Lotte Boon

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

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.

Experience - Stibbe advises Investcorp, a leading global manager of alternative investments, on the sale of SecureLink, one of the largest dedicated cybersecurity infrastructure and managed services providers in Europe, to global telecoms group Orange for an enterprise value of €515 million.

Experience - Stibbe advised Abry Partners, a private equity fund, and its portfolio-company KORE, the independent global IoT leader, on the acquisition of ASPIDER-NGI, a leading provider of advanced connectivity, core network, and eSIM solutions.

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.