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, Janna van Olst, Robert Jean Kloprogge, 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, Frederik de Hosson, 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, 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, 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, Bas Buirma
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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, Suzanne Kröner-Rosmalen, Christien Saris, Roderik Vrolijk
20.09.2017 BE law GDPR expert Erik Valgaeren debates with State Secretary Philippe De Backer: “Our companies are behind schedule.” Short Reads - On September 4, Erik Valgaeren, TMT partner at Stibbe Brussels, together with Philippe De Backer, Secretary of State for Privacy, and 8 other experts took part in a panel on the impact of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Read more Erik Valgaeren Partner Brussels
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
18.09.2017 EU law 26 September 2017: Erik Valgaeren speaks at conference on data privacy issues Conference - On Tuesday 26 September 2017, Erik Valgaeren discusses data privacy issues with a focus on international transfers and the status of the privacy shield at a conference for members of the Practice Group International Company Lawyers of IBJ/IJE (Instituut voor Bedrijfsjuristen/Institut des juristes d’entreprise). 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
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