Capital markets: equity

Stibbe

Client Satisfaction

Stibbe‘s practice is well placed to handle the remit of equity matters, including those relating to ultra-high-value mergers, acquisitions and takeovers across various industry sectors. The team frequently acts for clients with brands listed on Euronext Amsterdam. Pieter Schütte is an equity transaction specialist who acts on some of the team’s most complex matters, and Derk Lemstra’s areas of experience include handling high-profile IPOs; the pair jointly helm the practice. Also noteworthy is Nora Offergelt who advises on the array of cases, including SPACs, while Rik van Kessel has an ECM and corporate specialism.

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Key clients

ABN AMRO Bank
ING Bank
Rabobank
JP Morgan
Morgan Stanley
Deutsche Bank
Credit Suisse
Goldman Sachs
Advent
Agendia
Azerion
Banijay Group
Basic-Fit
BenevolentAI
Brigade Capital
Coca Cola Beverages Africa
DSM-Firmenich
Egeria
FC Barcelona
Barça Media
Global InterConnection Group
InPost
Pershing Square Capital Management
The SCHMID Group
The Coca Cola Company

Work highlights

Advised Firmenich as lead counsel on €41bn merger of equals with Royal DSM, to establish DSM-Firmenich and the subsequent listing of the shares in newly incorporated company DSM-Firmenich AG on Euronext Amsterdam.
Advised a global provider of next-generation end-to-end CX solutions for digital-native and vertical-leading brands, listed on Euronext Amsterdam, and its major shareholders Saham and Bertelsmann, on Teleperformance SE's voluntary takeover offer to acquire all outstanding shares in Majorel.
Advising the client on its potential business combination with Arkon Energy US Holdco LLC (Arkon).

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