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Banking
Tier 2
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A&O Shearman
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Clifford Chance
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Tier 2

DLA Piper
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Dentons
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Loyens & Loeff
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NautaDutilh
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Stibbe
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Tier 3

CMS Derks Star Busmann
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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
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Freshfields
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Heussen
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
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Linklaters
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Norton Rose Fulbright
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Stek
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Van Doorne
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Tier 4

AKD
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Baker McKenzie
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Bond Advocaten
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Houthoff
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Simmons & Simmons
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Tier 5

Greenberg Traurig
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Lexence
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Orange Clover
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Taylor Wessing
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Capital markets : Debt
Tier 3
13 firms ranked
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A&O Shearman
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Clifford Chance
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Linklaters
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NautaDutilh
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Tier 2

Simmons & Simmons
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Tier 3

De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
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Freshfields
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Houthoff
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Loyens & Loeff
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Stibbe
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AKD
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Baker McKenzie
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
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Capital markets : Equity
Tier 1
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A&O Shearman
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Clifford Chance
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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
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Linklaters
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NautaDutilh
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Stibbe
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Tier 2

Freshfields
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Houthoff
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Loyens & Loeff
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Tier 3

Baker McKenzie
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Bird & Bird
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CMS Derks Star Busmann
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Greenberg Traurig
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Simmons & Simmons
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
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Capital markets : Structured finance and securitisation
Tier 3
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A&O Shearman
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NautaDutilh
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Clifford Chance
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Freshfields
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
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Simmons & Simmons
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Tier 3

Baker McKenzie
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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
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FIZ advocaten
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Loyens & Loeff
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Stibbe
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Bond Advocaten
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Dentons
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Eversheds Sutherland
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Norton Rose Fulbright
12 practice areas
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Rutgers & Posch
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Financial services regulatory
Tier 1
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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
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NautaDutilh
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Stibbe
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
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Clifford Chance
10 practice areas
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Loyens & Loeff
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Simmons & Simmons
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AKD
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CMS Derks Star Busmann
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Dentons
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Baker McKenzie
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Bird & Bird
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FG Lawyers
2 practice areas
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Freshfields
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Lexence
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M&A
Tier 2
39 firms ranked
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A&O Shearman
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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
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NautaDutilh
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Tier 2

Clifford Chance
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Freshfields
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Stibbe
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AKD
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Baker McKenzie
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DLA Piper
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
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Houthoff
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Lexence
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Linklaters
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Loyens & Loeff
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Van Doorne
12 practice areas
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Tier 4

CMS Derks Star Busmann
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Dentons
7 practice areas
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Florent
3 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
8 practice areas
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Jones Day
4 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
12 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
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Stek
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Tier 5

DeBreij
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Heussen
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Taylor Wessing
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Tier 6

Bird & Bird
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Eversheds Sutherland
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Fieldfisher
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Orange Clover
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Osborne Clarke
2 practice areas
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Vriman M&A Lawyers
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Windt Le Grand Leeuwenburgh
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9Corporate
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BarentsKrans
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DVDW Advocaten
4 practice areas
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JB Law
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Ploum Lodder Princen
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Rutgers & Posch
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Project development
Tier 1
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A&O Shearman
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AKD
8 practice areas
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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
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NautaDutilh
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Stibbe
10 practice areas
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Tier 2

Clifford Chance
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Habraken Rutten
3 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
12 practice areas
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Pels Rijcken
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Simmons & Simmons
10 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
7 practice areas
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Freshfields
14 practice areas
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Van Doorne
12 practice areas
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Project finance
Tier 1
20 firms ranked
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A&O Shearman
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Clifford Chance
10 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
12 practice areas
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Stibbe
10 practice areas
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Tier 2

De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
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NautaDutilh
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Tier 3

AKD
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Baker McKenzie
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Freshfields
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Habraken Rutten
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Houthoff
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Linklaters
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Loyens & Loeff
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Pels Rijcken
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Simmons & Simmons
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Stek
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Van Doorne
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Bird & Bird
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CMS Derks Star Busmann
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Dentons
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Restructuring and insolvency
Tier 2
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A&O Shearman
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Clifford Chance
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Houthoff
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NautaDutilh
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Tier 2

De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
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Freshfields
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Resor
4 practice areas
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Stibbe
10 practice areas
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AKD
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DLA Piper
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DVDW Advocaten
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Linklaters
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Loyens & Loeff
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Norton Rose Fulbright
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Van Doorne
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Wijn & Stael
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Windt Le Grand Leeuwenburgh
3 practice areas
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Tier 4

CMS Derks Star Busmann
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Dentons
7 practice areas
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Florent
3 practice areas
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HVG Law
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Simmons & Simmons
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Baker McKenzie
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Jones Day
4 practice areas
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Van Benthem & Keulen
1 practice area
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

Founded in 1911, Stibbe is a full-service Benelux law firm with offices in Amsterdam, Brussels, Luxembourg, London, and New York. The firm is recognised for a strong reputation in financial and corporate services across the board in the Netherlands.  

 

Highlights  

The firm advised on the merger between Swiss corporation Firmenich International SA and Dutch publicly listed Koninklijke DSM N.V. to create DSM-Firmenich.  

In project development, the firm continues to demonstrate its leadership in the sector advising on major projects including assisting the Municipality of The Hague, Housing Association Staedion, and Heijmans on a major inner city restructuring in the Dreven, Gaarden and Zichten areas of The Hague. The restructuring involves the renovation of 2,000 social housing units and the construction of an estimated 3,500 new houses. This project is reflective of the firm's direct market and social impact through significantly shaping environmental and social landscapes in the Netherlands.  

 

Testimonials  

“Advice is to the point, clear, complete and pragmatic.” (M&A client)  

 

Key clients  

ING, NIBC, Morgan Stanley, BNP Paribas, Q-Park FL Entertainment, DSM-Firmenich, InPost, The Coca Cola Company and Coca Cola Beverages Africa, FC Barcelona, NIBC, J.P. Morgan, Crédit Agricole, ABN AMRO, Bain Capital 

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Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
DAMCO Aluminium Delfzijl Coöperatie UA (Aldel) - Restructuring
2022-01-12
Stibbe
Netherlands
Restructuring
Egbert Vroom
DAMCO Aluminium Delfzijl Coöperatie UA (Aldel)
Debtor
Dexko Global - M&A
2022-02-24
Stibbe
Netherlands
M&A
Duco de Boer
Dexko Global
Acquirer
DTEK Finance Plc - Restructuring
2021-05-17
Stibbe
Netherlands
Restructuring
Rein van Helden, Job van Hooff
DTEK Finance Plc
Bondholder
Dutch law - Project development
2022-02-24
Stibbe
Netherlands
Project development
Boris Cammelbeeck, Maarten de Bruin
Dutch law
Project company
EssilorLuxottica - M&A
2022-02-24
Stibbe
Netherlands
M&A
Björn van der Klip
EssilorLuxottica
Acquirer
European Investment Bank (EIB) - Financing
2021-07-20
Stibbe
Netherlands
Financing
Marieke Driessen
European Investment Bank (EIB)
Lender
Goldman Sachs - IPO
2021-05-14
Stibbe
Netherlands
IPO
Derk Lemstra
Goldman Sachs
Sponsor
Goldman Sachs Asset Management - M&A
2021-09-25
Stibbe
Netherlands
M&A
Heleen Kersten
Goldman Sachs Asset Management
Seller
Great Grey Investments - Financing
2021-01-07
Stibbe
Netherlands
Financing
Rein van Helden, Jan van Oosten
Great Grey Investments
Borrower
GumGum - M&A
2021-08-17
Stibbe
Netherlands
M&A
Eva Das, Reinout de Boer, IJsbrand van Straten, Manon Cremers
GumGum
Acquirer
Hoogheemraadschap Delfland (Dutch Water Board) - Project development
2022-02-24
Stibbe
Netherlands
Project development
David Orobio de Castro
Hoogheemraadschap Delfland (Dutch Water Board)
Project company
IBM - M&A
2021-02-11
Stibbe
Netherlands
M&A
Duco de Boer
IBM
Acquirer
ING; Rabobank; Degroof Petercam; ABN AMRO - Secondary share offering
2021-04-14
Stibbe
Netherlands
Secondary share offering
Pieter Schütte
ING, Rabobank, Degroof Petercam, ABN AMRO
Underwriter
Investindustrial Acquistion Corp - M&A
2021-07-19
Stibbe
Netherlands
M&A
Björn van der Klip
Investindustrial Acquistion Corp
Acquirer
Jefferies - IPO
2021-01-06
Stibbe
Netherlands
IPO
Derk Lemstra
Jefferies
Underwriter
JP Morgan AG - IPO
2021-10-11
Stibbe
Netherlands
IPO
Derk Lemstra
JP Morgan AG
Underwriter
JP Morgan; Arcmont - Financing
2021-01-07
Stibbe
Netherlands
Financing
Rein van Helden
JP Morgan, Arcmont
Lender
Kartesia - M&A
2021-01-08
Stibbe
Netherlands
M&A
Rein van Helden, Eva Das
Kartesia
Investor
KKR - M&A
2021-01-06
Stibbe
Netherlands
M&A
Duco de Boer
KKR
Investor
Majorel - IPO
2021-08-16
Stibbe
Netherlands
IPO
Derk Lemstra
Majorel
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