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Consultation to extend shareholder notification obligations

Stibbe has taken part in the public consultation concerning the draft Act on the extension of substantial holding notification obligations, which was commissioned by the Dutch Minister of Finance.

Audit firms and accountant's duty of care towards third parties

The Dutch Supreme Court recently decided (ECLI:NL:HR:2019:744) that the standard for audit firms' and accountants' duty of care towards third parties is in essence no different than the general duty of care under Dutch tort law [...].

Dutch government publishes plans to combat money laundering

The Dutch Minister of Finance and Minister for Justice and Security published a joint letter today (1 July 2019) that they sent to the Dutch Parliament containing plans to combat money laundering (click here to read the letter in full, in Dutch). These ne

Stibbe successfully represents EY in fine case

Stibbe represented EY in an appeal before the Industrial Appeal Court (College van Beroep voor het bedrijfsleven; CBb) filed by the AFM after the Rotterdam District Court's decision at the end of 2017 to annul the fines imposed by the AFM. The Rotterdam D

Introduction of Sustainability Linked Loan Principles

Sustainable finance and green lending is on the rise as more and more borrowers and lenders recognise the potential benefits of green and sustainability linked loan products for their business.

Stibbe advises Athora

Stibbe is advising insurance and reinsurance group Athora on its acquisition of Vivat N.V. from Anbang and the related sale of Vivat Schadeverzekeringen to NN Group.

De (toekomst) bestendigheid van de toekomstbestendigheidsparagraaf

Op 25 september 2014 – ook wel aangeduid als Freaky Thursday voor het accountantsberoep – publiceerde de Werkgroep toekomst accountantsberoep (‘Werkgroep’) het rapport ‘In het publiek belang’ (‘In het publiek belang’). In dat rapport werden maar liefst 53

ARRC releases recommended contractual fallback language for U.S. Dollar LIBOR syndicated loans

By now almost everyone knows that the world of interest rate benchmarks is going to change.

Stibbe advises Andera Partners

Stibbe advised Andera Partners in acquiring Infra Group NV from Waterland and the Verbraeken family and the subsequent MBO.

Daan Doorenbos

Partner Amsterdam

AFM-verkenning “Kwetsbaarheden in de structuur van de accountancysector”

Op 21 november 2018 publiceerde de AFM een rapport naar aanleiding van een door haar uitgevoerd verkennend onderzoek naar de “kwetsbaarheden” in de structuur van de accountancysector. Diezelfde dag kondigde de Minister van Financiën aan, mede in het licht

Financial regulatory law update 2019

Several changes to Dutch financial regulatory laws entered into force in January and February 2019. In this article we provide a short summary of these changes.

Stibbe advises KAS BANK

Stibbe advises KAS BANK on the recommended all-cash public offer by CACEIS for KAS BANK.

PSD2 implemented in the Netherlands

Yesterday, the PSD2 implementation act was promulgated in the Dutch Government Gazette (Staatsblad). The PSD2 implementation act enters into effect on 19 February 2019. The Act and Explanatory Memorandum (both in Dutch) can be found here.

UK investment firms will be temporarily exempt from the Dutch licensing requirement as of 30 March 2019

On 4 February, the Dutch Minister of Finance published an amendment to the Exemption Regulation under the Financial Supervision Act (Vrijstellingsregeling Wft). The amendment provides for a temporary exemption from the licencing requirement for investment

Britse beleggingsondernemingen worden na 30 maart 2019 tijdelijk vrijgesteld van de vergunningplicht in Nederland

De minister van Financiën heeft op 4 februari jl. een wijziging van de Vrijstellingsregeling Wft gepubliceerd. Ondernemingen die vanuit het Verenigd Koninkrijk in Nederland door middel van grensoverschrijdende dienstverrichting beleggingsdiensten verlenen

Stibbe advises the Walloon Transport Operator

Stibbe assisted the Walloon Transport Operator (OTW) with the creation of a brand new tramway network (11.7 km) including the construction of 21 stations and a new depot and the acquisition of trams in Liège, Wallonia.

Wijzigingswet financiële markten 2018 van kracht

Op 1 januari 2019 is de Wijzigingswet financiële markten 2018 (grotendeels) in werking getreden. Deze wet maakt onderdeel uit van de jaarlijkse wijzigingscyclus van nationale regelgeving op het terrein van de financiële markten.

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