In addition to its ability to advise on high-value private equity transactions, the ‘experienced, pragmatic and solution-driven’ team at Stibbe stands out for providing public and privately held companies in the industrials, energy, and life sciences sectors with complex transactional advice. The team handles both traditional M&A as well as a range of complex public takeovers, joint ventures, and multinational deals. Practice head Stefan Odeurs is noted for his ability to assist private equity funds with a wide range of transactions, an area that capital markets and corporate finance experts Dries Hommez and Jan Peeters also excel in. Pascal Vanden Borre is very experienced with public M&A, takeover bids, and cross-border investments, while Jan Bogaert is noted for handling transactions in regulated sectors.

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‘We appreciate the availability of the team and the partner, the quality and expertise of the team, and the creativity in problem solving.’
‘The entire experience of working with Stibbe was very positive.’
‘All of Dries Hommez's advice was clear and thoughtful.’
‘Experienced, pragmatic and solution-driven team.’

Work highlights

Assisted Carpenter Corporation with executing a "white knight" and poison pill strategy to thwart Greiner's hostile takeover bid for Recticel, ultimately securing the acquisition of Recticel's engineered foam business.
Advised the co-founder of House of HR NV on the sale of House of HR NV by Naxicap to Bain Capital, a sale of 100% of the shares as well as a subsequent reinvestment.
Advised Energy Infrastructure Partners AG and its Belgian consortium members on the acquisition of a 19,85% stake in Fluxys from Caisse de Dépôt et Placement du Quebec.

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