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MiCAR: an important step in regulation of crypto markets (status update)

On 21 december 2022, the dutch ministry of finance published a letter updating the dutch parliament on the status of the european markets in crypto assets regulation (micar).

The Stibbe Annual Debt Finance seminar will take place on 2 February 2023

Financial market headwinds: how (not) to deal with them? Specialists from our Banking & Finance practice will update you on current legal issues in the light of financial market headwinds.

Stibbe advised a group of finance parties on the debt refinancing of Diebold Nixdorf

Stibbe advised a group of finance parties as to matters of Dutch law on the refinancing of certain debt and on the provision of USD 400 million in new capital for Diebold Nixdorf.

EBA publishes its guidelines on remote customer onboarding

On 22 November 2022, the European Banking Authority (“EBA”) published its final Guidelines on the use of remote customer onboarding solutions (the “Guidelines”).

French supermarket dawn raids down the drain

On 9 March 2023, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that the European Commission should properly record interviews if they are used to gather information regarding the subject matter of the investigation.

Stibbe provides strategic advice to financial institutions on ESG-policy and ESG-risk issues

Stibbe’s Financial Markets Group provides strategic advice on ESG- and climate related issues in the financial sector, threatening or impending ESG- or climate related litigation and class-actions.

Noot bij de uitspraak van de rechtbank Rotterdam van 16 september 2022 (DeGiro/DNB)

In deze uitspraak oordeelt de rechtbank wanneer DNB in redelijkheid tot hertoetsing kan overgaan, wat deze toets inhoudt en welke omstandigheden DNB moet meewegen in het kader van een hertoetsing.

Dawn raid drama: bycatch and data rooms

Beware of the fine line in antitrust investigations between illegal fishing expeditions and accidental discoveries pointing at a separate antitrust infringement.

If at first you don’t succeed ... Court unblocks two blocked healthcare mergers

The ACM needs to ‘try, try again’ when assessing healthcare mergers. The Rotterdam District Court overturned two of the ACM’s healthcare merger prohibitions within less than two months.

Wet Vifo: bescherming van bedrijven in kritieke sectoren

De Nederlandse wet Veiligheidstoets investeringen, fusies en overnames, die vanaf 1/5/2023 van kracht is, introduceert verplichtingen die ertoe leiden dat bedrijven in kritieke sectoren beschermd zijn tegen overnames die raken aan de nationale veiligheid.

ECB Releases Qualifying Holding Guide

On 23 May 2023, the European Central Bank (ECB) published its guide on qualifying holding procedures (the Qualifying Holding Guide).

Elske Raedts and Pieter Schütte will attend the annual Corporate Governance Conference of the IBA

Elske Raedts and Pieter Schütte will be attending the 8th edition of the annual Corporate Governance Conference of the IBA on 7 and 8 December in Frankfurt, Germany.

How the Rotterdam Court Ruling affects the registration regime for Crypto Services Providers in the Netherlands

On 4/10/2023, the District Court of Rotterdam ruled that the Dutch registration regime for crypto services providers goes beyond the scope of the registration requirement set out in the Fifth Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing Directive.

DNB’s Good Practice intra-group relations

Intra-group relations, such as agreements and intragroup positions, between e-money and payment institutions and other entities within the same group can pose a threat to the solidity of the institution.

Wet veiligheidstoets investeringen, fusies en overnames

De Wet veiligheidstoets investeringen, fusies en overnames (“Wet Vifo”) is op 1 juni 2023 in werking getreden, gelijktijdig met de publicatie van een tweetal besluiten en een Ministeriële regeling.

Foreign Subsidies Regulation

Op 12 januari 2023 is de Europese Foreign Subsidies Regulation (de “FSR”) in werking getreden.

Not so fast - General Court clarifies merger control test

There is no magical number when it comes to “4-to-3” telecom mergers. On 28/5/2020, the EU’s General Court handed down a landmark judgment annulling a 2016 decision of the European Commission blocking the merger between O2 UK and Three.

Colour shifting risks: cartel fines for alleged indirect info exchange upheld

National courts upheld the approach by two national competition authorities towards indirect information exchange, lowering the standard of proof for collusion by competitors when receiving competitively sensitive information from a buyer (or supplier).

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