On 10 Nov 2021, new thresholds that a contracting authority must take into account when awarding public contracts were set to replace the current ones.
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Financial Regulatory Update: August to October 2021
Our Financial Regulatory Update for Aug - Oct 2021 is now available. With these updates, KPMG Law aims to flag relevant regulatory developments per sector.
The interaction between copyright and patents
Ruling regarding a South Korean company marketing a bicycle in Belgium that resembled a folding bicycle, designed by a British company.
Financial Regulatory Update – March to July 2021
Our Financial Regulatory Update for March - July 2021 is now available. With these updates, KPMG Law aims to flag relevant regulatory developments per sector.
KPMG Law assists Group Machiels with the acquisition of a majority stake in Global Langerlo NV
Group Machiels has acquired a majority stake in Global Langerlo NV, the owner of the grounds of the former Langerlo energy plant in Genk (Belgium). Group Machiels entered into a joint venture together with Global Real Estate to coordinate the demolition works in progress and to further develop the grounds. KPMG Law and KPMG assisted Group Machiels during this transaction. The teams were led by Silvie Broekx (KPMG Tax, Director, Corporate Tax) and Thomas Vandersmissen (KPMG Law, Counsel, Corporate Law/M&A).
KPMG Law and KPMG assist Questel in the acquisition of NovumIP
KPMG Law and KPMG worked side by side to assist Questel Germany Holding GmbH on the acquisition of NovumIP GmbH & Co. KG from Paragon Partners GmbH. Active in 30 countries, Questel Group provides end-to-end intellectual property solutions to more than 6,000 customers and 1 million users. Wouter Lauwers and Christophe Piette took care of the Belgian part of the transaction.
