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, Vincent Lampers, Ashley Peeters
13.07.2021 BE law Stibbe advises Novy Experience - Stibbe assisted the shareholders of Novy with the sale of their shares to the American group Middleby. Read more Team: Dries Hommez, Elisabeth Matthys, Nathanaelle Kiekens, Henk Verstraete, Sophie Van Besien, Jan Proesmans, Margaux Beyer, Nina Coussement, Gwennaëlle Kusters, Rosalie Lagaert, Niels Sneyers, Pieter van Daele, Michèle de Clerck, Hannah Dusauchoit, Jan Joos, Loïc Matthys
24.03.2021 BE law Stibbe advises Blackstone Experience - Stibbe assisted Blackstone with the acquisition of Desotec. Read more Team: Dries Hommez, Jan Peeters, Elisabeth Matthys, Margaux Beyer, Ann Apers, Joachim De Vos, Sarah De Wulf, Elmo Goossens, Nina Coussement, Louis Bidaine, Loïc Matthys
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, Suzanne Kröner-Rosmalen, Wouter Hofstee, Willem Beek, Suzanne van Boheemen, Boris Cammelbeeck, IJsbrand van Straten
04.11.2020 NL law Stibbe advises Nuvei Corporation Experience - Stibbe has advised Nuvei Corporation, the global payment technology partner of thriving brands, on the acquisition of Smart2Pay. Read more Team: Eva Das, Reinout de Boer, IJsbrand van Straten, Rogier Raas, Rein Wesseling, Judica Krikke, Roderik Vrolijk, Wouter Hofstee
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, Suzanne Kröner-Rosmalen, Ea Visser, Diederik Kok, Robert Steeg, 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, Sebastiaan Witkam, 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, Suzanne Kröner-Rosmalen, Ingrid Viertelhauzen, Ea Visser, Barbra Bulsing
03.07.2020 NL law Stibbe advises Rhône Group and The Chatterjee Group Experience - Stibbe advised private equity firm Rhône Group and The Chatterjee Group on the joint acquisition of McDermott International, Inc.’s Lummus Technology Group, a leading licensor of proprietary petrochemicals, refining, gasification and gas processing technologies, and a supplier of proprietary catalysts and related engineering. Read more Team: Michael Molenaars, Eva Das, Reinout de Boer, Paul Vestering, Rein van Helden, Rogier Raas, Floris ten Have, Job van Hooff, Judica Krikke, Rogier van der Struijk, Janneke Müller
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, Sophie Zwartkruis-Bakker, 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
01.07.2019 NL law Stibbe advises Excess Materials Exchange (EME) Experience - Excess Materials Exchange (EME), a digital facilitated marketplace B2B platform for excess materials trade. We advised on matters with regard to setting up the articles of association and legal structure, employment law, data protection and advise EME on the legal position of the definition of “waste”. Read more Team: Valérie van 't Lam, Roos Bruijnsteen, Karlijn van den Heuvel
11.06.2019 NL law Stibbe advises Athora Experience - Stibbe is advising insurance and reinsurance group Athora on its acquisition of Vivat N.V. from Anbang and the related sale of Vivat Schadeverzekeringen to NN Group. The acquisition marks a significant step of Athora’s entry into the Dutch life insurance market following acquisitions in Ireland, Belgium and Germany. Read more Team: Björn van der Klip, Rogier Raas, Dirk de Graeff, Pieter Schütte, Jeroen Smits, Paul Vestering, Rein van Helden, Manon Cremers, Eline Holtman, Ea Visser, Judica Krikke, Roderik Vrolijk, Suzanne Kröner-Rosmalen, Floris ten Have
14.10.2021 NL law NFTs: New legal challenges on the horizon Short Reads - Non-Fungible Tokens, widely known as NFTs, have recently gained much attention due to their role in the transfer of digital artworks. The market for NFTs grew from USD 13.5m in the first six months of 2020 to USD 2.5bn in the first half of 2021 and is still growing at an expansive rate. Notwithstanding their increasing popularity in the world of art, NFTs have many potential applications. In this blog Maciek Bednarski, Annemijn Witkam and Roderik Vrolijk explain what NFTs are and describe some of the legal challenges they will bring about. Read more Team: Maciek Bednarski, Annemijn Witkam, Roderik Vrolijk
27.09.2021 BE law Enforcement of Schrems II: Council of State refuses unconditional illegality of transfers to the U.S. Articles - A recent decision of the Belgian Council of State shines a first light on the enforcement of the Schrems II ruling of the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) in Belgium. Read more Team: Erik Valgaeren, Jan Joos
09.09.2021 BE law Digital Law Up(to)date: (1) Parliamentary initiatives about cyber attacks; (2) ‘Zero tariff’ options before the CJEU; and (3) Council of State, GDPR and encryption Articles - In this blog, we briefly present three interesting news in the field of digital law: (1) Parliamentary initiatives to tackle cyber attacks (2) "Zero tariff" options and open internet access do not mix! (3) Council of State, GDPR and encryption: validation of a decision of the Flemish Authorities Read more Erik Valgaeren Partner Brussels
19.07.2021 BE law One year of Schrems II: a state of affairs for international data transfers Articles - International data transfers have been the subject of intense debates ever since the Court of Justice issued its landmark judgement of Schrems I, on 6 October 2015. The intensity of the debate was further reinforced since the Schrems II decision one year ago, on 16 July 2020. The decision annulled the U.S. Privacy Shield and severely tightened the rules on the use of standard contractual clauses (“SCCs”). Read more Team: Erik Valgaeren, Jan Joos
07.10.2021 EU law Digital Law Up(to)date: Towards a new European legal framework for the digital financial sector Read more Erik Valgaeren Partner Brussels
24.09.2021 EU law Digital Law Up(to)date: (1) the download of a software with a permanent licence can constitute a “sale of goods”; (2) alert of the BEUC regarding the privacy policy of WhatsApp and its new term of use Articles - In this blog, we briefly present two interesting news in the field of digital law: (1) a judgment of the CJEU considering that the download of a software with a permanent licence can constitute a “sale of goods”, and (2) an alert of the BEUC regarding the privacy policy of WhatsApp and its new terms of use. Read more Erik Valgaeren Partner Brussels
26.08.2021 BE law Sarah De Wulf and Malik Baba co-authored a book dedicated to the legal aspects of the video-game industry Articles - The book, entitled 'Legal Aspects of the video-game industry', provides a first answer to the most important legal questions that might arise in the lifecycle of a video-game company. These insights are intended to be applicable irrespective of jurisdictions, illustrated by real-life situations and easy to read for individuals without a legal background. Read more Team: Sarah De Wulf, Malik Baba
15.07.2021 EU law Online platforms and uploading of protected works: a priori no liability for operators of online platforms Articles - In a judgment dated 22 June 2021, the CJEU clarifies the liability framework of online platform operators when content protected by copyright is uploaded by platform users. Read more Team: Erik Valgaeren, Cyril Fischer
01.10.2021 EU law Digital Law Up(to)date: Out with the old – new SCCs required for new agreements Read more Erik Valgaeren Partner Brussels
14.09.2021 EU law Digital Law Up(to)date: be aware of your Facebook wall… you could be liable for comments posted by others Articles - In this blog, we briefly present a recent judgment of the European Court of Human Rights on the liability for content posted by a third party on a Facebook wall. Read more Erik Valgaeren Partner Brussels
26.08.2021 EU law Facebook/Belgian DPA: Landmark ruling on cross-border enforcement under the GDPR Short Reads - On 15 June 2021, the CJEU delivered an important judgment on the one-stop-shop mechanism. While the CJEU reinforced that the lead supervisory authority is the sole interlocutor in cross-border processing operations, it also contributed to the effective enforcement of the GDPR by reiterating the conditions under which supervisory authorities other than the lead supervisory authority can bring enforcement actions against such processing operations. Read more Team: Jurriaan van Mil, Frederiek Fernhout
12.02.2021 EU law After the Uber case and the Airbnb case … the Star Taxi App case: focus on the question of the qualification as “Information Society Service” Articles - Societal and digital developments are reflected in the case law of the CJEU. For several years now, European judges resolve disputes relating to digital applications and the services they provide. On 3 December 2020, they handed down a judgment in a case concerning Star Taxi App. This blog analyses the Star Taxi App case law in the light of the Uber case law and the Airbnb case law. The three judgments have in common the question of the qualification of services as Information Society Services. Read more Erik Valgaeren Partner Brussels