Van Bael & Bellis

Corporate and commercial, M&A

Partner Michel Bonne focuses on corporate M&A. He has advised a wide range of listed and privately held corporate, private equity and financial companies on Belgian and cross-border M&A transactions, including  restructuring , private M&A, capital markets (IPOs, secondary offerings and take-over bids), private equity and venture capital placements, real estate transactions, privatisations, mergers, joint ventures and reorganisations. His experience covers a broad range of sectors, including energy, media, financial services, telecom, IT, retail, real estate, life sciences, aviation and biotech.

Prior to joining Van Bael & Bellis, Michel worked at the Brussels and London offices of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer.

Michel speaks Dutch, English, French and Spanish.

Member of the Brussels Bar

Universities of Brussels (KUB) and Leuven (KUL) – Master’s Degree in Corporate Law, 2004 University of Madrid (UAM) – Master’s Degree in European Law, 1999 Universities of Leuven (KUL), Copenhagen (KU) and Namur (FUNDP) – Master in Law, 1998