Recent matter

29 September 2016

Blue Point Capital Partners, in conjunction with its portfolio company, Hilco Vision, successfully completed the acquisitions of Optiplus and Proteye. These transactions represent the second and third add-on acquisitions for Hilco Vision since Blue Point acquired the platform investment in May 2014. The Hilsinger Company acquired 100% of the shares in Optiplus B.V.and Proteye Veiligheidsbrillen B.V.  through her Dutch subsidiary Hilco Netherlands B.V. The Hilsinger Company is a…

16 September 2016

Rutgers & Posch advises Van Lanschot Participaties in relation to its equity investment in Adomex International. Adomex imports foliage and decoration green worldwide and is a market leader in this market segment. Adomex  client base includes wholesalers, cash-and-carry’s, bouquet producers and garden centers in Europe. Adomex International has its main office in Uithoorn, the Netherlands and sales offices in Aalsmeer, Rijnsburg, Naaldwijk and Herongen (Germany). The Rutgers &…

11 September 2016

Online travel operator TravelBird has obtained a mezzanine loan from Main Mezzanine Capital to be used for its further growth and quality enhancement. Please see here for the press release of Main. A team of Rutgers & Posch consisting of Kees Westermann, Robert ten Have and Babette Waltman has advised TravelBird on its entering into this mezzanine loan.

18 August 2016

Euronext announced on 17 August that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a 20% stake in European Central Counterparty N.V. (EuroCCP), the leading CCP for pan-European equity markets providing clearing and settlement services, for an amount of circa euro 14 mln. This announcement follows the release of 12 May whereby Euronext announced to be in exclusive talks to acquire this stake. The completion of the transaction…

9 August 2016

Rutgers & Posch adviseert Van Lanschot bij de op 9 augustus 2016 aangekondigde overname van de private banking-activiteiten van Staalbankiers. Staalbankiers is een private bank en is sinds 1994 onderdeel van Achmea. Van Lanschot neemt naast de private banking-relaties circa € 1,7 miljard beheerd vermogen, circa € 280 miljoen spaargelden en een beperkt aantal effectenkredieten over. Daarnaast komen de private bankers en beleggingsspecialisten van Staalbankiers in dienst bij…

12 June 2016

On 12 June 2015 Bristol-Myers-Squibb (‘BMS’), in connection with an exclusive strategic collaboration, acquired a 4.9% equity stake in uniQure N.V., listed on NASDAQ. BMS will take another 5.0% stake before 31 December 2015, and has been granted two warrants to acquire up to an additional 10% equity stake. BMS paid over USD 37 million for the first 4.9% equity stake. The future equity purchases will be at…