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Stek advises Iskes on ACM investigation into Port Towage Amsterdam

Stek has advised Dutch towage company Iskes in relation to an investigation of the Dutch Competition Authority (ACM) into Port Towage Amsterdam (PTA). PTA was a joint venture between Iskes and Danish towage company Svitzer, that offered towage services in the seaports of Amsterdam and IJmuiden. The ACM´s investigation…

Stek advises Audax on the acquisition of Bookspot

Audax Digitaal has acquired online retailer BookSpot from Novamedia. BookSpot has an in-depth e-commerce expertise and is active on the Dutch and Belgium market selling books, e-books, music, films, series and games. Audax is a business platform for logistics retail with a focus on creating, marketing, distributing and selling print…

Stek advises 3I Infrastructure and its portfolio company JOULZ on acquisition of electric charging business

Stek advised 3i Infrastructure and its portfolio company Joulz on its acquisition of the electric charging and e-mobilty service provider business of GreenFlux. The transaction included a pre-completion carve-out of the charging business by GreenFlux. The operations will be continued by Joulz under the name Joulz Laadoplossingen B.V. With this…

Stek advises Partech on Kaizo investment

Kaizo announced a seed round of funding co-led by Gradient — Google’s AI venture fund — and French VC Partech. Kaizo is a Dutch start-up which uses AI and gamification to improve customer service. Stek acted for Partech and Gradient. Please click here for more information on the transaction.

Stek successful in rejecting multi million claims against former shareholders of HKB Bank

Stek has successfully assisted two former (major) shareholders of the German HKB Bank GmbH in two proceedings before the Amsterdam District Court. In these proceedings, tens of millions of euros in damages were claimed from these former shareholders for alleged unlawful acts and breach of contract. The Amsterdam District Court…

Stek successfully represented Schakelring, De Riethorst Stromenland and Volckaert in the second phase ACM merger control procedure

Stek has successfully represented the three healthcare providers Schakelring, De Riethorst Stromenland and Volckaert in the second phase merger control procedure before the Authority for Consumers & Markets (ACM). The ACM cleared the merger within 13 weeks, making it one of the fastest second phase decisions for healthcare mergers in…

Stek advises SK FireSafety Group on the acquisition of AED-Partner

Stek advised SK FireSafety Group, a portfolio company of APAX Partners, on the acquisition of AED-Partner, a supplier of automatic external defibrillators in the Benelux. Please click here for the press release (in Dutch).

Stek victorious for Stedin in precedent-setting liability dispute

Stek has successfully represented distribution company Stedin in civil litigation initiated by a housing corporation. The housing corporation sued for consequential damages, including lost rental income, caused by alleged late completion of household electricity connections. By judgment of 22 January 2020 the Rotterdam District Court ruled that Stedin can invoke…

Stek advises Brabant Water on the sale of Hydreco Geomec to ENGIE

Investor in sustainable energy ENGIE Services Nederland has acquired Hydreco Geomec from HydroCare, a subsidiary of Brabant Water. Hydreco Geomec is a rapidly growing company in the field of geothermal heat development and production with a solid mission: to contribute to the transition to sustainable energy with geothermal heat in…