1007 results 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. Listing Act: Inside information disclosure in a protracted process In April 2024, the European Parliament adopted the EU Listing Act. We discuss the removal of the obligation to immediately disclose an intermediate step in a protracted process that constitutes inside information under the Market Abuse Regulation. Bij de aanpak van witwassen is de bank nog altijd kop van Jut Banken zijn net zozeer slachtoffer van het huidige antiwitwasbeleid als hun klanten. Willen we naar een betere aanpak van financiële fraude en witwassen, dan moeten de wetgever, de toezichthouder en vooral het Openbaar Ministerie zich anders opstellen. Stibbe advises Banqup on additional shareholder funding and the sale of its Baltic operations Stibbe has advised Banqup on securing a subordinated shareholder loan, recalibrating the financial covenant framework under its existing senior facilities agreement, and signing a share purchase agreement for the sale of its Baltic operations. Symposium 'Steward-ownership vanuit juridisch en praktisch perspectief' Op 9 oktober 2025 organiseren de redactie van TvOB, Tijdschrift voor vennootschapsrecht, rechtspersonenrecht en ondernemingsbestuur en Uitgeverij Paris het symposium ‘Steward-ownership vanuit juridisch en praktisch perspectief'. De maatschappelijke ambitie van ondernemingen juridisch vormgegeven In het Nederlandse ondernemingsrecht bestaat nog geen specifieke rechtsvorm voor ondernemingen met een maatschappelijke missie. Stibbe advises the Dutch State on government support to Avantium Stibbe advised the State of the Netherlands on the terms of the government support by way of participation in Avantium N.V.'s €65 million rights offering. Digital Law Up(to)date: (1) Parliamentary initiatives about cyber attacks; (2) ‘Zero tariff’ options before the CJEU; and (3) Council of State, GDPR and encryption In this blog, we briefly present three interesting matters in the field of digital law: (1) Parliamentary initiatives to tackle cyber attacks; (2) 'Zero tariff' options and open internet access do not mix; (3) Council of State, GDPR and encryption. Digital Law Up(to)date: Belgian legislator strengthens legislation on crypto-exchange and wallet service providers On 11 February 2022, the Belgian Official Gazette published a new law modifying the Belgian anti-money laundering law. The objective of the text is to introduce new provisions to regulate crypto-exchange and wallet service providers. The new Luxembourg FDI Screening Law On 18 July 2023, the Luxembourg law of 14 July 2023 establishing a mechanism for the national screening of foreign direct investments likely to undermine security or public order has been published in the Official Journal of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Stibbe advises Palex Medical Stibbe is advising Palex Medical, a Spain-based company specialising in high value-added MedTech equipment and solutions, on its planned acquisition of Duomed, a fast-growing European MedTech distributor. Stibbe assists Schoolkracht Stibbe assisted Schoolkracht, a private consortium consisting of AG Real Estate, EPICO², Rebel and Ethias, with the realisation of a DBFM (Design, Build, Finance, Maintain) programme for the first cluster of 27 Schools of Flanders. Stibbe advises Picnic Stibbe advises Picnic on a strategic capital injection of 355 million euros from its shareholders to finance further expansion in Germany and France. Stibbe assisted a parcel distribution company in a social-criminal case Stibbe assisted a parcel distribution company in a prominent social-criminal case before the Antwerp correctional court. The case was crucial for the company and its business model, as it focuses on the use of individual contractors for parcel deliveries. Stibbe advises the underwriters on the capital increase of WDP Stibbe successfully advised the underwriters on the EUR 300 million capital increase of WDP, by means of accelerated book building. Stibbe advises Hachette Livre on the acquisition of 999 Games Stibbe has advised Hachette Livre, a subsidiary of Lagardère SA and the world's third-largest mainstream publishing group, on the acquisition of 999 Games, the leading distributor of board games in the Netherlands. Bestuurdersaansprakelijkheid ten aanzien van ESG: stemmingmakerij of een reëel risico? Het thema duurzaamheid is buitengewoon actueel en de aandacht voor ESG (Environment, Social and Governance) zal de komende periode onverminderd groot blijven. Het juridische landschap is op dit vlak volop in ontwikkeling. CSRD: Strategic Sustainability Implications The importance of strategic-level engagement with sustainability matters in response to the CSRD should not be underestimated. This requires a shift in mindset from simply complying with regulations to considering sustainability as a key business issue. Pagination Previous page Page 46 Current page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Next page
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.
Listing Act: Inside information disclosure in a protracted process In April 2024, the European Parliament adopted the EU Listing Act. We discuss the removal of the obligation to immediately disclose an intermediate step in a protracted process that constitutes inside information under the Market Abuse Regulation.
Bij de aanpak van witwassen is de bank nog altijd kop van Jut Banken zijn net zozeer slachtoffer van het huidige antiwitwasbeleid als hun klanten. Willen we naar een betere aanpak van financiële fraude en witwassen, dan moeten de wetgever, de toezichthouder en vooral het Openbaar Ministerie zich anders opstellen.
Stibbe advises Banqup on additional shareholder funding and the sale of its Baltic operations Stibbe has advised Banqup on securing a subordinated shareholder loan, recalibrating the financial covenant framework under its existing senior facilities agreement, and signing a share purchase agreement for the sale of its Baltic operations.
Symposium 'Steward-ownership vanuit juridisch en praktisch perspectief' Op 9 oktober 2025 organiseren de redactie van TvOB, Tijdschrift voor vennootschapsrecht, rechtspersonenrecht en ondernemingsbestuur en Uitgeverij Paris het symposium ‘Steward-ownership vanuit juridisch en praktisch perspectief'.
De maatschappelijke ambitie van ondernemingen juridisch vormgegeven In het Nederlandse ondernemingsrecht bestaat nog geen specifieke rechtsvorm voor ondernemingen met een maatschappelijke missie.
Stibbe advises the Dutch State on government support to Avantium Stibbe advised the State of the Netherlands on the terms of the government support by way of participation in Avantium N.V.'s €65 million rights offering.
Digital Law Up(to)date: (1) Parliamentary initiatives about cyber attacks; (2) ‘Zero tariff’ options before the CJEU; and (3) Council of State, GDPR and encryption In this blog, we briefly present three interesting matters in the field of digital law: (1) Parliamentary initiatives to tackle cyber attacks; (2) 'Zero tariff' options and open internet access do not mix; (3) Council of State, GDPR and encryption.
Digital Law Up(to)date: Belgian legislator strengthens legislation on crypto-exchange and wallet service providers On 11 February 2022, the Belgian Official Gazette published a new law modifying the Belgian anti-money laundering law. The objective of the text is to introduce new provisions to regulate crypto-exchange and wallet service providers.
The new Luxembourg FDI Screening Law On 18 July 2023, the Luxembourg law of 14 July 2023 establishing a mechanism for the national screening of foreign direct investments likely to undermine security or public order has been published in the Official Journal of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
Stibbe advises Palex Medical Stibbe is advising Palex Medical, a Spain-based company specialising in high value-added MedTech equipment and solutions, on its planned acquisition of Duomed, a fast-growing European MedTech distributor.
Stibbe assists Schoolkracht Stibbe assisted Schoolkracht, a private consortium consisting of AG Real Estate, EPICO², Rebel and Ethias, with the realisation of a DBFM (Design, Build, Finance, Maintain) programme for the first cluster of 27 Schools of Flanders.
Stibbe advises Picnic Stibbe advises Picnic on a strategic capital injection of 355 million euros from its shareholders to finance further expansion in Germany and France.
Stibbe assisted a parcel distribution company in a social-criminal case Stibbe assisted a parcel distribution company in a prominent social-criminal case before the Antwerp correctional court. The case was crucial for the company and its business model, as it focuses on the use of individual contractors for parcel deliveries.
Stibbe advises the underwriters on the capital increase of WDP Stibbe successfully advised the underwriters on the EUR 300 million capital increase of WDP, by means of accelerated book building.
Stibbe advises Hachette Livre on the acquisition of 999 Games Stibbe has advised Hachette Livre, a subsidiary of Lagardère SA and the world's third-largest mainstream publishing group, on the acquisition of 999 Games, the leading distributor of board games in the Netherlands.
Bestuurdersaansprakelijkheid ten aanzien van ESG: stemmingmakerij of een reëel risico? Het thema duurzaamheid is buitengewoon actueel en de aandacht voor ESG (Environment, Social and Governance) zal de komende periode onverminderd groot blijven. Het juridische landschap is op dit vlak volop in ontwikkeling.
CSRD: Strategic Sustainability Implications The importance of strategic-level engagement with sustainability matters in response to the CSRD should not be underestimated. This requires a shift in mindset from simply complying with regulations to considering sustainability as a key business issue.