Uitspraak
GERECHTSHOF AMSTERDAM
1.Ontstaan en loop van het geding
2.Feiten
in its capacity as the general partner (beherend vennoot) of the Partnership shall delegate or shall have delegated all of its management duties and authorities to[ [vermogensbeheerder] ]
as manager (beheerder) of the Partnership, subject to the terms and conditions of the management agreement as referred to in clause 5.1 (…)”.
is hereby appointed as the manager (beheerder) of the Fund with full power and authority to provide the Services and[ [vermogensbeheerder] ]
hereby agrees to carry out such responsibilities and duties otherwise imposed by the Fund Documents to[ GP BV]
and the Fund, it being understood that no appointment is made in relation to[ [investors L.P.] ]
and that [investors L.P.] shall be the general partner and manager of[ [investors L.P.] ]
. (...)”
,[ [vermogensbeheerder] ]
performs general confirmatory due diligence which covers financial, legal, fiscal and sustainability issues, and is performed by external advisors when necessary. The investment committee of[ [vermogensbeheerder] ]
aims to assess the identified risks (including sustainability risks) alongside other relevant factors set out in an investment proposal. Following its assessment, the investment committee of[ [vermogensbeheerder] ]
makes investment decisions having regard to the relevant AIF’s investment policy and objectives.(…)”.
, dated 1 December 2016, between[ [Bidco 1] B.V.]
, the Shareholder and various other parties, the Shareholder has a right to make a binding nomination for the appointment by the general meeting of shareholders of[ [Bidco 1] B.V.]
to appoint 1 member of the supervisory board of[ [Bidco 1] B.V.]
(such right, the Nomination Right)
have agreed that to (I)[eiseres]
shall make 1 person available to serve as a supervisory board member of[ [Bidco 1] B.V.]
(each such person, the Nominees) and (II) the Shareholder shall exercise its Nomination Right by nominating the Nominees for the appointment as supervisory board members of[ [Bidco 1] B.V.]
.
shall receive a fee from[ [Bidco 1] B.V.]
for making the Nominees available as the Shareholder’s nominated supervisory board members of[ [Bidco 1] B.V.]
.
1.Fee
one Supervisory Director (the chairman) by [eiseres] (the [naam 1] Supervisory Director);
one Supervisory Director by the Management Board (for as long as each Managing Director is a Depositary Receipt Holder); and
one independent Supervisory Director by [naam 1] .
(…) has been established in order to acquire and hold the shares in[portfolio company]
and to be actively involved in the management of[portfolio company]
and any of its subsidiaries immediately upon the acquisition of alle shares in[portfolio company]
(the “Transaction”).
has rendered and parties have agreed that[eiseres]
will continue to render certain structuring and support services to and for the benefit of[BidCo]
in relation to the execution and structuring of the Transaction and any further transactions in relation to the Company that might take place in the future (the “Services”).
has entered into certain advisory, financing and consultancy agreements with the third party advisers listed in Schedule l (the “Advisers”) in relation to it rendering the Services.
shall remunerate[eiseres]
for the fees and other costs already paid and to be paid, if any, to Advisers by[eiseres]
. In addition, parties have agreed that[BidCo]
shall remunerate[eiseres]
for any additional services rendered by[eiseres]
itself.
shall pay to[eiseres]
an amount equal to all fees, expenses and other reasonable costs incurred by[eiseres]
in relation to the Transaction which are due to the Advisers, including, without limitation, any historic amounts currently due and payable and any historic payments already made by[eiseres]
to the Advisers. For the avoidance of doubt, the obligation for[BidCo]
to pay[eiseres]
shall continue for so long as[eiseres]
has an obligation to pay such Advisers. (…).”
(uitgezonderd hetgeen in het eerste conceptrapport is vermeld over de voorbelasting op de factuur van de firma Alvarez ten bedrage van € 22.050) geen recht heeft op de aftrek van voorbelasting.[eiseres]
is wel de omzetbelasting verschuldigd die zij op factuur in rekening heeft gebracht (artikel 37 Wet OB) respectievelijk waarvan de heffing naar het fonds is verlegd. (…)
3.Geschil in hoger beroep
4.Het oordeel van de rechtbank
5.Beoordeling van het geschil
nade aanvang van het ondernemerschap (vgl. HvJ 8 februari 2007, C-435/05, Investrand, ECLI:EU:C:2007:87).
6.Kosten
7.Beslissing
de Hoge Raad der Nederlanden via het webportaal van de Hoge Raad www.hogeraad.nl.
de Hoge Raad der Nederlanden (belastingkamer), postbus 20303, 2500 EH Den Haag. Alle andere personen en gemachtigden die beroepsmatig rechtsbijstand verlenen, zijn in beginsel verplicht digitaal te procederen (zie www.hogeraad.nl).
de Hoge Raad der Nederlanden (belastingkamer), postbus 20303, 2500 EH Den Haag.