The ‘business-oriented’ team at AKD concentrates on mid-market M&A and stands out for its relationships with private equity funds and corporate clients in the tech sector. The team, which handles corporate restructurings, strategic and private equity investments on the buy-and sell-side, and asset purchase agreements, is led by domestic and cross-border M&A specialist Timothy Speelman.
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‘The team is very business-oriented and has a great capacity to deliver tailormade and precise work’
‘Thimothy Speelman: very engaged and available.’
Key clients
- ING Belgium
- Ncardia
- Banque Thaler
- CWS International
- PureCycle Technologies
- Alcadon Group
- Dessange
- Ansul
- Ammega
- KIC InnoEnergy
- Vitec Software Group
- Falfurrias Capital Partners
- Youfone
- Valsoft
- The eCloud Company
- Rett Kurs
- Vitec Software
- Partners@Venture
Work highlights
- Advised Orlando-based PureCycle Technologies on its €250m investment in the NextGen District of the Port of Antwerp-Bruges, where PureCycle intends to build its first polypropylene recycling facility in Europe.
- Advised Ncardia on the acquisition of a Cell Therapy Manufacturing Unit from Celyad Oncology SA.
- Advised ING Belgium on a leveraged management buy-out at the level of The Concept Group, providing ERP software solutions for the fashion, retail, hospitality and industry sectors.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Timothy Speelman