200 results Belgian Competition Authority confirms jurisdiction for M&A transactions in hospital sector On 14 July 2023, the Belgian Competition Authority confirmed its jurisdiction to review M&A transactions between hospitals, regardless of whether these hospitals belong to the same hospital network. Belgian watchdog tackles bid rigging In recent cases in the fire protection and private security sectors, the Belgian Competition Authority has made the prosecution of bid-rigging one of its top priorities, imposing hefty fines on infringers for their participation in cartel schemes. First trip around the sun: FSR – one year in review The Foreign Subsidies Regulation has celebrated one year of its application. Time for companies to take stock of the lessons learnt from key developments of this first year. However, ambiguities remain and more is yet to come. Watch this space! First application of Towercast in Belgium and merger filing exemption for certain hospital merger The Belgian Competition Authority has applied the Towercast case law in a first case in Belgium. It could possibly try do so again for certain hospital mergers that the legislator has recently exempted from merger filing in Belgium. Nieuw Vlaams decreet over het vervreemden van onroerende domeingoederen en het vestigen en vervreemden van zakelijke rechten van toepassing vanaf 1 juni 2024 bij publieke vastgoedtransacties Op 1 juni 2024 trad een nieuw decreet van de Vlaamse regering in werking dat voorziet in de verplichting voor Vlaamse overheidsinstanties om gepaste en evenredige publiciteitsmaatregelen te nemen bij publieke vastgoedtransacties. Greenwashing in the EU financial markets: sustainable finance status update The European financial markets feature numerous financial products with characteristics such as ‘green’, ‘ESG’, ‘sustainable’, ‘climate’, ‘transition’, ‘impact’ or similar. But when is it fair to name or label financial products as such? Stibbe Brussels reinforces Real Estate and Energy practices with two new partners Stibbe is pleased to announce the appointments of Anneleen Quirynen (Real Estate, Construction & Projects) and Lothar Van Driessche (Energy, Industry & Utilities) as partners in the Brussels office. Stibbe Bruxelles renforce ses pratiques en immobilier et en énergie avec deux nouveaux associés Le bureau bruxellois de Stibbe a nommé Anneleen Quirynen (Real Estate, Construction & Projects) et Lothar Van Driessche (Energy, Industry & Utilities) en tant qu'associés. Stibbe Brussel versterkt Vastgoed- en Energiepraktijk met twee nieuwe partners Het Brusselse kantoor van Stibbe heeft Anneleen Quirynen (Real Estate, Construction & Projects) en Lothar Van Driessche (Energy, Industry & Utilities) tot partner benoemd. Stibbe advises on landmark multi-family residential transaction in Brussels Stibbe acted as legal counsel to ION Residential Platform (IRP), a joint venture between ION, Bouwinvest, and CBRE IM, in its most recent acquisition of 100% of the shares in Calevoet Land from developers LIFE and Miix. Stibbe advises on strategic real estate acquisition in Continental Europe Stibbe advised on the strategic acquisition of Forum Estates Holding BV by Cibus Nordic Real Estate AB. This transaction marks Cibus' first step into continental Europe, with an underlying property value of approximately EUR 508 million. Planologische compensatie: een gamechanger in de strijd voor open ruimte? De planologische compensatieplicht is nu wettelijk verplicht bij elke wijziging van een 'zachte' naar een 'harde' bestemming. Wat betekent dit voor toekomstige RUP’s? Ontdek de regels, uitzonderingen én de nieuwe handleiding van het Departement Omgeving. EU lift cartel damage claim rejected by Brussels Court of Appeal After 16 years of court battle, the Brussels Court of Appeal has rejected the EU’s EUR 12 million (+ interest) damage claim against the four lift producers that participated in the lift cartel fined in 2007. Stibbe advises Avista Capital Partners Stibbe advised Avista Capital Partners in the acquistion of a 50% stake in Vision Healthcare. Stibbe contributes to the Financial and Business Crime Global Guide Hans Van Bavel, Elisabeth Matthys and Ann Apers contributed to the Financial and Business Crime Global Guide. Temporary unemployment due to force majeure: extension of simplified procedures On 7 May, 2020, the ONEM/RVA has modified its instructions: the simplified procedures for temporary unemployment due to force majeure resulting from the Covid-19 crisis can be applied up to and including 30 June, 2020. Chômage temporaire pour force majeure : prolongation des procédures simplifiées Ce 7 mai 2020, l’ONEM a modifié ses instructions. La procédure simplifiée pour la mise en chômage temporaire pour force majeure en raison de la crise du Covid-19 est prolongée jusqu'au 30 juin 2020. Marc Fyon and Viktor Pokorny authored two articles on the new Belgian Companies Code The two in-depth analyses examine, respectively, the impact of the reform on the governance of financial institutions and on financial transactions, and the new form of limited company ("Société à responsabilité limitée"/"Besloten vennootschap"). Pagination Previous page Page 2 Current page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Next page
Belgian Competition Authority confirms jurisdiction for M&A transactions in hospital sector On 14 July 2023, the Belgian Competition Authority confirmed its jurisdiction to review M&A transactions between hospitals, regardless of whether these hospitals belong to the same hospital network.
Belgian watchdog tackles bid rigging In recent cases in the fire protection and private security sectors, the Belgian Competition Authority has made the prosecution of bid-rigging one of its top priorities, imposing hefty fines on infringers for their participation in cartel schemes.
First trip around the sun: FSR – one year in review The Foreign Subsidies Regulation has celebrated one year of its application. Time for companies to take stock of the lessons learnt from key developments of this first year. However, ambiguities remain and more is yet to come. Watch this space!
First application of Towercast in Belgium and merger filing exemption for certain hospital merger The Belgian Competition Authority has applied the Towercast case law in a first case in Belgium. It could possibly try do so again for certain hospital mergers that the legislator has recently exempted from merger filing in Belgium.
Nieuw Vlaams decreet over het vervreemden van onroerende domeingoederen en het vestigen en vervreemden van zakelijke rechten van toepassing vanaf 1 juni 2024 bij publieke vastgoedtransacties Op 1 juni 2024 trad een nieuw decreet van de Vlaamse regering in werking dat voorziet in de verplichting voor Vlaamse overheidsinstanties om gepaste en evenredige publiciteitsmaatregelen te nemen bij publieke vastgoedtransacties.
Greenwashing in the EU financial markets: sustainable finance status update The European financial markets feature numerous financial products with characteristics such as ‘green’, ‘ESG’, ‘sustainable’, ‘climate’, ‘transition’, ‘impact’ or similar. But when is it fair to name or label financial products as such?
Stibbe Brussels reinforces Real Estate and Energy practices with two new partners Stibbe is pleased to announce the appointments of Anneleen Quirynen (Real Estate, Construction & Projects) and Lothar Van Driessche (Energy, Industry & Utilities) as partners in the Brussels office.
Stibbe Bruxelles renforce ses pratiques en immobilier et en énergie avec deux nouveaux associés Le bureau bruxellois de Stibbe a nommé Anneleen Quirynen (Real Estate, Construction & Projects) et Lothar Van Driessche (Energy, Industry & Utilities) en tant qu'associés.
Stibbe Brussel versterkt Vastgoed- en Energiepraktijk met twee nieuwe partners Het Brusselse kantoor van Stibbe heeft Anneleen Quirynen (Real Estate, Construction & Projects) en Lothar Van Driessche (Energy, Industry & Utilities) tot partner benoemd.
Stibbe advises on landmark multi-family residential transaction in Brussels Stibbe acted as legal counsel to ION Residential Platform (IRP), a joint venture between ION, Bouwinvest, and CBRE IM, in its most recent acquisition of 100% of the shares in Calevoet Land from developers LIFE and Miix.
Stibbe advises on strategic real estate acquisition in Continental Europe Stibbe advised on the strategic acquisition of Forum Estates Holding BV by Cibus Nordic Real Estate AB. This transaction marks Cibus' first step into continental Europe, with an underlying property value of approximately EUR 508 million.
Planologische compensatie: een gamechanger in de strijd voor open ruimte? De planologische compensatieplicht is nu wettelijk verplicht bij elke wijziging van een 'zachte' naar een 'harde' bestemming. Wat betekent dit voor toekomstige RUP’s? Ontdek de regels, uitzonderingen én de nieuwe handleiding van het Departement Omgeving.
EU lift cartel damage claim rejected by Brussels Court of Appeal After 16 years of court battle, the Brussels Court of Appeal has rejected the EU’s EUR 12 million (+ interest) damage claim against the four lift producers that participated in the lift cartel fined in 2007.
Stibbe advises Avista Capital Partners Stibbe advised Avista Capital Partners in the acquistion of a 50% stake in Vision Healthcare.
Stibbe contributes to the Financial and Business Crime Global Guide Hans Van Bavel, Elisabeth Matthys and Ann Apers contributed to the Financial and Business Crime Global Guide.
Temporary unemployment due to force majeure: extension of simplified procedures On 7 May, 2020, the ONEM/RVA has modified its instructions: the simplified procedures for temporary unemployment due to force majeure resulting from the Covid-19 crisis can be applied up to and including 30 June, 2020.
Chômage temporaire pour force majeure : prolongation des procédures simplifiées Ce 7 mai 2020, l’ONEM a modifié ses instructions. La procédure simplifiée pour la mise en chômage temporaire pour force majeure en raison de la crise du Covid-19 est prolongée jusqu'au 30 juin 2020.
Marc Fyon and Viktor Pokorny authored two articles on the new Belgian Companies Code The two in-depth analyses examine, respectively, the impact of the reform on the governance of financial institutions and on financial transactions, and the new form of limited company ("Société à responsabilité limitée"/"Besloten vennootschap").