Job van Hooff

Experience - On 22 April 2022, Amsterdam Trade Bank N.V. ("ATB") filed for bankruptcy and was declared bankrupt by the Amsterdam District Court. The court appointed A. van Hees and J.E.P.A. van Hooff as bankruptcy trustees.

Experience - Stibbe is advising the DeepOcean group on its restructuring. The case involves the first use of the new “cross-class cram-down” mechanism under Part 26A of the UK Companies Act 2006.

Experience - Stibbe advised The Baupost Group, a large Boston-based investment fund with $29 billion under management, on its majority investment in the Timex Group, one of the largest watch makers in the world.

Experience - Stibbe represented HEMA’s management board in summary proceedings brought by a noteholder seeking to block the implementation of HEMA’s envisaged restructuring.

Experience - Stibbe advised private equity firm Rhône Group and The Chatterjee Group on the joint acquisition of McDermott International, Inc.’s Lummus Technology Group, a leading licensor of proprietary petrochemicals, refining, gasification and gas processing technologies, and a supplier of proprietary catalysts and related engineering.

Experience - Stibbe is advising HEMA’s management board on HEMA’s debt restructuring.

Experience - Stibbe advises ING regarding the financial issues and bankruptcy proceedings of payroll company TCP Direct. 

Experience - Stibbe represented the bankruptcy trustees of  the Amsterdam hospital MC Slotervaart in proceedings against the City of Amsterdam, centred on the City’s demand that the bankruptcy trustees investigate whether there were any irregularities prior to the bankruptcy.

Experience - Stibbe represents two companies, indirectly held by a large private equity fund based in China.

Experience - Stibbe represented Nationale Nederlanden in enquiry and injunction proceedings brought by SRK.