437 results Contractual clauses prohibiting the transferability or pledgeability of business claims could become void in the near future We discuss a draft bill to declare contractual clauses limiting the transferability and/or pledgeability of claims in business relations void, and call upon the Dutch Senate to reconsider at least its applicability to existing contracts. Asset intensive reinsurance agreements – new requirement to obtain DNB’s prior consent As of 1 January 2025, Dutch insurers must obtain the Dutch Central Bank’s prior consent before making any amendments to, or entering into an asset-intensive reinsurance agreement that allows the reinsurer to hold assets in a third country. Commission publishes PSD3 and PSR Proposal; a tightening of the regulation of payment services providers in the EU On June 28, 2023, the European Commission published a set of new legislative proposals, including PSD3, aimed at ushering in the digital era for payments and the broader financial sector, with a particular focus on consumers. Deep dive into forward deals: forward funding and forward commitment This article discusses the main considerations when considering and structuring forward deals. On the Board room agenda: ESG & sustainability risks and opportunities throughout the supply chain When handled properly, ESG and sustainability create opportunities for companies in the real estate sector to make their business model future proof and to benefit the bottom line. ESG has thus become an important driver for business considerations. The EU Green Bond Standard In the blog below, Jeroen van Eck of our Financial Markets team looks back on, and ahead to, the developments surrounding green bonds in the EU. Emeline Maricq Junior Associate Luxembourg Stibbe advises on A24 Blankenburg DBFM/PPP project Stibbe advised the lenders, consisting of a mix of bank lenders and the EIB, in the largest PFI transaction in recent years, providing finance to BAAK Blankenburg-Verbinding B.V. Stibbe advises VEENIX consortium Stibbe has advised the VEENIX consortium on on the tender, contracting and reaching financial close in the PPP Project A9 Badhoevedorp-Holendrecht in 2019. Package of new anti-money laundering rules adopted by European Council On 30 of May 2024 the Council of the European Union adopted the Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing Package (the AML Package). The AML Package will have consequences for market parties. Stibbe advises Patron Capital Partners on a real estate financing for the acquisition of Nailloux Outlet Village Stibbe advised Patron Capital Partners on the structuring and implementation of a real estate financing in connection with the acquisition of Nailloux Outlet Village in France. Cross-border corporate lending into the Netherlands Cross-border corporate lending is set for change as CRD VI introduces new licensing obligations, requiring non-EU lenders to reassess their activities in the Netherlands and the EU for all in scope contracts signed on or after 11 July 2026. The new EU securitisation landscape The EU is proposing major reforms to its securitisation framework that will reshape how financial institutions approach the market, including an overhaul of the EU Securitisation Regulation and permanent relief for SFTs under banking rules. Stibbe advised on the transformative restructuring of the Frigoglass Group Stibbe advised Frigoglass on the consensual recapitalisation and financial restructuring of Frigoglass S.A.I.C. and the group of companies formerly controlled by it (the “Frigoglass Group”). Stibbe advises creditors of the Keter Group on its debt extension transaction Stibbe has advised a group of senior lenders to the Keter Group on the successful completion of a transaction that includes maturity extensions of the Group’s senior and holdco PIK facilities. Developments in Sustainable Finance: the role of the Sustainability Coordinator The rise of sustainability-linked loans in the syndicated loan markets draws the attention to the role of the Sustainability Coordinator, which plays a key role in loan transactions. Jan-Hein Prins Junior Associate Amsterdam Stibbe advises: Pontegadea acquires minority stake in Q-Park as Interogo Holding increases investment Stibbe advises Q-Park B.V. on Pontegadea Inversiones S.L.'s acquisition of a 20% stake from existing shareholders, including KKR. Pagination Previous page Page 22 Page 23 Current page 24 Page 25 Next page
Contractual clauses prohibiting the transferability or pledgeability of business claims could become void in the near future We discuss a draft bill to declare contractual clauses limiting the transferability and/or pledgeability of claims in business relations void, and call upon the Dutch Senate to reconsider at least its applicability to existing contracts.
Asset intensive reinsurance agreements – new requirement to obtain DNB’s prior consent As of 1 January 2025, Dutch insurers must obtain the Dutch Central Bank’s prior consent before making any amendments to, or entering into an asset-intensive reinsurance agreement that allows the reinsurer to hold assets in a third country.
Commission publishes PSD3 and PSR Proposal; a tightening of the regulation of payment services providers in the EU On June 28, 2023, the European Commission published a set of new legislative proposals, including PSD3, aimed at ushering in the digital era for payments and the broader financial sector, with a particular focus on consumers.
Deep dive into forward deals: forward funding and forward commitment This article discusses the main considerations when considering and structuring forward deals.
On the Board room agenda: ESG & sustainability risks and opportunities throughout the supply chain When handled properly, ESG and sustainability create opportunities for companies in the real estate sector to make their business model future proof and to benefit the bottom line. ESG has thus become an important driver for business considerations.
The EU Green Bond Standard In the blog below, Jeroen van Eck of our Financial Markets team looks back on, and ahead to, the developments surrounding green bonds in the EU.
Stibbe advises on A24 Blankenburg DBFM/PPP project Stibbe advised the lenders, consisting of a mix of bank lenders and the EIB, in the largest PFI transaction in recent years, providing finance to BAAK Blankenburg-Verbinding B.V.
Stibbe advises VEENIX consortium Stibbe has advised the VEENIX consortium on on the tender, contracting and reaching financial close in the PPP Project A9 Badhoevedorp-Holendrecht in 2019.
Package of new anti-money laundering rules adopted by European Council On 30 of May 2024 the Council of the European Union adopted the Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing Package (the AML Package). The AML Package will have consequences for market parties.
Stibbe advises Patron Capital Partners on a real estate financing for the acquisition of Nailloux Outlet Village Stibbe advised Patron Capital Partners on the structuring and implementation of a real estate financing in connection with the acquisition of Nailloux Outlet Village in France.
Cross-border corporate lending into the Netherlands Cross-border corporate lending is set for change as CRD VI introduces new licensing obligations, requiring non-EU lenders to reassess their activities in the Netherlands and the EU for all in scope contracts signed on or after 11 July 2026.
The new EU securitisation landscape The EU is proposing major reforms to its securitisation framework that will reshape how financial institutions approach the market, including an overhaul of the EU Securitisation Regulation and permanent relief for SFTs under banking rules.
Stibbe advised on the transformative restructuring of the Frigoglass Group Stibbe advised Frigoglass on the consensual recapitalisation and financial restructuring of Frigoglass S.A.I.C. and the group of companies formerly controlled by it (the “Frigoglass Group”).
Stibbe advises creditors of the Keter Group on its debt extension transaction Stibbe has advised a group of senior lenders to the Keter Group on the successful completion of a transaction that includes maturity extensions of the Group’s senior and holdco PIK facilities.
Developments in Sustainable Finance: the role of the Sustainability Coordinator The rise of sustainability-linked loans in the syndicated loan markets draws the attention to the role of the Sustainability Coordinator, which plays a key role in loan transactions.
Stibbe advises: Pontegadea acquires minority stake in Q-Park as Interogo Holding increases investment Stibbe advises Q-Park B.V. on Pontegadea Inversiones S.L.'s acquisition of a 20% stake from existing shareholders, including KKR.