DLA Piper‘s practice maintains strong debt finance, restructuring, and regulatory offerings, advising a large number of public and private borrowers as well as Belgian and international banks on matters ranging from securitisations and bond issuances to export, acquisition and project financing arrangements. The team is jointly led by Caroline Hoste, who has a particularly strong reputation for advising on energy and infrastructure PPP financings, and Pierre Berger, a regulatory expert whose experience encompasses fund formations as well as the compliance aspects of innovative banking projects. Orestis Omran maintains strong relations with Greek banking clients, while Sander Buysse stands out for his real estate finance expertise.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘Competent team, helpful and hands-on.’
‘Sander Buysse is very competent and helpful, brings the transaction forward.’
Key clients
- KBC Group
- SD Worx
Work highlights
- Assisted SD Worx with the refinancing by BNP Paribas Fortis, Belfius Bank, ING Belgium and KBC Bank of its international group in view of the entry of CVC Capital as minority shareholder and future acquisitions.
- Assisted KBC Asset Management NV with the complex reorganisation of its Bulgarian fund offering channel.