Lawyers

Christel Van den Eynden

Christel Van den Eynden

Liedekerke, Belgium

Work Department

Corporate and M&A/ Public Private Partnerships.

Position

Partner

Career

Christel Van den Eynden is a Partner in the Corporate and Finance Practice Group.

She advises international and national clients (listed and non-listed companies) on (cross-border) mergers & acquisitions, and private equity investments, and has built up an extensive practice in project financed transactions, PPP and complex industrial projects, mostly in infrastructure, energy and renewables, and logistics.

Christel advises clients in a wide variety of sectors, including the retail sector and food industry, automotive industry, logistics and port-related activities, the energy and green energy sector, (petro)chemicals, biotechnology and life sciences sector, the financial and payment services sector, the IT and high tech sector, hospitality and entertainment sector. She has particular expertise in cross-border acquisitions and divestitures, joint ventures, and infrastructure projects. She also advises clients on issues of corporate governance, directors’ liability and issues of general corporate law.

In addition to her law degree from the University of Antwerp (UA 1987), Christel has a master of arts in international relations from Johns Hopkins University, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (Bologna, Italy, and Washington D.C.), for which she obtained a Fulbright Scholarship. Christel sits on the selection committee of the Fulbright US-Belgium exchange commission awarding scholarships to master degree students in law.

Christel Van den Eynden joined Liedekerke Wolters Waelbroeck Kirkpatrick in 1999.

Languages

Dutch, French, English German and Italian (read)

Memberships

Christel Van den Eynden is a member of the Board, Executive and Audit Committee of Lex Mundi; Chair Emeritus cross-border transactions practice group of Lex Mundi;and Member of women on board.

Education

In addition to her law degree from the University of Antwerp (UA 1987), Christel Van den Eynden has a master of arts in international relations from Johns Hopkins University, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (Bologna, Italy, and Washington D.C.), for which she obtained a Fulbright Scholarship.

Mentions

Belgium

Commercial, corporate and M&A

Hall of fame
Belgium

Private equity