Mergers and Acquisitions

Stibbe advises Dutch State on support to Royal IHC

Stibbe is advising the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy on a short-term bridging loan and guarantee facility provided to the leading Dutch maritime player Royal IHC and on the acquisition of Royal IHC.

Stibbe advises the Dutch State

Stibbe advised the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy on securing new funding for SMART Photonics.

Stibbe advises Aquiline Capital Partners

Stibbe advised Aquiline Capital Partners, a private equity firm based in New York investing in financial services enterprises, as lead counsel on the acquisition of the Quintes group together with existing management.

Stibbe advises Adevinta on Marktplaats acquisition

Stibbe has advised Adevinta on the acquisition of eBay Classifieds Group for a value of approximately USD 9.2 billion. eBay Classifieds Group operates a portfolio of leading marketplace brands in 13 countries, including Marktplaats in the Netherlands.

Stibbe advises EFG Hermes's Vortex Energy

Stibbe Luxembourg advised EFG Hermes's Vortex Energy on the sale of Vortex III.

What to expect when you are expecting: broader investment screening in the Netherlands

On 8 September 2020, a draft bill setting up an ex-ante and ex-post screening mechanism for investments in companies active in vital processes or sensitive technology in the Netherlands was published for consultation.

Jurisdictional hide & seek: merger thresholds and buyer joint ventures

Companies beware: the turnover of a joint venture buying a target is not necessarily decisive for determining whether the EU merger thresholds are met.

IJsbrand van Straten appointed as civil-law notary

IJsbrand van Straten will be appointed as a civil law notary by the District Court in Amsterdam on 5 November 2020.

Stibbe advises Qrf

Stibbe assisted listed regulated real estate company Qrf with the acquisition of the State Archives Bruges through the acquisition of 100% of the shares in RAB Invest NV from Leasinvest Real Estate Comm. VA., for the amount of EUR 20,6 million.

Stibbe advises Astorg and IQ-EQ

Stibbe Luxembourg has successfully assisted Astorg and IQ-EQ with the acquisition and the financing of Constellation Advisers LLC.

Stibbe advises the Antwerp Port Authority

Stibbe advises the Antwerp Port Authority on its combination with the port of Zeebrugge.

Les actions sans droit de vote et les parts bénéficiaires à l'ère du CSA

Marc Fyon et Viktor Pokorny examinent et comparent le régime applicable aux actions sans droit de vote et aux parts bénéficiaires à l'ère du Code des sociétés et associations dans la Revue pratique des sociétés (RPS-TRV).

Stibbe advises Catella Real Estate AG

Stibbe advised Catella Real Estate AG on its second acquisition in Luxembourg: a 14,000m² office building in the emerging office district of Howald, which is almost fully let to Saint-Paul Luxembourg media group.

Stibbe advises Blackstone

Stibbe assisted Blackstone with the acquisition of Desotec.

Stibbe advises Novy

Stibbe assisted the shareholders of Novy with the sale of their shares to the American group Middleby.