Jeroen Smits

Experience - Stibbe advises Firmenich, the world’s largest privately-owned fragrance and taste company, on its merger with Royal DSM, to establish the leading creation and innovation partner in nutrition, beauty and well-being (DSM-Firmenich). DSM-Firmenich will be listed on Euronext Amsterdam. 

Experience - Stibbe advises FL Entertainment, a global leader in independent content production and fastest-growing online sports betting platform in Europe through its Banijay Group and Betclic Everest Group businesses, on its business combination with Pegasus Entrepreneurial Acquisition Company Europe B.V. (Pegasus Entrepreneurs), a SPAC listed on Euronext Amsterdam, pursuant to which FL Entertainment will become a public company with an initial enterprise value of €7.2 billion  – the largest business combination by a European-listed SPAC.

Experience - Stibbe advises Azerion, a high-growth, profitable, digital entertainment and media company, on its business combination with European FinTech IPO Company 1 B.V. (EFIC1), a SPAC listed on Euronext Amsterdam, pursuant to which Azerion will become a public company with an initial enterprise value of €1.3 billion.

Experience - Stibbe advises Odyssey Acquisition on its EUR 1.5 billion business combination With BenevolentAI. The combination of Odyssey Acquisition S.A. (Odyssey), a Euronext Amsterdam-listed special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) focused on European healthcare and TMT growth companies, and BenevolentAI, a leading clinical-stage AI drug discovery company, represents the largest European SPAC merger announced to date and one of the largest Euronext Amsterdam biotech listings ever.

Experience - Stibbe advised Mambu, a market-leading, modern SaaS banking platform on raising €235 million in an EQT Growth-led Series E funding round, which is the largest financing round to date for a banking software platform.

Experience - Stibbe advises AVR-Afvalverwerking (AVR) on the acquisition of a 100% equity stake in the Amsterdam-based energy-from-waste company AEB Holding N.V. (AEB) from the municipality of Amsterdam.

Experience - Stibbe advises EssilorLuxottica on its mandatory public offer on the remaining shares in GrandVision.

Experience - Stibbe advised Credit Suisse as the Sole Global Coordinator on the IPO of EFIC 1, a SPAC focusing on the fintech sector, on Euronext Amsterdam.

Experience - Stibbe acts as lead counsel to InPost on its IPO and listing on Euronext Amsterdam.

Experience - Stibbe advised TCV on leading a EUR 90 million Series B funding round for Mollie, one of the fastest growing payment service providers in Europe.