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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.

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.

Stibbe represented Swiss Life before the criminal courts of Antwerp in a case in which it is charged with issuing "Tak 23" investment products that are financed by means of an allegedly illegal system of mortgage loans.

Stibbe has been acting as leading legal counsel for public limited liability company Beheermaatschappij Antwerpen Mobiel in the realisation and execution of the Antwerp Masterplan 2020 for the creation of a multi-modal transport infrastructure programme.

Stibbe assisted the City of Brussels in the real estate, town planning, environmental, tax, and public procurement aspects of the renovation and redevelopment project of the Heysel site called “Project NEO”.

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 PMV, an investment company of the Flemish government, on an highly-publicized, complex infrastructure renovation project, involving approximately 170 schools in the Flemish Region.

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.

Stibbe assisted an international manufacturer of car tow bars and exhaust systems in a major ICC arbitration concerning a software claim.

Stibbe advised the European Commission on the new Schengen Information System and Visa Information System Project.

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 Brussels Airport Company (BAC) in its application of the groundhandling regulation.

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 represented the Flemish Community, the appellant in proceedings before Belgium’s Supreme court, regarding the high-profile issue of professional tennis players’ violation of the WADA rules concerning their whereabouts.

Stibbe advised a cross-border governmental organisation on how to seek a favourable tax ruling so that it may enter as a new charity player in the Belgian system of attracting funds through tax deductible gifts.

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.