DLA Piper is very active in the middle market and has a ‘genuinely international footprint’ that enables the Belgium-based team to effectively collaborate with global offices on cross-border transactions. In addition to advising global private equity funds and corporate clients on their Belgian investment activities, the team regularly handles joint ventures, strategic M&A, and corporate reorganisations for its domestic client base. The practice is particularly active in advising on transactions in the industrials and energy sectors; a key contact in this space is Michael Heene, who heads the practice together with cross-border M&A and restructuring experts Koen Selleslags and Erwin Simons. Aubry Daerden is frequently sought out by private equity clients.
Testimonials
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‘Available, to the point, high legal expertise in complex M&A files, excellent negotiation skills.’
‘The strength of DLA Piper and their commercial, corporate and M&A practice is that they have all the knowledge in-house to deal with different topics, but still make it aligned towards the needs of the customer.’
Key clients
- Alychlo
- ArcelorMittal
Work highlights
- Advised Fluvius System Operator CV on a €2bn investment in a joint venture with Telenet to enhance the HFC network infrastructure in Flanders through the transfer of their existing network assets to NetCo.
- Assisted AG Insurance NV/SA with its acquisition, together with bank BNP Paribas Fortis NV/SA, of the Touring-group, a Belgian company in the mobility sector.