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The Stibbe Annual Competition Update will take place on 24 January 2023

2023 will be the end game of the European Commission’s competition policy review. Shiny new competition policy tools for dealing with social, digital and vertical aspects as well as foreign investment issues are upcoming, ongoing or being finalised.

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.

Quentin Declève

Counsel Brussels

Stibbe advises RWE on the EU merger control aspects of its acquisition of the Magnum power plant in Eemshaven

Stibbe advises RWE on the acquisition from Vattenfall of the state-of-the-art gas-fired power plant Magnum with a capacity of 1.4 gigawatt and a 5.6 megawatts solar plant at Eemshaven, the Netherlands.

Key developments in sustainability claims in 2022

In 2022, the ACM and the European Commission put the spotlight on the accuracy of companies’ sustainability claims. Notably, the ACM published several market studies and adopted commitment decisions concerning allegedly misleading sustainability claims.

Foreign investment developments in 2022

2022 marks the second year of the EU Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Regulation, and the year in which legislators haven been busy shaping the Dutch national security screening regime and the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation.

Stibbe advises Intervest Offices & Warehouses on its first ABB

Stibbe assisted Intervest Offices & Warehouses on its first capital increase through an accelerated book building.

Duco de Boer

Partner Amsterdam

Stibbe advises Egeria on a rights issue by Sif

Stibbe is proud to have advised Egeria, the private equity firm, on a rights issue by Sif Holding N.V. (Sif).

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.

Guidelines vs Guidance: exclusionary abuse Guidelines due by 2025

The European Commission is seeking feedback on the adoption of Guidelines on exclusionary abuses of dominance under Article 102 TFEU. In the meantime, the Commission has amended its 2008 Guidance.

Forewarned is forearmed: RPM still top of mind

The clock is ticking for companies to set the record straight on resale price maintenance (RPM). Retailers must be able to determine their own retail prices without any direct or indirect meddling by suppliers.

Informal views issued in agricultural industry and banana sector

The Belgian Competition Authority (BCA) informally accepted a commitment agreed by the partners of the Belgian Agro Food Chain Platform, limiting the possibility to contractually exclude the theory of change of circumstances.

The impact of geopolitical developments on transactions: a tangled web of rules and hurdles

Where is the line between openness and protectionism in the European single market? At both EU and national level, more and more protective barriers against foreign investors and acquirers have been created in the international competition.

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.

Dutch national security screening regime enters into force

The Dutch national security screening regime (Wet veiligheidstoets investeringen, fusies en overnames or Wet Vifo) enters into force today, 1 June.

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.

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