Nora Offergelt, Janna van Olst, Julie-Anne Siegers
19.09.2016 NL law Stibbe advises ISDC Beheer B.V. on the sale of ISDC Holding B.V. to Endava Experience - Stibbe advises ISDC Beheer B.V. on the sale of Integrated Development Corporation Holding (ISDC Holding) B.V., a software engineering company in which private equity firm Synergia Capital Partners holds a majority interest, to Endava. Read more Team: Duco de Boer, Sophie Zwartkruis-Bakker, Judica Krikke, Christof Swaak, Reinout de Boer, Janna van Olst
03.06.2016 NL law Stibbe advises Vicrea on the sale by Synergia and other shareholders to Total Specific Solutions Experience - Stibbe advises Vicrea, a market leading software provider of GEO IT solutions for the local government domain in the Netherlands, on the sale by Synergia and other shareholders of all shares to Total Specific Solutions (TSS), a leading company for business solutions. Read more Team: Duco de Boer, Paul Quist, Reinout de Boer, Frédéric François, Sophie Zwartkruis-Bakker, Johan Zwemmer
19.04.2016 NL law Stibbe advises Qorvo Experience - Stibbe advises Nasdaq listed Qorvo, a leading provider of core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and defense applications, on its acquisition of Netherlands-based privately-held GreenPeak Technologies, specialists in wireless RF technology. Read more Team: Duco de Boer, Dries Hommez, Judica Krikke, Elisabeth Matthys, Allard Metzelaar, Michael Molenaars, Erik Valgaeren, Paul Vestering, Paul Quist, Reinout de Boer, Boris Cammelbeeck, Laurens Dauwe, Frédéric François, Bianca Geuze-Draaijer, Robert Jean Kloprogge, Ivo Nelissen, Janna van Olst, Jan Proesmans, Christien Saris, Giovanni Smet, Simone Vandewynckel, Sophie Zwartkruis-Bakker
16.02.2016 NL law Stibbe advises Colliers International Experience - Stibbe advises Colliers International, a global leader in commercial real estate services, on its acquisition of WPM, Netherland’s leading property and asset management company. Read more Team: Duco de Boer, Maarten de Bruin, Paul Quist, David Meijeren, Boris Cammelbeeck, Frédéric François, Johan Zwemmer, Sophie Zwartkruis-Bakker
08.01.2016 NL law Stibbe advises Gimv Experience - Stibbe advises Gimv on its acquisition of a majority stake in the newly merged group Itho Daalderop and Klimaatgarant. This is one of Gimv's larger investments in the Netherlands. Read more Team: Rein van Helden, Björn van der Klip, Paul Quist, David Meijeren, Frédéric François, Floris ten Have, Valérie van 't Lam, Sophie Zwartkruis-Bakker
04.12.2015 NL law Stibbe advises on the IPO of ABN AMRO Experience - Stibbe advises ABN AMRO, Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley (as joint global coordinators) and the other underwriters on the IPO of ABN AMRO. Read more Team: Derk Lemstra, Tom Barkhuysen, Manon Cremers, Heleen Kersten, Judica Krikke, Fons Leijten, Rogier Raas, Pieter Schütte, Jeroen Smits, Paul Vestering, Rein Wesseling, Suzanne Kröner-Rosmalen, Dennis Mollema, Frederieke Schoute, Marleen Velthuis, Roderik Vrolijk, Sophie Zwartkruis-Bakker
07.07.2015 NL law Stibbe advises Apax Partners Experience - Stibbe advises Apax Partners on the acquisition of RFS Holland Holding (Wehkamp and two sister companies, homeware store Fonq and appliances merchant Create2Fit). Read more Team: Astrid Helstone, Heleen Kersten, Judica Krikke, Michael Molenaars, Rogier Raas, Paul Vestering, Paul Quist, Reinout de Boer, Joannes de Bont, David Meijeren, Boris Cammelbeeck, Frédéric François, Suzanne Kröner-Rosmalen, Christien Saris, Roderik Vrolijk
29.05.2015 Stibbe advises Tribune Media Company Experience - Advising Tribune Media Company and its subsidiary Gracenote, the world’s leading provider of entertainment data, on its acquisition of Infostrada Sports. Read more Team: Eva Das, Rein van Helden, Michael Molenaars, Boris Cammelbeeck, Floris ten Have, Robert Jean Kloprogge, Janna van Olst, Sophie Zwartkruis-Bakker
16.06.2017 BE law 23 June 2017: Seminar on the new legislation and jurisprudence regarding digital criminal investigation Seminar - On Friday 23 June 2017, Laurens Dauwe and Charlotte Conings will speak at a lunch seminar organized by Lexdura. Read more Team: Laurens Dauwe, Charlotte Conings
01.04.2017 EU law 1 June 2017: Wim Panis and Giovanni Smet speak at M&D seminar entitled “Themadag Internationale Fiscaliteit” Speaking slot - On 1 June, Wim Panis and Giovanni Smet speak at the “Themadag Internationale Fiscaliteit”, organised by M&D Seminars. The seminar particularly focuses on measures to prevent tax avoidance (ATAD, BEPS,…). Read more Team: Wim Panis, Giovanni Smet
09.03.2017 NL law Eén Europese standaard voor bescherming persoonsgegevens Articles - Judica Krikke lichtte op 15 februari tijdens het congres IT & Information Security 2017 in ’s-Hertogenbosch de nieuwe Europese Algemene Verordening Gegevensbescherming (AVG) toe. Volgens haar is de AVG voor veel Nederlandse bedrijven een wake up-call. “We hebben de Wet Bescherming Persoonsgegevens al geruime tijd, maar we hebben hem met z’n allen een beetje genegeerd.” Read more Judica Krikke Partner Amsterdam
24.02.2017 BE law Guidance on the GDPR by the Belgian Privacy Commission Short Reads - The Belgian Privacy Commission has issued some first guidance on the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) which will become effective as from 25 May 2018. Read more Team: Erik Valgaeren, Carolien Michielsen
23.05.2017 BE law Verplichte toegang tot breedbandinternet als stedenbouwkundige verplichting: quo vadis? Articles - Deze blog onderzoekt het toepassingsgebied van de verplichtingen (en eventuele vrijstellingen) uit de gewestelijke stedenbouwkundige verordening inzake breedband. Ook de praktische kant van de zaak komt aan bod: hoe moet hiermee in een vergunningsaanvraag worden omgegaan? Tenslotte worden enkele bedenkingen gemaakt of deze verplichtingen - gelet op hun uiterst geringe stedenbouwkundige impact - wel thuis horen in het domein van de ruimtelijke ordening. Read more Team: Jan Bouckaert, Pieter Vandenheede, Bastiaan Schelstraete
16.03.2017 BE law Moeilijke verstandhouding in ICT-recht - Bijlage bij De Standaard - Fokus Legal Success Articles - Privacy, cybercriminaliteit, hacking… ICT-recht is een rechtstak die de laatste jaren voortdurend nieuwe uitdagingen op haar bord kreeg. Met de wet op het ethisch hacken en de GDPR-richtlijnen duiken opnieuw belangrijke dossiers op. Read more Erik Valgaeren Partner Brussels
24.02.2017 NL law District Court The Hague: WhatsApp is more than data transition medium and must appoint Dutch representative Short Reads - On 22 July 2015, the Dutch Data Protection Authority ("DPA") imposed an order on WhatsApp Inc., backed by a penalty for non-compliance. The DPA concluded that WhatsApp must appoint a representative in the Netherlands within three months, subject to a penalty of €10,000 per day with a maximum of €1,000,000. Read more Team: Elisa Hendriksen, Judica Krikke
24.02.2017 BE law Skype Luxembourg condemned in Belgium for refusing to set up wiretap Articles - In a judgment of 27 October 2016, the Correctional Court of Mechelen condemned Skype Communications SARL, a Luxembourg-based entity, for refusing to set up a wiretap that was ordered by the investigating magistrate (“Onderzoeksrechter”/”juge d’instruction”) in Mechelen. The wiretap was ordered as part of an investigation into a Skype user. Read more Erik Valgaeren Partner Brussels
21.04.2017 NL law 18 May 2017: TMT/IP Masterclass: Advertising Law Update Masterclass - The TMT/IP (Technology, Media and Telecommunications / Intellectual Property) team at Stibbe Amsterdam will host a Masterclass about recent developments and regulations in advertising law. During the Masterclass, TMT Lawyer Janna van Olst will discuss important regulations and the most leading cases from the 12 months. Read more Janna van Olst Senior Associate Amsterdam
15.03.2017 LU law 25 April 2017: Erik Valgaeren is a panellist at the "Law Enforcement Challenges in the Online Context" conference at the University of Luxembourg Seminar - This conference will focus on two sets of challenges for law enforcement and criminal justice that have developed in the collection and sharing of computer based evidence and en-forcement. Read more Erik Valgaeren Partner Brussels
24.02.2017 NL law Amsterdam Court of Appeal denies copyright and database right protection for standard test-result tables Short Reads - On 22 November 2016, the Court of Appeal in Amsterdam rendered its judgment in the case of Pearson Assessment and Information against Bär Software. Read more Team: Elisa Hendriksen, Judica Krikke
24.02.2017 EU law Quod personalis notitia Iovi, non personalis notitia bovi Articles - In its decision of 19 October 2016, the Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") clarified the concept of personal data. The Court held that an IP address can be qualified as personal data, even if the processor could only identify the actual user through information on the IP address held by an Internet Service Provider ("ISP"). Read more Team: Frédéric François, Judica Krikke, Erik Valgaeren