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Stibbe represented Artesia Bank Nederland in the Lernout & Hauspie case before the Court of Appeal in Ghent regarding the possible confiscation of shares worth EUR 30 million. We also assisted Dexia Bank in the L&H case before Belgium's Supreme Court.

Stibbe assisted Distrigas in the auction controlled EUR 4.8 billion sale of the majority stake of Suez to ENI, in the subsequent takeover bid by ENI on all Distrigas NV shares, and in the transfer by Publigas of its entire stake in Distrigas to ENI.

Advising SABMiller on the EUR 816 million acquisition of Grolsch and its subsequent delisting.

Advising The Blackstone Group on the acquisition and financing of Hilton Hotels Corporation.

Stibbe represented the Ministry of Finance in annulment proceedings pursued by the Flemish Bar Council before the Constitutional Court against the Belgian Preventative Money Laundering Act.

Advising Cyrte Investments on the acquisition of Telefonica’s 75% stake in Endemol.

Stibbe assisted Transics, one of the largest European players in relation to on-board computers and fleet management solutions for the transport and logistics sector, in its IPO on Euronext Brussels.

Stibbe assisted Punch International and Accentis with the 245 million EUR purchase of Punch's real property and the subsequent public offer on all shares of Accentis with the focus on semi-industrial property.

Stibbe assisted KBC Securities as underwriters on the IPO of ThromboGenics on Euronext Brussels.

Advising Cinven and Warburg Pincus on the €2.6 billion acquisition of Essent Kabelcom.

Advising Commerz Bank in connection to its claims against the Port Authority of Rotterdam based on guarantees provided.

Stibbe assisted Uitgeverij Lannoo in the acquisition together with WPG Uitgevers of all the issued and outstanding shares in PCM Algemene Uitgeverijen B.V.

Stibbe assisted clients from a range of sectors in an inquiry conducted by the Anti-Fraud Office of the European Union concerning alleged forgery and public procurement cases within the EU.

Stibbe advises ASM International

Stibbe advised a prominent international manufacturer of automated logistics and handling systems on the structuring and incorporation of its Chinese sales company in Hong Kong and Shanghai.

Providing legal assistance to several members of the Board of Directors. The members were accused of fraud and have been acquitted.