Robert Steeg

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 advised the VEENIX consortium on reaching financial close in the PPP Project A9 Badhoevedorp-Holendrecht. Financial Close occurred on 2 December 2019. The VEENIX consortium is led by Macquarie Capital and supported by Siemens and project delivery firm Count & Cooper. VEENIX is also supported by FCC Construcción as contractor.

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.

Experience - The Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management officially opened the first lanes of the Gaasperdammertunnel on the A9 in Amsterdam-Zuidoost on 5 July. The Gaasperdammertunnel forms part of the PPP SAA A9 Gaasperdammerweg roads project.

Experience - Stibbe advised Olympia and Avedon Capital Partners on the sale of the majority stake of Avedon Capital Partners in Olympia to Olympia’s CEO Dimitri Yocarini and Morgan Stanley Tactical Value Investing.

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.

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 advised Intertrust on a EUR 500 million notes offering and a new facilities agreement.  

Experience - Stibbe has advised the lenders providing finance to BAAK Blankenburg-Verbinding B.V., a consortium consisting of Ballast Nedam, DEME and Macquarie Capital, on reaching financial close in the A24 Blankenburg connection project. The Blankenburg  connection is a key infrastructure project in the Netherlands, improving the roads and accessibility around the Port of Rotterdam and the wider Rotterdam region.

Experience - Stibbe has advised Ballast Nedam on an extensive restructuring of its group structure and real property portfolio.