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Experience - Stibbe represented the bankruptcy trustees of the Dutch merchant bank, Indover Bank, in a major dispute with Bank Indonesia. Indover Bank was a 100% subsidiary of Bank Indonesia and was declared bankrupt in 2008.

Experience - The District Court Midden-Nederland ruled in favour of Westermeerwind B.V. on 19 June, in a case brought by organisations acting for the 'Westermeerwind Group'. The group had claimed that the 32 members of that group had the right to participate in the Windpark Westermeerwind at a much lower price than other participants, and with a different corporate structure.

Experience - Stibbe advised Foodora on the termination of its activities in the Netherlands.

Experience - Stibbe advises Elementis, a UK listed global specialty chemicals company, on the acquisition of Mondo Minerals Holdings B.V. for an enterprise value of $600 million on a cash and debt free basis. The acquisition will be financed through a rights issue and new debt facilities.

Experience - Stibbe advises A-Lanes A15 Mobility (Strabag, Strukton, Ballast Nedam) with regard to various discussions with Directorate-General for Public Works and Water Management (Rijkswaterstaat, RWS) in connection with the DBFM project A15 Maasvlakte-Vaanplein.

Experience - Stibbe represented the director and sole shareholder of the Royal Brinkers group of companies in a insolvency litigation matter. In 2010, the majority of entities within the Royal Brinkers group went bankrupt as a result of changed market conditions.

Experience - Succesfully defended Ballast Nedam and Royal BAM in legal proceedings against the Province of Groningen regarding the "Blauwe Stad" (Blue City).

Experience - Stibbe represented the liability insurer Nationale Nederlanden in a dispute between the insured party, a partnership of accountants, and one of its former clients. The client had acquired a group of companies and claimed he had not been properly advised by the partners involved in the acquisition. The matter was subject to litigation but was settled in the fall of 2013

Experience - Stibbe advises Amvest in connection with the insolvency of the Heja project development group and the continuation of the development and construction of the “Stadionkwartier” project at Eindhoven, the Netherlands. 

Experience -   Stibbe represented Ballast Nedam and its subsidiaries in a major corporate fraud dispute with a former director and several other parties, including suppliers.