Matters

Stibbe assisted a client in the pharmaceutical sector with conducting an in-depth legal assessment regarding the scope and modalities of the safety features to be added to (the packaging of) medicinal products.

Stibbe assisted Syngenta Crop Protection AG in its successful public voluntary take-over bid on all outstanding securities of Devgen NV.

Advising Ballast Nedam on all Dutch tax aspects of the sale of 80% of its 24% equity stake in the PPP project A15 Maasvlakte-Vaanplein (A-Lanes A15) to DG Infra. 

Advising on the sale of one of the world's largest manufacturers of wheelchairs, Sunrise Medical, to Equistone Partners Europe.

Stibbe advises N.V. Zeeland Seaports ("ZSP") on the bankruptcy of Thermphos International B.V. ("Thermphos"), one of the world's largest producers of phosphorus before it was declared bankrupt in November 2012.

Advising the consortium of Ballast Nedam, Heijmans and Barclays in relation to their bid for the motorway project Schiphol-Amsterdam-Almere ("SAA").

Stibbe advised the Port of Antwerp on the decision-making process concerning the compensation procedure for container operators at Deurganckdock, one of Europe’s major docks.

Stibbe advised an international transportation company on several liability cases concerning VAT imposed on freight forwarders and other intermediaries in intra-community trade.