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Warranty & indemnity-insurance: Trends and observations

The product of warranty and indemnity insurance (hereafter ’W&I insurance’) is an increasingly popular tool to bridge the gap between the needs of purchasers and sellers in private M&A transactions. W&I insurance is a method for either the seller or the purchaser in an asset or share sale agreement to…

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Stek with three lawyers in 2016 Who’s Who Legal: Energy

The 2016 edition of the Who is Who Legal list three lawyers of Stek in the list of eighteen most prominent lawyers in the energy sector in The Netherlands. We are grateful to our peers for these accolades. Clients had already secured the highest ranking (band 1) for Stek’s energy…

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Pre-judgment attachments in the Netherlands – How to calculate the creditor's claim

The attachment of assets prior to the commencement of legal proceedings (conservatoir beslag) is a well used method in the Netherlands for securing the creditor’s claim. Attaching the debtors assets (e.g. moveable assets, real estate, shares, bank accounts or claims on third parties) will deprive the debtor of his right…

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Pre-judgement attachments in the Netherlands - How to calculate the creditor's claim

The attachment of assets prior to the commencement of legal proceedings (conservatoir beslag) is a well used method in the Netherlands for securing the creditor’s claim. Attaching the debtors assets (e.g. moveable assets, real estate, shares, bank accounts or claims on third parties) will deprive the debtor of his right…

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Chambers Europe 2016: Again praise for Stek

In the 2016 edition of the authoritative directory Chambers Europe clients are again full of praise for Stek. Stek is described as “responsive, creative, proactive and flexible” and “a high-quality, pragmatic and solution-driven group”. One client enthuses: “I feel like I am its only customer, which is very nice”. All…

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Legal 500 2016: praise for Stek

In the 2016 edition of the authoritative directory Legal 500 clients are full of praise for Stek. Stek is inter alia noted for “its great range of senior lawyers and support staff” and as a firm that “punches above its weight”. On the basis of extensive market research Stek climbs…

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Wind of Change – Dutch offshore wind energy takes off

Just recently Dutch news broadcaster NOS announced that electricity generated in the Netherlands originates increasingly from non-renewable energy sources as opposed to renewable energy sources. We are using more electricity produced by coal fired plants instead of less. For years if not decades, in the Netherlands,…

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Stek shortlisted for Best Dutch M&A Law Boutique award

Stek has been shortlisted in the category ‘Best Dutch M&A Boutique’ for the M&A Awards 2015 organised by Alex van Groningen B.V. In addition, Stek has been involved in four out of the six transactions that have been nominated as ‘Best deal Midmarket’. In two of those transactions (Gimv/United Dutch…

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New partner: Reijnoud Homveld

Stek welcomes new corporate partner Reijnoud Homveld. Reijnoud represents corporates, private equity investors and financial institutitions in mergers and acquisitions and projects. He has a focus on and strong track record in the energy sector.