29.03.2019 NL law Stibbe advises ABN AMRO Experience - Stibbe advises ABN AMRO on the sale of a majority stake in Stater to Infosys. Read more Team: Heleen Kersten, Rogier Raas, Joe Mathis, Manon Cremers, Reinout de Boer, Floris ten Have, Rein Wesseling, Jeroen Kortmann, Judica Krikke, Jan Peeters, Elisabeth Matthys, Boris Cammelbeeck, Johan Zwemmer, Sophie Zwartkruis-Bakker, Roderik Vrolijk, Suzanne Kröner-Rosmalen, Soeradj Ramsanjhal, Ingrid Viertelhauzen, Charlotte van Weert, Suzanne van Boheemen, Jasper Klopper, Ea Visser, Johanne Boelhouwer, Jan Proesmans
28.03.2019 NL law Stibbe advises citizenM and its existing shareholders KRC and APG Experience - Stibbe advises citizenM hotels and its existing shareholders KRC and APG on an agreement whereby GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, will acquire a 25% stake in citizenM valuing the company at €2 billion Read more Team: Egbert Vroom, Robert-Jan Dekkers, Bart Stevens, Nora Offergelt, Reinout de Boer, Floris ten Have, Rein Wesseling, Maarten de Bruin, David Meijeren, Boris Cammelbeeck, Sabine Baegen, Erik Verweij, Iris Hendriksen, Manon Cremers, Charlotte van Weert, Dennis Mollema, Eline Holtman, Ingrid Viertelhauzen, Jaap van Slooten, Paul Vestering, Ea Visser, Johanne Boelhouwer, Judica Krikke, Jasper Klopper, Christien Saris
06.03.2019 NL law Stibbe advises SurveyMonkey Experience - Stibbe advises SurveyMonkey on the acquisition of Usabilla for an amount of approximately $80 million. Read more Team: Eva Das, Hans Witteveen, Reinout de Boer, Christine Plagmeijer, Joost Eyck, Sebastiaan Witkam, Ea Visser, Janneke Müller, Paul Quist
26.02.2019 NL law Stibbe advises KKR Experience - Stibbe advises KKR on the acquisition of Exact Software from Apax Partners Read more Team: Egbert Vroom, Duco de Boer, Julie-Anne Siegers, Reinout de Boer, Floris ten Have, Judica Krikke, Paul Quist, Rik van Kessel, Roderik Vrolijk, Ea Visser, Ingrid Viertelhauzen, Jasper Klopper, Johanne Boelhouwer, Charlotte van Weert, Dries Hommez, Jan Proesmans
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: Allard Metzelaar, Judica Krikke, Niels Douma, Willem Beek, Jasper Klopper, Reinout de Boer, Duco de Boer, Johanne Boelhouwer, Christien Saris
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, Sebastiaan Witkam, Pieter Schütte, Nora Offergelt, Rik van Kessel, Manon Cremers, Dennis Mollema, Reinout de Boer, Emile Bongers, Judica Krikke, Jasper Klopper, 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, Sebastiaan Witkam, Julie-Anne Siegers, IJsbrand van Straten, Lotte Boon, Emile Bongers, Christien Saris, Charlotte van Weert, Johanne Boelhouwer, Ea Visser, Iris Hendriksen, Paul Quist, 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, Dirk de Graeff, Rik van Kessel, Emilie Renardel de Lavalette, Eline Holtman, Lotte Boon, David Meijeren, Floris ten Have, Suzanne van Boheemen, Dries Hommez, Gérald Origer, Michaël Meylan, Sabrina Lai Cheong
28.11.2018 NL law Stibbe advises MTS Systems Corporation Experience - Stibbe advised MTS Systems Corporation ("MTS"), listed on NASDAQ and a leading global supplier of high-performance test systems and sensors, on the USD 80 million acquisition of E2M Technologies B.V. ("ETM"). Read more Team: Duco de Boer, Julie-Anne Siegers, Reinout de Boer, Jasper Klopper, Ea Visser, Johanne Boelhouwer, Vincent van Kampen, Bianca Geuze-Draaijer, Boris Cammelbeeck, Paul Quist, Rogier van der Struijk, Suzanne van Boheemen
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
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
06.06.2019 BE law TMT Roundtable: Getting a handle on software quality Roundtable - Erik Valgaeren, TMT Partner at Stibbe Brussels, and his team organize a roundtable on software quality in our Brussels office on June 6th, 2019. Software quality is a recurring theme in many matters handled by our TMT team. Whether our assistance relates to preparing tender documents, contracting effectively, assessing proper performance or allocating ownership and accountability in challenging IT projects, questions concerning software quality always arise. Read more Erik Valgaeren Partner Brussels
28.03.2019 EU law Erik Valgaeren moderates a discussion on data governance at the IBA’s M&A and Tech Conference in Barcelona. Speaking slot - Erik Valgaeren, head of our TMT department @ Stibbe Brussels, moderates a hot topic round table session on 'GDPR and its current effects' on 28 March 2019. Read more Erik Valgaeren Partner Brussels
19.02.2019 BE law Belgian law of 25 November 2018 on various provisions relating to the National Register Articles - The Belgian law of 25 November 2018 containing various provisions relating to the National Register and the population registers, published in the Belgian Official Gazette on 13 December 2018, has amended the law of 8 August 1983 regulating the National Register and the use of the national identity number Read more Team: Erik Valgaeren, Carolien Michielsen
13.02.2019 EU law 'GDPR 360°' - Interaction between GDPR and other key legal domains Seminar - Erik Valgaeren, Partner TMT, and his team organize a seminar which focuses on the interaction between GDPR and litigation, corporate law, administrative law and employment law. Read more Team: Carolien Michielsen, Carol Evrard, Sara Bevernaege, Sarah De Wulf, Cyril Fischer, Niels Tack, Pieter Wouters, Florent Volckaert, Jérôme Aubertin, Erik Valgaeren
06.05.2019 EU law Can you rely on your contract to process personal data? Everything you need to know about Article 6(1)(b) GDPR, and more Articles - The EDPB adopted on 9 April 2019 a set of draft guidelines on personal data processing under Article 6(1)(b) GDPR in the context of providing online services to data subjects. Read below everything you need to know about the (pre-)contractual necessity criterion, the guidelines, and more. Read more Team: Erik Valgaeren, Cyril Fischer
28.03.2019 EU law Data Protection & Employment Law: Can They Be Reconciled? Articles - At the GDPR 360° seminar, Carol Evrard, Erik Valgaeren, Jérôme Aubertin and Cyril Fischer discussed some of the numerous interrelations between data protection and employment law. Read more Team: Erik Valgaeren, Jérôme Aubertin, Carol Evrard, Cyril Fischer
18.02.2019 EU law Erik Valgaeren moderates a panel on Data Governance and Compliance during IBA's Silicon Beach Conference Speaking slot - The discussion topic will cover various legal aspects relating to data lifecycle management, both for personal and non personal data. These aspects will include rights in and obligations regarding data, such retention obligations and portability rights. Practical suggestions on holistic data management and the role of the chief data officer will be debated. Read more Erik Valgaeren Partner Brussels
01.02.2019 EU law Carol Evrard on Global Legal Fragmentation and Interoperability at the CPDP Conference in Brussels. Speaking slot - Stibbe Brussels' TMT associate, Carol Evrard, will chair a panel on Global Legal Fragmentation and Interoperability at the annual international Computers, Privacy and Data Protection ("CPDP") conference (30 January - 1 February 2019) in Brussels. Read more Team: Erik Valgaeren, Carol Evrard
02.04.2019 EU law Erik Valgaeren is panelist during the EDPS-ENISA conference on risk in personal data breaches in Brussels. Speaking slot - Erik Valgaeren, TMT-partner in our Brussels'office, is panelist at the EDPS-ENISA (European Union Agency for Network and Information Security) conference, which is organised in Brussels on 4th April, 2019. Read more Erik Valgaeren Partner Brussels
22.02.2019 BE law Sarah De Wulf on challenges of SAP contracts and indirect use during a Beltug seminar. Speaking slot - Sarah De Wulf, junior TMT associate, discusses SAP licensing agreements during a Beltug seminar on 20 February 2019. Many of the Beltug members are customers of SAP and face daily questions and challenges regarding SAP's software licensing policies. These questions include (among others): how the licence models will evolve (especially in terms of the growth of cloud services) and how to cope with indirect access. Read more Erik Valgaeren Partner Brussels
18.02.2019 NL law Brexit and data protection: preparing for a 'no-deal' Short Reads - As it stands, the UK will exit the European Union at midnight on 29 March 2019. Therefore, businesses within the UK, or with trade relations with the UK, would be best advised to assume that a no-deal Brexit is inevitable. The exchange of personal data within the EU is governed by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). In a no-deal Brexit, the GDPR will cease to be applicable in the UK upon its EU exit. Read more Team: Judica Krikke, Joe Jay de Haas
01.02.2019 EU law Erik Valgaeren moderates a panel on AI Governance during the annual CPDP Conference in Brussels. Speaking slot - Stibbe Brussels' TMT partner, Erik Valgaeren, moderates a session on 'Artificial Intelligence Governance: role of legislators, tech companies and standard bodies' during the annual Computers, Privacy and Data Protection conference (30 January - 1 February 2019) in Brussels. Read more Erik Valgaeren Partner Brussels