With a dedicated financial regulatory team, Stibbe handles regulatory driven transactions including fraud structuring, restructuring of licensed institutions, regulated M&A transactions, and regulatory aspects of securities issues. Co-head Jan Peeters assists credit and payment institutions, and investment and insurance firms. Pieter Nobels, fellow co-head, combines structured finance and financial regulatory experience. Other key names include Marc Fyon, who assists regulatory and governmental institutions, and Sophie Brenard who advises financial authorities and supervised entities.
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Key clients
- Brookfield Asset Management
- Federale Verzekeringen
- ING
- Proximus
- Van Lanschot Kempen
Work highlights
Assisted Edmond de Rothschild Private Equity (France) on the structuring and launch of its Belgian investment fund under the form of Private Privak.
Advises Sixth Street Partners in relation to the Belgian regulatory implications for change in control and related matters pertinent to the acquisition by Sixth Street of an (indirect) interest in Belgian domestic insurers, Alpha Insurance NV and Monument Assurance Belgium NV.
Assisted Tcorp on its acquisition of a 4.92% interest in Euroclear Holding SA/NV and GIC, the Singapore based global long-term sovereign wealth fund, in the framework of its acquisition of a 4.99% interest in Euroclear Holding.
Practice head
Jan Peeters; Pieter Nobels
Other key lawyers
Marc Fyon; Sophie Brenard