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Providing legal assistance to several companies with regard to investigations of the Social Affairs and Employment Inspectorate (SAE, in Dutch: Inspectie Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid) and imposed fines under the Foreign Nationals (Employment) Act. 

Stibbe advises NRG Value, a Dutch fuel and convenience retail management chain recently started by former managers from Shell, Exxon Mobil and Merrill Lynch, on its acquisition of 107 Esso petrol stations from Esso Nederland, a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil.

Stibbe advised Akzo Nobel in an action before the General Court to prevent the European Commission from publishing information originating from leniency documents.

Stibbe advised Euronext Brussels’ listed Tessenderlo Chemie NV on its EUR 175 million rights’ offering and capital increase, backed by its reference shareholder Picanol NV.

Stibbe advised Credit Suisse on the imposement of a fine by the European Commission for participating in a cartel involving interest rate products denominated in Swiss francs.

Stibbe advises Intermixt as the representative of the Flemish municipalities of the so-called mixed energy distribution sector with respect to the withdrawal of Electrabel from the Flemish electricity and gas distribution system operators.

Stibbe advises private equity house Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) on the USD 1.8 billion acquisition of the Ashland Water Technologies business from seller Ashland, Inc.

Stibbe advises voestalpine on the sale of Flamco to Aalberts Industries. The deal consists of voestalpine selling all of its shares (100%) in Flamco Holding B.V. and Flamco Stag Behälterbau GmbH, headquartered in Bunschoten (NL). 

Stibbe advises private equity house Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) on the acquisition of the infrastructure division of Harsco and the business combination with Brand Energy into a joint venture with Harsco.  

Stibbe advises Zeeland Seaports in relation to the demolishing and decommissioning of a large phosphorus plant in Vlissingen. The plant, including its buildings, installations and the ground underneath, is highly contaminated with phosphorus, asbestos and

Stibbe advises Northland Power Inc., a Canadian energy company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, in respect of its investment in the 600 Megawatt offshore wind project Gemini.

Successfully defended Pilkington in proceedings against an ACM decision to impose a fine for alleged participation in a cartel in the double-glass sector.

Successfully defended Aalberts Industries in a Commission appeal against a General Court judgment that had struck down a EUR 100+ million fine imposed on Aalberts.

Representing Mars in legal proceedings before the District Court against Nestlé on allegations of abuse of dominance in the chocolate market.

Assisting AkzoNobel in proceedings before the EU General Court concerning the European Commission's attempt to re-publish an extended non-confidential version of the hydrogen peroxide cartel decision (that includes leniency information).