Loyens & Loeff’s private equity offering encompasses transactional advice in connection with venture capital investments, take-private acquisitions, and buy-and-build-strategies, as well as structuring and financing advice in relation to fund formation. The team regularly handles the domestic aspects of high-value cross-border acquisitions for upper-market funds and their portfolio companies, working with the firm’s international offices as well as global partner firms to handle Belgian regulatory and tax due diligence as well as transaction negotiations. The practice is co-led by Robrecht Coppens, who advises on restructuring matters in addition to handling a wide array of transactions, and Thomas Lenné, who is noted for advising on private equity deals in the energy, life sciences, and tech sectors. Capital markets expert Mathias Hendrickx is a further name to note.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- 'Robrecht Coppens led our latest M&A deal. He was client-centric and executed the transaction flawlessly.'
- 'Team has relevant local Belgian legal and regulatory expertise. Legal due diligence work output was of very high quality.'
Key clients
- Platinum Equity
- KKR
- Intermediate Capital Group
- Pioneer Point Partners
- EQT
- Lone Star Funds
- Silver Lake
- HIG European Capital Partners
- Bencis Capital Partners
- Rivean Capital
- Participatiemaatschappij Vlaanderen
- Bregal Investment
- Hasco Invest
- Smartfin Ventures
- CATISA
Work highlights
- Assisted ICG in connection with the €1bn sale of its stake in Infra Group to the private equity firm PAI Partners, followed by a partial reinvestment.
- Advised Bencis Private Equity on the €123m set-up of Bencis IV Continuation Fund for several portfolio companies, with additional commitments for expansion and growth.
- Assisted EQT with the $1.7bn acquisition of all shares in BTRS Holding Inc. and its subsidiaries.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Robrecht Coppens, Thomas Lenné