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Advising Tommy Hilfiger Group and Apax Partners on the EUR 2,2 billion acquisition by apparel company Phillips-Van Heusen.

Advising Cinven and Warburg Pincus on the €2.6 billion acquisition of Essent Kabelcom. 

Advising Micron Technology on the acquisition of Numonyx Holdings in an all-stock transaction valuing Numonyx at approximately USD 1.27 billion.

Advising Sibelco on its extension of a quartz sand quarry in Limburg (The Netherlands).

Stibbe assisted real estate developers Breevast and Immobel in negotiating and signing an important lease agreement with the Building Authority.

Stibbe advised various multinational groups on IP rights and R&D tax aspects, restructuring, commercial structure, and transfer pricing.

Stibbe advised trading and recycling companies on the drafting of agreements such as confidentiality agreements, license agreements, and partnership agreements.

Stibbe assisted the Flemish government in developing a legal framework for granting guarantees to funds, as a result of which financial institutions can free up capital to continue lending to the market.

Stibbe assisted a number of clients in obtaining a delisting from the Iran Sanction list and in obtaining clearance for financial flows from Iran to our clients' subsidiaries.

Stibbe assisted a private investment fund in a litigation case against the American Internal Revenue Service concerning the cross-border leasing of railway material, and the applicability of Belgian law on such a transaction.

Stibbe assisted a leading Belgian telecom operator in negotiations with a major European telecom operator on the offering of triple play (internet access, telephony and television) services on the Belgian market.

Stibbe advises top consumer brand companies on both contentious and non-contentious issues related to their trademark portfolio.

Stibbe assisted Participatiemaatschappij Vlaanderen (PMV) on the construction of a new 'VAC' (Flemish Administrative Centre) in Brussels.

Stibbe represented the Flemish Media Regulator before the Court of Appeal following a claim by various Belgian cable operators.

Stibbe advised Aedifica on negotiating and drafting leasing and sale and lease back agreements for public real estate and senior housing acquisitions.

Stibbe assisted a major listed telecom player on its bid for the public procurement contract to be awarded by the three regions in Belgium regarding the introduction of a road charging system.

Stibbe advised the Belgian Buildings Agency, a federal government agency, on the construction, public law, and project financing aspects of the EUR 800 million PFI for prisons programme, for the construction of 54 new prison compounds on the basis of a DB

Stibbe assisted the Flemish Community in drafting the new Anti-doping Decree.

Stibbe assisted a worldwide seeds leader in negotiations on cooperation deals with competitors.

Stibbe advised Isabel, an international banking automation and electronic invoicing services provider, on its business model of trust services and compliance with various regulatory bodies.

Stibbe assisted an artificial gravel manufacturer before the courts. The gravel contains recycled stainless steel slag which was allegedly inflating, causing damages to roads and buildings under which it had been placed.

Stibbe assisted Ferrero in proceedings against an advertisement published by Kraft for its Lu Petit Dejeuner biscuits on the grounds of trademark infringement and unfair trade practices - related to the shape of the Nutella chocolate spread jar.

Advising TomTom, the producer of navigation-products, on the takeover of Ilocal. A company which offers data of Dutch and Belgian companies via the internet. TomTom expects to enhance the quality of its navigation services with the Ilocal technology.

Advising ING Groep on its EUR 7.5 billion rights offering. 

Advising Canon on its EUR 730 million all cash public offer for all shares of Océ. Together, Canon and Océ aim to create the overall number one presence in the printing industry. Canon also agreed to pay EUR 65 million to buy Oce’s preferred shares.

Stibbe assisted FEDICT with the drafting of a contract and negotiation of that contract and related service level agreements with Belgacom and Zetes for the delivery of electronic identity cards.

Advising Super de Boer in relation to the EUR 550 million offer made by Jumbo Groep regarding the acquisition of the entire business of Super de Boer by means of an acquisition of all its assets and liabilities.

Stibbe assisted a pharmaceutical multinational in complex litigations.