Strelia‘s private equity practice advises both Belgian and international PE funds, VC funds, and individual investors as well as target companies and existing shareholders, with a focus on the technology, life sciences and pharmaceuticals sectors. Gisèle Rosselle heads the team, a tech-sector specialist with international experience, and Katrien Vorlat has significant experience supporting multinational PE funds. Laurent Verhavert is ’clear and pragmatic' and is qualified across both Belgium and Luxembourg.
Testimonials
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- 'Great team, which is involved in shaping both market norms and wider awareness of PE in Belgium through involvement in professional organisations abroad.’
‘Katrien Vorlat is highly responsive, commercial and user-friendly. She is everything you would want in a lawyer supporting you.'
‘Strelia treat you always as an important client, having one single point of contact and benefiting from Strelia's network to get the problem solved.’
‘Laurent Verhavert is a great professional, very reactive and proactive, clear and pragmatic.’
Key clients
- Arcadea Group
- Rubis Group
- Dematra Waterland
- Swarovski Group
- Foreman Capital
- Chemtech Group
- Société générale
- AbéNex
- Newton Biocapital
- Vesalius Biocapital
- Quilvest capital partners
- Dawn capital
- Crane capital
- Arlington capital partner
- BC partners
- Cellaion
- Join capital
- Flamingo Therapeutics
- Novadip Biosciences
- Neuvasq Biotechnologies
- Soil Capital
- Ambienta
- Aboleris Pharma
- Imcyse
- New Mountain Capital
Work highlights
- Assisted Paris stock-exchange-listed company Rubis Group on its sale of a 55% stake in the joint-venture Rubis Terminal to its JV partner, I Squared Capital.
- Assisted La Saponaria in the sale of their shares to the Organic Consumer Group, a member of the international holding company Damier Group, and their subsequent reinvestment.
- Assisted life-sciences investment fund Vesalius Biocapital, as well as syndicate of investors, in the framework of a EUR 15,000,000 equity financing round in Cognivia.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Gisèle Rosselle