Caroline Hoste
DLA PiperDLA 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.
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Testimonials
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‘Competent team, helpful and hands-on.’
‘Sander Buysse is very competent and helpful, brings the transaction forward.’
‘We had the opportunity to work with Orestis Omran and his team in the context of various banking and finance matters. Their ability to provide comprehensive banking and finance advice and to provide a commercial driven solution is commendable.’
‘Professionalism, accuracy, availability. ’
‘Combination of deep knowledge and business sense.’
‘The team has a very broad experience and is capable of delivering within the agreed timeframe.’
‘Orestis Omran consistently raises the bar due to an undeniable number of skills that he shows in every step of the transaction process. He has been involved in high profile complex finance transactions, displaying strong negotiation skills and a thorough understanding of the specific challenges faced by banks and financial firms alike. While a fierce negotiator, he adopts a smooth pragmatic approach when tensions rise to make sure every finance deal is completed.’
‘Caroline Hoste keeps the focus on the interests of her client while being able to get the deal done. She has a very broad experience and manages to get high quality work delivered on time.’
Key clients
- KBC Group
- SD Worx
- ING Belgium
- Concord
- School Invest NV
- Regie der Gebouwen
- Tioga Capital Partners sLP
- Single Resolution Board (SRB)
- National Bank of Greece S.A.
- Tsakos Energy Navigation LTD
- P&E Investments
- BNP Paribas Fortis
- Belfius group
- Argenta group
- Axa group
- Degroof Petercam group
- Delen Private Bank
- Bank van Breda
- Deutsche Bank
- Baloise group
- AG Insurance
- Ageas NV
- Federale Verzekering
- Federale Assurance
- Assuralia
- Athora Holding Ltd
- Aion Bank
- ICICI Bank
- Bancontact Payconiq Company
- Visa
- Unifiedpost NV/SA
- Unifiedpost Payments NV/SA
- Travelex AcquisitionCo
- Antwerp World Diamond Center
- Res Prepaid
- Your Estate Solution NV
- QQuant Master Servicer Servicing of Loans and Credits SingleMember S.A.
- Intrum AB
- Piraeus Bank
- Eurobank
- Qualco S.A.
- Tsakos Energy Navigation LTF
- European Commission - Directorate-General for Climate Action
- Blox
- Minna Technologies AB
- Willemen Groep
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.
- Advised Intrum on the purchase of two NPL portfolios from doValue Greece, concerning a Greek securitised portfolio of non-performing loans with a gross book value of €630m.
Lawyers
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.
Pierre Berger, Caroline Hoste