Mrs Audrey Zegers > ALTIUS > Brussels, Belgium > Lawyer Profile

The banking and finance team at ALTIUS assists on both borrower and lender-side transactions domestically and internationally, regularly working in acquisition finance, asset finance, real estate finance, and capital markets. Audrey Zegers and Jérôme Vermeylen co-lead the team: Zegers has a particular focus on the regulatory matters. The team’s increasing focus on sustainable finance is particularly notable.

The practice at ALTIUS is ‘highly skilled and very easy to communicate with’, with expertise in advising insurance companies, reinsurers, and insurance intermediaries on a wide range of matters. Insurance coverage disputes are a strength of the team, along with providing advice on insurance policies. Alexander Hansebout leads the team, and is a ‘very skilled and reputable lawyer’ with extensive experience in liability and insurance work, as well as the enforcement of foreign judgments. Stijn Van Schel is key to the practice, working with insurance companies on complex liability and coverage disputes. Audrey Zegers is noted for assisting financial institutions and investment funds in domestic and cross-border transactions.

The financial regulatory practice at ALTIUS boasts vast expertise advising on establishing funds, licensing and registration requirements, and negotiating with Belgian supervisory authorities. Audrey Zegers is the head of the practice, with expertise advising on MiFID II, AIFMD, and anti-money laundering topics. Elias Nys is ‘very proactive and goes out of his way to ensure all aspects of the transaction are attended to’.