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Chambers Europe 2013 recommends the firm Ambos NBGO and Roel Nieuwdorp, Carl Bevernage, Peter Van de Vijver and Ingrid Van Clemen as key individuals.

Theme: On basis of some practical examples the possible problems arising in drafting and negotiating bank guarantees will be highlighted.

Speakers: Wilfred Goris and Caroline Wildemeersch

Language: NL, FR

Location and time: Ambos NBGO Antwerp, 12.00 – 14.00 pm

For more information, please contact one of our experts.

On 2 April 2013 the second Royal Decree concerning the new Belgian Law on Piracy was published. The Royal Decree regulates all the reports that a shipowner and/or operator of a ship must file when he wants to use a maritime security company.

Thus, the contract with a maritime security company needs to be reported to the Belgian government. A copy of this contract needs to be sent to both the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Mobility and Transport.

Ambos NBGO Advocaten is proud that the leading Legal 500 EMEA Ranking has recommended the firm in the following seven categories:

Theme: Challenges for the Company Secretary? How best to maintain practices and to avoid pitfalls as Company Secretary?

Speakers: Roel Nieuwdorp (vennoot - Ambos NBGO), Christina Trappeniers (vennoot - Ambos NBGO), Kathleen Paisley (vennoot - Ambos NBGO), Luc Hagemans (secretaris-generaal BNP Paribas, lid van het Executive Comité)

Language: NL, FR

Location and time: Ambos NBGO Brussels, 16.00 – 18.15 pm

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Ambos NBGO has assisted Multiplicom and its shareholders in the preparation, negotiation and closing of a 5.5 million euro capital raising round. The shareholder consortium has been joined by Flemish investment company PMV, RMM (Rudi Mariën) and Qbic ARKIV Fund. Also, the company’s existing shareholders – Gimv, Biotech Fonds Vlaanderen and VIB – continue to support the growth of the company. VIB will again be making an investment in kind.

Ambos NBGO Advocaten received the award for "Corporate Law Firm of the Year 2013" at the Belgian Legal Awards 2013 ceremony. Ambos NBGO obtained this award in competition with 9 other international and Belgian law firms. Mainly its strategy, growth and merits in the field of corporate and M&A were applauded by the jury. In a few years’ time, the corporate team expanded from 4 to over 20 lawyers.

Ambos NBGO Advocaten is pleased to announce that it is the privileged partner of the Belgian Institute for company lawyers (Instituut voor bedrijfsjuristen/Institut des juristes d’entreprise) during 2013.  

A new law on maritime piracy was published in the Belgian official gazette on 30 January 2013. This law creates a legal framework for ships sailing under Belgian flag to protect them against the current wave of piracy in certain areas.

Before the law can effectively be applied, a number of issues will have to be dealt with by Royal Decree. This Royal Decree has not been published yet, its publication is expected next month.