International corporate clients such as Skoda and Toshiba rely on CMS’ extensive cross-border expertise, which allows the team to advise on multi-jurisdictional transactions, assist clients with Belgian buy-and-build strategies, and handle global corporate mergers and restructurings. Under the leadership of M&A and corporate finance expert Vincent Dirckx, the team also regularly advises Belgian clients on domestic sales and acquisitions. Further key contacts in the team include Arnaud Van Oekel, who handles M&A in the life sciences and energy sectors, restructuring expert Stéphane Collin, and Virginie Frémat, who is noted for her ability to advise on distressed M&A. Philippe Hendrickx joined the firm in October 2024 from White & Case LLP.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- ‘Highly engaged team, irrespective of the size or complexity of the transaction. Genuine interest in the story behind the (anticipated) transaction and fully engaged to make it work for their client.’
- ‘Arnaud Van Oekel is an excellent lawyer, down-to-earth communicator with a lot of common sense and a real dealmaker attitude..’
Key clients
- Groupe Lagarrigue
- Treasury Intelligence Solutions
Work highlights
- Assisted French Group Lagarrigue, through its newly formed Belgian group led by Aqtor!, with its “buy and build” strategy in Belgium.
- Advised Treasury Intelligence Solutions on its acquisition of Cashforce, a cash forecasting and working capital platform.