09.06.2020 NL law Stibbe advises Basic-Fit Experience - Stibbe assisted Basic-Fit, Europe’s largest and fastest growing fitness chain, in its placement of 5,333,333 new ordinary shares through an accelerated bookbuild offering. Read more Team: Pieter Schütte, Jeroen Smits, Manon Cremers, Lieke Stroeve, Emilie Renardel de Lavalette, David de Groot, Maurits Schmitz
18.12.2019 NL law Stibbe advises Peugeot S.A. Experience - A Stibbe team led by Björn van der Klip has advised Peugeot S.A., alongside Bredin Prat and Cravath Swaine & Moore, on its USD 50 billion 50/50 cross-border merger with FCA Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. creating the world’s fourth largest global automotive OEM and third largest by revenue with annual sales of 8.7 million units and combined revenues of nearly EUR 170bn. Read more Team: Björn van der Klip, Eva Das, Manon Cremers, Jeroen Smits, Pieter Schütte, Paul Vestering, Marc Habermehl, IJsbrand van Straten, Lieke Stroeve, Steven Hijink, Ivo Nelissen
06.11.2019 NL law Stibbe advises Wright Medical Group Experience - Stibbe is advising Wright Medical Group on the offer from Stryker to acquire Wright Medical Group. Read more Team: Duco de Boer, Jeroen Smits, Eva Das, Manon Cremers, Pieter Schütte, Dennis Mollema, Tom Storck, Claire-Marie Darnand
13.08.2019 NL law Stibbe advises Mitsui, Modec and others Experience - Stibbe advised Mitsui & Co., Ltd. Modec, Inc., Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. and Marubeni Corporation as sponsors on the offering of US$ 1,100,000,000 senior secured notes by MV24 Capital B.V. Read more Team: Robert Steeg, Rein van Helden, Jeroen Smits, Charlotte van Weert
31.07.2019 NL law Stibbe advises EssilorLuxottica on the acquisition of Grandvision Experience - Stibbe is advising EssilorLuxottica S.A. on the acquisition of a 76.7% stake in Grandvision N.V. from HAL Holding N.V., which will be followed by a mandatory offer for all shares in the company, resulting in a total transaction value of more than EUR 7 billion. Read more Team: Björn van der Klip, Rein van Helden, Jeroen Smits, Pieter Schütte, Paul Vestering, Derk Lemstra, Robert Steeg, Lotte Hover-Boon
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, Samuel Gray, Pieter Schütte, Jeroen Smits, Allard Metzelaar, Paul Vestering, Rein van Helden, Manon Cremers, Eline Holtman, Ea Visser, Judica Krikke, Jasper Klopper, Roderik Vrolijk, Suzanne Kröner-Rosmalen, Floris ten Have
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 Hover-Boon, Floris ten Have, Suzanne van Boheemen, Dries Hommez, Gérald Origer, Michaël Meylan, Sabrina Lai Cheong
22.11.2018 NL law Stibbe advises Intertrust on notes offering and new facilities agreement Experience - Stibbe advised Intertrust on a EUR 500 million notes offering and a new facilities agreement. Read more Team: Pieter Schütte, Rein van Helden, Jeroen Smits, Robert Steeg, Emilie Renardel de Lavalette, Lotte Hover-Boon
10.09.2018 NL law Stibbe advises on the equity offering of ProQR Experience - Stibbe advised the joint bookrunners Citigroup, Evercore ISI and RBC Capital Markets and the co-managers on the $104.1 million equity offering of ProQR Therapeutics N.V. ("ProQR"). Read more Team: Pieter Schütte, Jeroen Smits, Lotte Hover-Boon, Emilie Renardel de Lavalette
28.03.2018 NL law Stibbe advises Grab Experience - Stibbe advised Grab on the Dutch law aspects of the acquisition of Uber’s Southeast Asia operations. Read more Team: Eva Das, Judica Krikke, Jeroen Smits, Ingrid Viertelhauzen, Ea Visser, Roderik Vrolijk
15.07.2020 NL law Emergency Act on Conditional Final Dividend Withholding Tax Levy submitted to Dutch parliament Short Reads - On Friday 10 July 2020, a member of the Dutch opposition party Groenlinks has submitted an initiative legislative proposal for a Conditional Final Dividend Withholding Tax Levy Emergency Act (the 'Proposal') to Dutch parliament. The Proposal provides for a conditional final Dutch dividend withholding tax ('DWT') levy due in the event of certain cross-border reorganizations. Read more Team: Michael Molenaars, Jeroen Smits, Reinout de Boer, Maarten de Bruin, Charlotte Tolman, David de Groot
05.06.2020 EU law Introduction of dividend withholding tax in relation to low tax jurisdictions as per 2024 and update Dutch double tax treaty policy Short Reads - This Tax Alert will address two Dutch international tax policy proposals as included in letters that the Dutch State Secretary of Finance recently sent to the Dutch parliament on 29 May 2020. We note that the proposals are still subject to parliamentary discussion and that at this moment in time, no legal text is available. Read more Team: Reinout de Boer, Michael Molenaars, Jeroen Smits, Maarten de Bruin, Charlotte Tolman
08.07.2020 NL law COVID-19 update and Guidelines published on the Dutch implementation of DAC6 Short Reads - The EU Mandatory Disclosure Directive (“DAC6”), introducing a reporting requirement for intermediaries and/or taxpayers of certain cross-border arrangements that are perceived to be aggressive, is effective as of 1 July in the Netherlands. By his letter of 26 June 2020, the Dutch State Secretary of Finance granted deferral of the Dutch reporting deadlines until 1 January 2021. Read more Team: Reinout de Boer, Michael Molenaars, Jeroen Smits, Maarten de Bruin, Charlotte Tolman, Tirza Cramwinckel
21.05.2020 NL law Stibbe 'Netherlands Tax Firm of the Year'. Inside Stibbe - The International Tax Review has chosen our Amsterdam Tax team as 'Netherlands Tax Firm of the Year'. This is Stibbe's fourth recognition in recent years, after receiving this distinguished title in 2015, 2017 and 2019. Read more Team: Michael Molenaars, Jeroen Smits, Reinout de Boer, Maarten de Bruin, Johan Vrolijk, Cees Graafland, Lotte Hover-Boon, Rogier van der Struijk, Raymond Roumen, Joost Eyck, Charlotte Tolman, Edsart van Wulfften Palthe, David de Groot, Stephanie Kleefstra, Ashley Peeters, Juliëtte de Jong, Thijs van Vliet, Mieke Lavreysen, Tirza Cramwinckel
22.06.2020 NL law Public investment funds in the Netherlands - 2020 Articles - What does the fund registration process involve, e.g., what documents are required to be filed? What are the consequences for failing to register a fund that is required to be registered in Dutch jurisdiction? Or, What are the types of entities that can be public funds in your jurisdiction? Read more Team: Jeroen Smits, Rogier Raas
20.05.2020 NL law Perpetual securities not considered equity for Dutch corporate income tax purposes Short Reads - In a decision of Friday 15 May 2020, the Dutch Supreme Court confirmed that fixed-to-floating rate perpetual equity securities (“perpetual securities”) should not be considered a “participation loan” (deelnemerschapslening) for Dutch tax purposes. Under Dutch tax law, characterization of a debt instrument as a “participation loan” implies that such instrument is deemed equity for Dutch corporate income tax purposes. Characterization of the perpetual securities as a participation loan would have meant that the interest would have been regarded non-deductible dividend. Read more Team: Reinout de Boer, Michael Molenaars, Jeroen Smits, Maarten de Bruin, Charlotte Tolman