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.
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