Manon Cremers will lecture at the NCR Symposium

Roundtable - On 12 December 2018, Stibbe Amsterdam will host its annual roundtable on the developments and key points for listed companies in the preparation of the annual reporting and the general meeting.

Short Reads - On 25 May 2018, the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect. The GDPR replaces the EU's prior directive governing the processing and transfer of personal data, which was in place since 1995. As a regulation, the GDPR is directly applicable in all 28 EU member states and thus removes the need for national implementing legislation. However, the GDPR allows member states discretion in certain areas, as a result of which national legislation may still be implemented. In the Netherlands, the GDPR Implementation Act came into effect on 25 May 2018.

Articles - In dit artikel bespreekt Bas Buirma enkele belangrijke aandachtspunten van grensoverschrijdende outbound herstructurering door (i) het verplaatsen van de feitelijke leiding en het hoofdbestuur (ii) grensoverschrijdende outbound omzetting (iii) omzetting in een SE gevolgd door zetelverplaatsing (iv) grensoverschrijdende outbound fusie en (v) grensoverschrijdende outbound splitsing.

Short Reads - Following a recent series of (attempted) unsolicited takeovers by foreign bidders of Dutch listed companies, such as PostNL, Unilever and AkzoNobel, the protection of companies against unsolicited takeovers and the protection of vital sectors have received more attention in both the Netherlands and Europe.