Monard law, joined by Buyle fields a ‘client oriented, practical and knowledgeable’ team advising private equity and venture capital funds on all stages of the investment cycle. Often advising family-owned companies, Nicole Segers heads the private equity practice. Benoit Samyn is a go-to for matters regarding the real estate sector, while Pieter Van den Broeck has experience of cross-border work in the Netherlands and China particularly.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Team is client oriented, practical and knowledgeable in all fields that are relevant.’
  • ‘Maxime Monard and Lize Van Looy are both practical lawyers, highly valued not only for their practical approach but also their in-depth knowledge of all relevant matters. In addition, they are a real pleasure to work with.’

  • ‘Very approachable team; very quick to respond; high quality of output.’

  • ‘Very good collaboration with the lawyers. If the lawyer doesn't have the expertise personally they will search for colleagues to help.'

  • ‘Down to earth, efficient support. Strong market knowledge.’

  • ‘Nice to work with, no-nonsense people.’

  • ‘Competent and readily available experts who remain constant throughout the years.'

  • ‘Excellent responsivity and flexibility from Maxime Monard. Solid expertise and availability from Lize Van Looy.’

Key clients

  • Down 2 Earth Capital
  • Quanteus Group
  • Legia Capital
  • Glowi
  • LRM
  • Concentra
  • GT Invest
  • Sitemark
  • Droia Ventures
  • Chili Publish
  • E-Capital Equity Management
  • The Nest Family Office
  • Pharrowtech
  • Lizy
  • In2Action
  • Vectis Private Equity
  • Invale
  • LocalGlobe
  • XAnge
  • OTB Ventures
  • Eneco Ventures
  • Molten Ventures
  • Felix Capital

Work highlights

  • Advised The Nest on the acquisition of a 20% stake in Ardo, a global leader in the production and sales of fresh frozen vegetables, fruit and herbs.
  • Advised Felix Capital as lead investor in the USD 30 mio equity round of Belgian scaleup TechWolf.
  • Advised Glowi (backed by BNP Paribas Fortis Private Equity NV) on six acquisitions in the past year (Easy Life, Blue Group, Motmans & Partners, CaptainWork, RCA, HeadOffice).

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Nicole Segers

Other key lawyers

Pieter Van den Broeck, Maxime Monard, Benoit Samyn, Lize Van Looy, Nick Samyn