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Stibbe assisted the Brazilian shareholders of InBev with the financing of their participation in the capital increase to fund its EUR 32.7 billion acquisition of Anheuser-Busch to create Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world's largest brewery.

Advising Martinair Holland with regard to the investigation by the European Commission into the air cargo sector.

Stibbe assisted South Korean conglomerate Lotte Group with its acquisition of Chocolaterie Guylian.

Stibbe assisted Dutch real estate developer PROWINKO with the realisation of a large project on the Toison d’Or block in Brussels.

Stibbe represented Artesia Bank Nederland in the Lernout & Hauspie case before the Court of Appeal in Ghent regarding the possible confiscation of shares worth EUR 30 million. We also assisted Dexia Bank in the L&H case before Belgium's Supreme Court.

Stibbe assisted Distrigas in the auction controlled EUR 4.8 billion sale of the majority stake of Suez to ENI, in the subsequent takeover bid by ENI on all Distrigas NV shares, and in the transfer by Publigas of its entire stake in Distrigas to ENI.

Advising Accor on the investment in 72 Germany-located and 19 Netherlands-located hotels by Moor Park Real Estate (sale and lease-back).

Advising SABMiller on the EUR 816 million acquisition of Grolsch and its subsequent delisting.

Advising The Blackstone Group on the acquisition and financing of Hilton Hotels Corporation.

Stibbe represented the Ministry of Finance in annulment proceedings pursued by the Flemish Bar Council before the Constitutional Court against the Belgian Preventative Money Laundering Act.

Stibbe represented Swiss Life before the criminal courts of Antwerp in a case in which it is charged with issuing "Tak 23" investment products that are financed by means of an allegedly illegal system of mortgage loans.

Stibbe has been acting as leading legal counsel for public limited liability company Beheermaatschappij Antwerpen Mobiel in the realisation and execution of the Antwerp Masterplan 2020 for the creation of a multi-modal transport infrastructure programme.

Advising Cyrte Investments on the acquisition of Telefonica’s 75% stake in Endemol.

Stibbe assisted the City of Brussels in the real estate, town planning, environmental, tax, and public procurement aspects of the renovation and redevelopment project of the Heysel site called “Project NEO”.

Stibbe assisted Transics, one of the largest European players in relation to on-board computers and fleet management solutions for the transport and logistics sector, in its IPO on Euronext Brussels.

Advising the consortium of ABN Amro, Ballast Nedam and Strukton in connection with their bid for the DBFM project Tweede Coentunnel, the Netherlands.

Stibbe assisted PMV, an investment company of the Flemish government, on an highly-publicized, complex infrastructure renovation project, involving approximately 170 schools in the Flemish Region.

Stibbe assisted Punch International and Accentis with the 245 million EUR purchase of Punch's real property and the subsequent public offer on all shares of Accentis with the focus on semi-industrial property.

Citing the right to freedom of expression, the Reformed Political Party (Dutch abbreviation: SGP) argued that while women can become a member of the SGP, they couldn’t vote within the party or stand for public office on behalf of it.

Stibbe assisted KBC Securities as underwriters on the IPO of ThromboGenics on Euronext Brussels.

Acting as lenders' legal counsel to ING and BNG in connection with the project financing of the reconstruction of a part of the A59 motorway near 's-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands.

Stibbe assisted an international manufacturer of car tow bars and exhaust systems in a major ICC arbitration concerning a software claim.

Advising Cinven and Warburg Pincus on the €2.6 billion acquisition of Essent Kabelcom.

Advising Commerz Bank in connection to its claims against the Port Authority of Rotterdam based on guarantees provided.

Stibbe advised the European Commission on the new Schengen Information System and Visa Information System Project.