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Banking, finance and capital markets

Eubelius

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Eubelius is recommended for its ‘combination of brains and business': its banking and finance team is particularly recommended for its borrower-side work in real estate and project finance, and the capital markets team fields experts in equity and debt capital markets and regularly handles green and sustainable bond issues. Lars Van Bever and Joris De Wolf co-head the capital markets group, while Thomas Donnez takes the lead in banking and finance, and corporate partner Matthias Wauters is also noted. Eva Milants is recommended for real estate expertise, with a focus on capital markets and public M&A.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Eubelius has an excellent banking and finance team. They are not only extremely fast, but also very focused and have an outstandingly good understanding of international and complex issues.’

  • ‘Thomas Donnez is an exceptional lawyer with a sharp mind and extensive knowledge in this area. He quickly understands the issues and what is (really) needed, and has a good grasp of the underlying business case.'

  • ‘Their unrivalled expertise in corporate and financial law. Extensive academic network which helps to craft unique solutions.’

  • ‘The practice of Eubelius is unique in terms of the sector expertise and the devotion for their clients to defend their interest and to realize the best possible outcome for a transaction, especially when a transaction is more complex or out-of-the box.'

  • ‘I appreciate the sector expertise as well the way of working of Lars Van Bever and Joris De Wolf. Both Partners have an excellent knowledge of the Law, recent implications but foremost practical experience with more complex transactions.'

  • ‘The combination of brains and business. They are outstanding in the law, but they also have a very good knowledge of the market.'

  • ‘Eva Milants is very responsive and knowledgeable. She knows the market very well.’

  • ‘Thomas Donnez and Sylvain Guéret was the foreground team I have been dealing with in a complex public-private file with financial impact above a billon EUR. Easy reachable, to the point, flexible, anticipative.’

Key clients

  • Immobel
  • Vlaams Woningfonds
  • Warehouses De Pauw
  • Belgian State
  • What’s Cooking
  • BCD Travel
  • Pandox
  • BME Group
  • Mogelijk Vastgoedfinancieringen
  • Atenor
  • Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Belges
  • Belgian State
  • Ethias
  • Retail Estates
  • Nextensa
  • Care Property Invest
  • Finscaff
  • Acasa Group

Work highlights

  • Advised Warehouses De Pauw, the largest Belgian REIT by market cap, on more than EUR850m worth of (re)financing transactions during the current review period.
  • Advised Atenor on its EUR181.5m “rights issue” followed by a top-up capital increase.
  • Advised Immobel on its EUR287m facility granted for the development and construction of the Oxy site in Brussels, probably the largest construction financing on the Brussels market this year.

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.
Eva Milants
Eubelius
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Lars Van Bever, Joris De Wolf, Matthias Wauters, Thomas Donnez

Other key lawyers

Eva Milants, Sylvain Guéret