17 results Financial Regulatory – Update Q1 2021 Traditionally, 1 January (and 1 July) each year is a date on which new Dutch financial regulations enter into force. This year, the amendments to the Dutch Financial Supervision Act are relatively few, but other developments are worthy of attention. EU Regulator’s response to the Reddit rally A massive stock market rally recently suddenly developed with respect to GameStop’s shares, a moribund chain of video game stores in the United States. The instigators: users of the investment forum r/wallstreetbets on Reddit. Omar El Gachi: ‘Je horizon verbreden maakt je een betere advocaat’ Omar El Gachi heeft een bijzonder jaar achter de rug, waarin hij de M&A Award voor Best Young M&A Lawyer 2023 in ontvangst mocht nemen, welke hij ontving toen hij in New York werkte bij Paul, Weiss. Inwerkingtreding Wet Online oprichting besloten vennootschappen Per 1 januari 2024 is de Wet Online oprichting besloten vennootschappen (''WOOBV") in werking getreden. Het platform dat de notaris hiervoor gebruikt stond al geruime tijd klaar en ondertussen zijn de eerste digitale oprichtingsakten gepasseerd. Nicolas Pradel Senior Associate Luxembourg Stibbe advises Proximus on the sale of its majority stake in Be-Mobile Stibbe advises Belgian-listed company Proximus on the sale of its majority stake in Be-Mobile to Arrive. NFTs: New legal challenges on the horizon In this blog Maciek Bednarski, Annemijn Witkam and Roderik Vrolijk explain what NFTs are and describe some of the legal challenges they will bring about. Stibbe StartsUP welcomes Dyme Fintech-startup Dyme is the latest company to join the Stibbe StartsUP program. As a finalist of the Accenture Innovation Awards in 2018, Dyme will be able to benefit from legal expertise from Stibbe on a range of issues. Stibbe StartsUP verwelkomt Dyme Fintech-startup Dyme wordt de nieuwe deelnemer van StartsUP, het startup programma van Stibbe. Door deelname aan dit unieke programma kan de finalist van de Accenture Innovation Awards 2018 gebruikmaken van de juridische expertise van het advocatenkantoor Stibbe advises Odyssey Acquisition Stibbe advises Odyssey Acquisition on its EUR 1.5 billion business combination With BenevolentAI. Stibbe advises SleepScore Labs Stibbe advised SleepScore Labs on the acquisition of Sleep.ai, a Netherlands-based digital health company. Stibbe advises Blue Earth Capital on €28 million growth funding round for Gradyent Stibbe acted as legal advisor to Blue Earth Capital during a successful €28 million growth funding round for Gradyent, which was led by Blue Earth Capital. Gradyent is a Netherlands-based innovator in energy software. Stibbe advises Dyme Stibbe has advised fintech company Dyme on obtaining a PSD2 licence for the provision of Account Information Services (AIS) from the Dutch Central Bank. Dyme is the first independent payment service for consumers in the Netherlands to receive this licence Stibbe advises Advantest Corporation on the acquisition of Salland Engineering Stibbe has successfully assisted Advantest Corporation in their acquisition of Salland Engineering. Under this acquisition, Salland Engineering will be an independent, wholly-owned (indirect) subsidiary of Advantest Europe GmbH. The era of FDI screenings kicks off in Belgium The Belgian screening mechanism for FDIs will enter into force on 1 July 2023. The mechanism is designed to safeguard Belgium's critical infrastructure and to protect sectors crucial to Belgium's public order, national security and strategic interests. DNB's AI Guidance: balancing innovation with prudence The Dutch Central Bank (De Nederlandsche Bank, DNB) has shared new key considerations on the use of artificial intelligence in the insurance sector. Stibbe advises Sixth Street Stibbe has advised Sixth Street, a global investment firm with over $80 billion in assets under management and committed capital, on the acquisition of a minority stake in EdgeConneX.
Financial Regulatory – Update Q1 2021 Traditionally, 1 January (and 1 July) each year is a date on which new Dutch financial regulations enter into force. This year, the amendments to the Dutch Financial Supervision Act are relatively few, but other developments are worthy of attention.
EU Regulator’s response to the Reddit rally A massive stock market rally recently suddenly developed with respect to GameStop’s shares, a moribund chain of video game stores in the United States. The instigators: users of the investment forum r/wallstreetbets on Reddit.
Omar El Gachi: ‘Je horizon verbreden maakt je een betere advocaat’ Omar El Gachi heeft een bijzonder jaar achter de rug, waarin hij de M&A Award voor Best Young M&A Lawyer 2023 in ontvangst mocht nemen, welke hij ontving toen hij in New York werkte bij Paul, Weiss.
Inwerkingtreding Wet Online oprichting besloten vennootschappen Per 1 januari 2024 is de Wet Online oprichting besloten vennootschappen (''WOOBV") in werking getreden. Het platform dat de notaris hiervoor gebruikt stond al geruime tijd klaar en ondertussen zijn de eerste digitale oprichtingsakten gepasseerd.
Stibbe advises Proximus on the sale of its majority stake in Be-Mobile Stibbe advises Belgian-listed company Proximus on the sale of its majority stake in Be-Mobile to Arrive.
NFTs: New legal challenges on the horizon In this blog Maciek Bednarski, Annemijn Witkam and Roderik Vrolijk explain what NFTs are and describe some of the legal challenges they will bring about.
Stibbe StartsUP welcomes Dyme Fintech-startup Dyme is the latest company to join the Stibbe StartsUP program. As a finalist of the Accenture Innovation Awards in 2018, Dyme will be able to benefit from legal expertise from Stibbe on a range of issues.
Stibbe StartsUP verwelkomt Dyme Fintech-startup Dyme wordt de nieuwe deelnemer van StartsUP, het startup programma van Stibbe. Door deelname aan dit unieke programma kan de finalist van de Accenture Innovation Awards 2018 gebruikmaken van de juridische expertise van het advocatenkantoor
Stibbe advises Odyssey Acquisition Stibbe advises Odyssey Acquisition on its EUR 1.5 billion business combination With BenevolentAI.
Stibbe advises SleepScore Labs Stibbe advised SleepScore Labs on the acquisition of Sleep.ai, a Netherlands-based digital health company.
Stibbe advises Blue Earth Capital on €28 million growth funding round for Gradyent Stibbe acted as legal advisor to Blue Earth Capital during a successful €28 million growth funding round for Gradyent, which was led by Blue Earth Capital. Gradyent is a Netherlands-based innovator in energy software.
Stibbe advises Dyme Stibbe has advised fintech company Dyme on obtaining a PSD2 licence for the provision of Account Information Services (AIS) from the Dutch Central Bank. Dyme is the first independent payment service for consumers in the Netherlands to receive this licence
Stibbe advises Advantest Corporation on the acquisition of Salland Engineering Stibbe has successfully assisted Advantest Corporation in their acquisition of Salland Engineering. Under this acquisition, Salland Engineering will be an independent, wholly-owned (indirect) subsidiary of Advantest Europe GmbH.
The era of FDI screenings kicks off in Belgium The Belgian screening mechanism for FDIs will enter into force on 1 July 2023. The mechanism is designed to safeguard Belgium's critical infrastructure and to protect sectors crucial to Belgium's public order, national security and strategic interests.
DNB's AI Guidance: balancing innovation with prudence The Dutch Central Bank (De Nederlandsche Bank, DNB) has shared new key considerations on the use of artificial intelligence in the insurance sector.
Stibbe advises Sixth Street Stibbe has advised Sixth Street, a global investment firm with over $80 billion in assets under management and committed capital, on the acquisition of a minority stake in EdgeConneX.