Mergers and Acquisitions

Alexandra Dear

Get ready for more action! Dutch investment screening continues to evolve

Dutch investment screening is rapidly expanding: since June, the proposal for a separate defence regime has been published and the intended expansion of the regime of the Vifo Act to include AI and biotech has been announced. Reason for a quick update!

Stibbe assisted Centerbridge Partners with the sale of FLI Group’s 8-Hotel Portfolio to Alchemy Step Hotel Group

Stibbe assisted global private investment firm Centerbridge Partners with the sale of FLI Group’s 8-Hotel Portfolio to Alchemy Step Hotel Group (ASHG), an investment platform in the European hotel sector.

Investment screening in the Netherlands: still an open economy, but not at any price

Duco de Boer and Roos Elemans contributed to Chambers with an article about Investment Screening in the Netherlands.

Yulvie Ibriyam

Junior Associate Brussels

Basile Ornelis

Junior Associate Brussels

Stibbe advises Schneider Electric Industries SAS

Stibbe has advised Schneider Electric Industries SAS, the market leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, on its successful expansion of its investment in Planon Beheer B.V.

Emeline Maricq

Junior Associate Luxembourg

Public Mergers and Acquisitions in the Netherlands: overview

Björn van der Klip and Marc Habermehl contributed to Thomson Reuters’ note on Practical Law on Public Mergers and Acquisitions in the Netherlands.

Listing Act: Inside information disclosure in a protracted process

In April 2024, the European Parliament adopted the EU Listing Act. We discuss the removal of the obligation to immediately disclose an intermediate step in a protracted process that constitutes inside information under the Market Abuse Regulation.

Stibbe advised Reno.energy on its acquisition of Sungevity Belgium from Engie

Stibbe advised Reno.energy, a company specialising in energy-efficient renovation projects, on its acquisition of photovoltaic panel installer Sungevity Belgium, a 100% subsidiary of Engie.

Stibbe advises the SCHMID Group

Stibbe, together with Gleiss Lutz, has advised the SCHMID Group on its business combination with Pegasus Digital Mobility Acquisition Corp. and listing on NASDAQ.

Stibbe advises Corsair Capital

Stibbe has advised Corsair Capital, a leading private equity firm specialising in payments, software, and business services investments on the acquisition of a majority stake in MJM Holdings.

Stibbe advises KKR & Co

Stibbe has advised KKR & Co on the acquisition of nexeye, a Dutch eyecare provider offering quality services under the Hans Anders, eyes + more, and Direkt Optik brands. The company was acquired from 3i Group Plc, a prominent British investment firm.

Stibbe advises Goed

A multidisciplinary Stibbe team advised Goed and its shareholders on its binding agreement with Mulitpharma relating to the sale of Goed’s pharmaceutical retail and wholesale business.