News
Pharma update: MSD and Teva plead on subgroup indication patents
In its decision of 14 July 2015, the Court of Appeal of The Hague had decided that there is a difference in the scope of protection of second medical use patents and subgroup indication patents. On 30 September 2016, Merck Sharp & Dohme (‘MSD’) and Teva pleaded their case before the Dutch Supreme Court. The
Read more ›
Pharma update: AG opinion Sun v Novartis on indirect infringement of Swiss-type claims
On 30 September 2016, Advocate General Van Peursem handed down his opinion on the Supreme Court appeal grounds of Sun Pharmaceutical Industries (Europe) B.V. (‘Sun’) against the preliminary injunction decision of the Court of Appeal of The Hague of 27 January 2015, in which the Court ruled that Sun had committed indirect infringement of a
Read more ›
Infotheek Group: acquisition of CORE10 AS in Norway
Infotheek Group B.V. expands in Norway with the acquisition of enterprise reseller and independent distributor CORE10 AS. Infotheek has already been active in the Nordics for years in Sweden, Denmark and Finland. BarentsKrans advised, in close cooperation with law firm Kluge AS in Norway, Infotheek Groep B.V. about this acquisition. Jordy Kool CEO Infotheek. “We
Read more ›
Guide to private antitrust litigation in The Netherlands
BarentsKrans’ lawyers Joost Fanoy, Martijn van Maanen en Tim Raats are the authors of the Dutch chapter of the PLC Global Guide to private antitrust litigation. The private antitrust litigation global guide serves as a single, essential, starting point of practical reference for both clients and practitioners in considering the various merits of commencing, defending or
Read more ›
Acquisition Albert Heijn supermarkets Zwanenburg and Rijnsburg
Acquisition by Caelum Investments B.V. of all issued shares in the share capital of Gebr. Verburg I B.V. and Gebr. Verburg IV B.V. These companies are active as the supermarkets Albert Heijn Zwanenburg and Albert Heijn Rijnsburg. Involved lawyers: Michiel Martin Robert-Jan Zwaan Lisanne Vissers Annemiek Hogeterp Bart de Hek Roeland de Mol
Read more ›
BarentsKrans assists in sale of EUR 60 million retail to AT Capital
BarentsKrans assisted the seller in the sale of a supermarket portfolio with a purchasing price of EUR 60 million. The portfolio consists of ten retail locations across The Netherlands, including supermarkets such as Albert Heijn, Jumbo and Aldi. The buyer is a joint venture between the Dutch Cairn Real Estate and Singaporean AT Capital. The closing
Read more ›
Rooftop Energy places 18,500 solar panels on the roof of flower auction Plantion
Rooftop Energy, the largest Dutch developer of commercial solar power plants, places 18,500 solar panels on the roof of flower auction Plantion near the A30 highway. This is the largest solar installation in The Netherlands, and ensures a CO2 reduction of 1,300 tons of CO2 per year. Rooftop Energy supplies the solar system to Plantion
Read more ›
Korenvliet acquires ordinary shares in Mid Ocean from HAV
Korenvliet, an investment company of CEO Mr Rutger de Planque, acquired from HAV all outstanding ordinary shares of Mid Ocean, the in The Netherlands based leading promotional products supplier. The HAV group continues as controlling shareholder of Favorite Gifts with the Dutch promotional products suppliers Giving Europe and Van Helden Relatiegeschenken. BarentsKrans advised Korenvliet on the acquisition,
Read more ›
PAT-Krüger group acquired by Coert Kleijwegt
Coert Kleijwegt indirectly acquired all shares in the PAT-Krüger group. With 35 years of experience, PAT-Krüger has become the market leader in the field of security and control systems for heavy duty equipment. PAT-Krüger is an international organization with offices in the Netherlands, Dubai, the UK and Germany and dealers all over the world. PAT-Krüger
Read more ›
Lawsuit against European truck cartel
Following the announcement today by the European Commission that it has imposed record fines of €3 billion against five manufacturers of trucks for participating in a long running cartel, the litigation funding company Claims Funding Europe and BarentsKrans confirm that they are preparing and will file proceedings on behalf of businesses from all over Europe who
Read more ›
