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Advising the sponsors in connection with the Design, Build, Financing and 20 year Maintenance (DBFM) of the SAA A9 Gaasperdammerweg roads project. Financial close of the appr Euro 700m project was achieved on 13 November 2014.

Stibbe advises Tornier N.V. on its merger with Wright Medical Group, Inc. in an all stock transaction with a combined equity value of approximately $3.3 billion.

Stibbe advises Pershing Square Holdings, Ltd. on the IPO of this investment fund managed by the leading active investor Bill Ackmann.

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 Kinepolis on its acquisition of the Dutch Wolff cinema group. Kinepolis acquires nine existing cinemas in the Netherlands, as well as two new construction projects for a megaplex in Utrecht and a multiplex in Dordrecht.

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 Mylan Inc., the pharmaceuticals company listed on the NASDAQ with a market cap of approximately $19 billion, on the inversion acquisition of Abbott’s non-U.S. developed markets specialty and branded generics business.

Stibbe advises Investcorp, a global provider and manager of alternative investment products, on its acquisition of SPGPrints Group from funds managed by Bencis Capital Partners.

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 Vistra, the global independent provider of trust, corporate and fund services, on the acquisition of NC Trust which provides management, administrative and corporate-legal services to companies established in the Netherlands.

Stibbe advised Katara Hospitality QSA (a subsidiary of the Qatar Investment Authority), the Qatar-based global owner, developer and operator of hotels, on the acquisition of five luxury InterContinental properties in key European cities.

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.

Advising Heijmans in connection with the conclusion of the DBFM contract and the achievement of financial close on 25 September 2014 in the A12 (Ede/Grijsoord) road project.

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.

Advising Heijmans in connection with their bid for the N23 roads project (EUR 200 million) and the related procurement litigation.

Stibbe assisted United Investment Europe with the corporate, real estate, tax and finance aspects of the development of the 90,000 sqm China-Belgium Technology Center (CBTC), the largest Chinese greenfield investment ever in Belgium.

Advising the purchaser on the acquisition and related financing of the factory outlet centre Batavia Stad in Lelystad, the Netherlands. The seller was ShoppingParks N.V.

Stibbe assisted a group of Flemish cable companies with the sale of its analog and digital television activities to Telenet and the use of part of the cable network in Flanders.