The team at Squire Patton Boggs serves both institutional clients as well as a wide array of domestic and international corporates, start-ups and scale-ups from sectors ranging from education to industrials. Clients frequently instruct the practice to handle traditional M&A, cross-border real estate transactions, and distressed acquisitions in connection with restructurings. Practice head Bart Vanderstraete is well-regarded for his advice on private equity and corporate transactions as well as commercial agreements; other key contacts in the team include Marga Caproni, who advises on the employment aspects of domestic and cross-border M&A.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Squire Patton Boggs stands out for its comprehensive range of legal services, providing clients with one-stop solutions.’

  • ‘Denis Barat stands out for his remarkable combination of flexibility, unfailing commitment and speed of reaction.’

Key clients

  • The Craftory
  • HomeServe
  • AGC Glass Europe
  • Live Nation
  • Braskem
  • Primo Water Corporation
  • Aroundtown
  • Nord Anglia Education
  • Vialto

Work highlights

  • Advised investment fund The Craftory on the new capital rounds in Edgard & Cooper.
  • Advised glass products manufacturer AGC Glass Europe SA on an asset deal in connection with the sale of the business of its subsidiary AGC Hemelaers.
  • Advised Nord Anglia Education on the acquisition of an international school in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Bart Vanderstraete

Other key lawyers

Marga Carponi, Amaury de Borchgrave d’Altena, Denis Barat, Alexandra Duysters