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, Sam Dykes, Manon Cremers, Eline Holtman, Ea Visser, Johanne Boelhouwer, 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, Johanne Boelhouwer, Roderik Vrolijk
05.02.2018 NL law Stibbe advises Bugaboo Experience - Stibbe advised Bugaboo and its management on the acquisition of Bugaboo by Bain Capital Private Equity. Read more Team: Fons Leijten, Jeroen Smits, Robert-Jan Dekkers, Lotte Hover-Boon
14.01.2020 NL law Dutch Supreme Court ruling on Dutch substantial interest rules Short Reads - On 10 January 2020, the Dutch Supreme Court ruled on an important case whereby a dividend distribution by a Dutch holding company to its Luxembourg corporate shareholder was subject to Dutch corporate income tax based on the Dutch substantial interest rules1. The taxpayer was in this case not successful in relying on either the EU Parent – Subsidiary Directive (the “PSD”) or the argument that such taxation was an infringement of EU law. In this Tax Alert we provide you with a summary of the case and some preliminary observations. Read more Team: Michael Molenaars, Jeroen Smits, Reinout de Boer, Maarten de Bruin, Emile Bongers, Raymond Roumen, Joost Eyck
12.07.2019 NL law Tax Alert: Dutch implementation of the EU Directive on Tax Dispute Resolution Short Reads - On 9 July 2019, the Senate approved the bill on tax arbitration which implements the EU Directive on tax dispute resolution mechanisms in the European Union ("EU Directive on Tax Dispute Resolution") into Dutch national legislation. The bill will be published in the Dutch Gazette as soon as possible, after which the law will take effect as from the following day. Read more Team: Michael Molenaars, Jeroen Smits, Reinout de Boer, Maarten de Bruin, Emile Bongers, Rogier van der Struijk, Joost Eyck
27.09.2019 NL law Tax Alert: EU General Court rules on two cases regarding State aid in relation to tax rulings Short Reads - On 24 September 2019, the General Court of the European Union ("Court") ruled on the joined cases T-760/15 and T-636/16 (Starbucks) and the joined cases T-755/15 and T-759/15 (Fiat Chrysler). Both cases are complex and contain novel considerations. In this Tax Alert we provide you with a first summary of both cases and some preliminary observations. Read more Team: Michael Molenaars, Jeroen Smits, Reinout de Boer, Maarten de Bruin, Emile Bongers, Raymond Roumen, Joost Eyck
09.07.2019 NL law Tax Alert: Legislative proposal on Dutch implementation of ATAD 2 (anti-hybrid rules) Short Reads - On 2 July 2019, the Dutch State Secretary of Finance has published a legislative proposal to implement the EU Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive 2 ("ATAD 2") into Dutch domestic legislation (the "Bill"). ATAD 2 provides for minimum standards to neutralize hybrid mismatches and was adopted on 29 May 2017 (see also our Tax Alert of 1 March 2017). ATAD 2 should be implemented by all EU member states into domestic law no later than 31 December 2019. Read more Team: Michael Molenaars, Jeroen Smits, Maarten de Bruin, Reinout de Boer, Emile Bongers, Charlotte Tolman, Joost Eyck
18.09.2019 NL law Tax Alert: The Netherlands' Budget Day 2019: the impact of the Dutch 2020 Tax Package on international businesses Short Reads - On Tuesday 17 September 2019 (Prinsjesdag) the Dutch Ministry of Finance published the 2020 Tax Package (Belastingpakket) including the 2020 Tax Plan (Belastingplan), i.e. a set of legislative proposals amending the national tax laws for the upcoming years. Some of the proposals may be of great relevance to international businesses. Read more Team: Michael Molenaars, Jeroen Smits, Reinout de Boer, Maarten de Bruin, Emile Bongers, Raymond Roumen, Joost Eyck
01.07.2019 EU law Tax Alert: Revised Dutch tax ruling practice now effective: 1 July 2019 Short Reads - Last Friday 28 June 2019, the Decree on the revised international tax ruling practice as issued by the Dutch Ministry of Finance has been published. The Decree has become effective as per today 1 July 2019. Read more Team: Michael Molenaars, Jeroen Smits, Maarten de Bruin, Reinout de Boer, Emile Bongers, Joost Eyck