Jones Day
Jones Day remains active on a large volume of cross-border transactions, regularly working with the firm’s international offices in key jurisdictions such as the US and France to handle high-profile and innovatively structured acquisitions, strategic alliances, and VC-backed financing rounds. The team also handles a growing volume of domestic transactions and is particularly well-versed in advising both funds and innovative tech scale-ups on investments in the TMT and life sciences sectors. Practice head Thomas De Muynck is noted for advising on PE and VC investments in growth companies, while Jonas Van Den Bossche is a key contact for cross-border work.
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Key clients
- American Industrial Partners
- Alven Capital
- Arsenal Capital Partners
- BNP Paribas
- Biobest Group
- Buysse & Partners
- Cowboy SA
- Cathay Capital
- ETF Partners
- Fortino Capital
- Hi Inov Capital
- Index Ventures
- iStar Medical SA
- New Alpha
- Partech Capital
- Proxyclick SA
- Rockley Management
- Seventure Partners
- Stride.vc
- The Riverside Company
Work highlights
- Advised iSTAR Medical SA on its strategic alliance with AbbVie for a value of up to €535 million, a deal using the “option-to-acquire” structure.
- Advised Biobest Group NV in connection with its capital increase in an amount of €98.5m, subscribed by Sofina SA and other private investors.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Thomas De Muynck