We advised Gimv, Robert Bosch Venture Capital and DFJ Esprit on the sale of all outstanding shares in GreenPeak Technologies B.V. to Qorvo. GreenPeak is a fabless semiconductor/system company and makes ZigBee semiconductor products and software technologies for Smart Home data communications and the Internet of Things.

Previously we advised GreenPeak Technologies on its 2013 equity financing round by existing shareholders comprising Gimv, Robert Bosch Venture Capital GmbH and DFJ Esprit II LP. We also advised on the company’s prior equity financing rounds and the acquisition of Ubiwave since 2007. ^*

^*  Marcel van de Vorst led these earlier transactions whilst at previous law firm.

We advised the sellers of Varitex N.V. to Lohmann & Rauscher (L&R), a leading international supplier of high quality, forward-looking medical devices and hygiene products – ranging from conventional dressing material to modern treatment and nursing systems. Varitex has been developing, producing and marketing compression stockings and other products under the brand of the same name – Varitex – on the Dutch market since its founding in 1947. In addition, Varitex also manufactures a range of private label products, for which it is already a long-term supplier of the British L&R subsidiary Activa Healthcare Ltd.

We advised on the transaction whereby NPM Capital provided growth financing through an equity investment in TIIC, a leading success creator for IT vendors and their channel partners. TICC helps vendors with their channel strategy and execution by creating proven programs for lead generation, sales and operational efficiency. Likewise, TICC is a trusted partner for many IT-companies worldwide on service development, sales strategy, lead generation and training programs that boost their success.

We advised Prime Ventures, DFJ & Esprit and ING Corporate Investments Participaties on the series C equity financing round of Bright Computing. Bright Computing provides comprehensive software solutions for deploying and managing clusters of servers.

We advised SaaSplaza, the leading global cloud services for Microsoft Dynamics partner, as borrower on the venture debt provided by Harbert Fund, an independent investment firm.

We were involved with the introduction of Fastned, builder of European network of fast charging stations for electric vehicles, on the new stock exchange Nxchange. Fastned moves to Nxchange because this European exchange fits with the European expansion plans of Fastned. Nxchange operates (like Euronext) under license of the AFM as regulated market. As a result of the switch to a regulated market, more parties can invest in Fastned. Fastned expects that it will become easier to attract new capital and that the tradeability of the shares will improve.

Our role in this listing related to the documentation for the transfer of the Fastned certificates from the NPEX platform to Nxchange.

We advised Denham The Jeanmaker in creating a joint venture with Look Incorporated (Japan) regarding the use of the Denham brand in Japan.

We advised ETPA in connection with the acquisition by TenneT of a 40% interest in ETPA to support the further development of the Energy Trading Platform Amsterdam. ETPA will provide participants with easy access to the electricity market via an independent, automated energy trading platform.