Tapas Party 2020!
On September 10th, Wintertaling hosted a tapas party on the office's rooftop garden. Despite COVID-19 restrictions and the 1.5-meter social distancing, it was a convivial get-together, where people could reconnect after a long time. The evening was all about catching up and networking with old and new acquaintances. In addition to the atmospherically decorated rooftop garden and […]
New lawyers at Wintertaling!
Wintertaling congratulates Esra Koopman and Jordy Mesman, who were sworn in as lawyers in the Amsterdam District Court in August. They will now begin working as trainee lawyers, Esra under the supervision of Marein Smits in Corporate M&A and Jordy under the supervision of Wilfred Groustra in Real Estate and Employment Law.
Wintertaling notary involved in Davinci takeover by Fintech Ohpen
Yesterday in the FD: Acquisition of Davinci by Dutch fintech Ohpen. The notarial support for this transaction was handled by Sabine van Suijdam (notary), Paula Schouten (candidate notary), and Jasper Franke (candidate notary) of Wintertaling. https://fd.nl/beurs/1356397/nederlandse-fintech-ohpen-rekent-op-sterke-groei-na-miljoenenovername
Information meeting Business Valuation Nyenrode
Marein Smits, partner at Wintertaling and specializing in Corporate M&A, is a core lecturer in Law for the Business Valuation program at Nyenrode Business University. On September 2nd, starting at 6:00 PM, Nyenrode is hosting an information session for this program, which Marein will also be attending. Why Business Valuation? There are quite a few situations conceivable where the economic value of a company […]
Workshop GO!-NH 2020: Corona edition
On June 10, Wintertaling, along with Rutger Kemper (co-founder of Leapfunder, managing director of Presidents Institute), participated in the GO!-NH accelerator program for the fifth time. This time, they provided one-on-one sessions on the legal and economic aspects of startups and financing. This was followed up with a combined webinar in which the startups were […]
DSA – Restartup – Wintertaling and the Dutch Startup Association support startups in times of Corona
The Dutch Startup Association, the advocacy group for Startup-Nederland, has launched ReStartup, connecting DSA partners with startups in need of advice during the COVID-19 pandemic. Wintertaling is pleased to support this initiative and provide advice to several startups. For more information about how Wintertaling can support your […]
Unclear laws and regulations cause difficulties in determining the UBO
In the case of a private limited company (BV) or unlisted public limited company (NV), a natural person who directly or indirectly holds more than 25% of the shares, voting rights, or ownership interest in the company must be considered the ultimate beneficial owner (UBO). In practice, however, it is not always easy for a legal entity to […]
The Annual General Meeting and Covid-19.
The legal obligation to hold a general meeting at least once a year and to approve the annual accounts remains in effect. How best to handle this while also adhering to social distancing depends on your situation and your articles of association. In this article, we describe the current situation […]
Emergency legislation: possible issues regarding general meetings
On April 3, the Ministry of Justice and Security announced emergency legislation to "solve practical problems resulting from the coronavirus crisis." Part of this emergency legislation is that the board can determine that the general meeting can only be followed via livestream, with the condition that members and shareholders are present during […]
What are the consequences of the coronavirus (COVID-19) for entrepreneurs?
The impact of the coronavirus is currently being felt by everyone worldwide. Significant uncertainty about the duration of virus-related measures and the ever-increasing tightening of restrictions are raising many questions for entrepreneurs. Frequently asked questions include: Can I invoke force majeure if I cannot comply due to these circumstances? Can I […]
