The ‘diverse and solution driven’ team at Loyens & Loeff handles the gamut of regulatory issues for major banks, investment firms, financial intermediaries, insurance companies, investment funds, payment institutions, and cryptocurrency service providers. The group is well placed to advise on issues ranging from authorisation and cross-border distribution to ESG disclosures. Banking and finance practice head Marc Vermylen and Vanessa Marquette - who ’stands out for her top expertise’ - are the key senior contacts.
Testimonials
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‘Vanessa Marquette stands out for her top expertise.’
‘Open and collaborative team. Diverse and solution driven.’
‘Vanessa Marquette is sharp and to the point. She knows our regulatory environment and the regulators and can propose plug and play solutions.’
‘The regulatory team is efficient, listening to the client's constraints and keen to find clever solutions.’
‘Excellent level of deliverables in terms of quality and time. The team was involved in an innovative project that required quite a lot of re-thinking of existing models. They were able to combine innovative thinking with solid legal bases and very good knowledge of market practice.’
‘Vanessa Marquette: excellent knowledge of the Belgian legal environment. Always available when asked and eager to find flexible solutions.’
‘I believe that what makes this firm unique is the high-level expertise in each of the jurisdictions that it operates.’
‘Marc Vermylen is just great. He is reliable and enthusiastic.’
Key clients
- Société Générale
- European Union - Euratom
- International Swaps and Derivatives Association
- Bundesverband Deutscher banken
- Stellantis N.V.
- Banque Stellantis France
- Stellantis Financial Services Belux
- Caixabank
- Nationale Nederlanden Group
- Santander Consumer Finance S.A.
- AXA
- Blackstone Europe Fund Management
- Indosuez Belgium Fund
- Fortress Investment Group LLC
- Apollo Global Management Inc.
- hHG Pooled Management Limited
- Interchange Belgium
- LHV UK Limited
- Banque de Luxembourg
Work highlights
- Assisted Madison Dearborn Partners and its affiliates with the application for a declaration of non-objection by the National Bank of Belgium (NBB) in relation to a proposed purchase and subscription of shares in MoneyGram International.
- Advised Apollo Global Management on the marketing of funds in Belgium.
- Advised Stellantis on a reorganisation operation, including a transfer of banking employees from Opel Finance to Stellantis Financial Services Belux.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Vanessa Marquette, Marc Vermylen