The banking and finance offering from Deloitte Legal works within its corporate and finance team, with a focus on transactional finance and financial regulation. It has notable strength regarding sustainable finance, as well as public sector work, and offers expertise regarding innovative structured finance solutions. David Roelens focuses on debt and equity capital markets, co-heading the team alongside Laurent Godts, who has experience advising clients in the insurance and fintech markets.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘The tenure of the team in combination with an open and proactive communication.’

  • ‘The Deloitte team is reachable. They know the matter in detail and proactively highlights the most important points.’

  • ‘Hands-on, professional and good knowledge.’

  • 'Laurent Godts is very reactive and reliable.'

  • 'Very good knowledge of the Belgian market, deep insight.'

Key clients

  • Ineos
  • Xior Student Housing NV
  • Gigarant NV
  • Gigarant
  • Milcobel CV

Work highlights

  • Advised Gigargant on the restructuring and insolvency procedure of Van Hool NV.
  • Advising the Van Mossel/ICLH group on their Belgian financing transactions totalling EUR2bn+ debt positions.
  • Advising Xior on their ECM, DCM, and banking transactions.

Lawyers

Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Laurent Godts
Deloitte Legal

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Laurent Godts, David Roelens

Other key lawyers

Kristof Maresceau, Jolien Bradt, Astrid Delanghe, Sophie Wyckmans