Niek De Pauw
Clifford ChanceThe private equity offering at Clifford Chance brings together team members from its corporate, tax and finance practices to advise local and international market players both sell- and buy-side in their complex, multi-faceted matters. The team has a notable focus on venture capital work in the tech sector, an area of expertise of Patrice Viaene. Team head Niek De Pauw often advises on high-profile transactions, including M&A, buy-side acquisitions, sell-side disposals, and public to private transactions. The energy sector continues to be an area of strength for the team, with Xavier Remy a key name here.
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Key clients
- EQT Infrastructure and Fiberklaar
- Antin Infrastructure Partners and Eurofiber
- Azelis
- SFPIM
- Tikehau Capital
- Marguerite
- Cityforward
- DTCP
- PSA Group
- Tikehau Capital (through its Regenerative Agriculture fund)
- Aikido Security
- THI Holdings
- QIC, APG, SLAM and PMV
- Asterion Industrial Partners
Work highlights
- Advised Digital Transformation Capital Partners (DTCP), an infrastructure private equity fund specialised in digital infrastructure, on its acquisition of Asteria Infrastructure from Zites BV.
- Advising SFPIM, the investment and holding company of the Belgian federal government, on the recapitalisation of Lineas Group, Europe's largest private rail freight operator.
- Acted for Marguerite on the auction sale of its 10% stake in the offshore wind company C-Power, to EDF Renewables and C-Power Holdco.
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Patrice Viaene
Clifford ChancePractice head
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Niek De Pauw