Michaël Heene
DLA PiperDLA Piper’s team is capable of advising on the full gamut of private equity transactions and has a standout record of handling acquisitions, investments, and buy-and-build strategies for private equity clients active in the sports space. Tech and healthcare are further areas of focus for the team, which besides advising on transactions also routinely assists with the incorporation, structuring and commercialisation of new venture capital and private equity funds. Financial services specialist Pierre Berger is a noted expert in this space and also regularly advises on VC investments. He co-leads the practice with PE and VC transactions experts Koen Selleslags and Michaël Heene.
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‘The team is very hard working and helps us to operate more efficiently and stay on top of all of our registration and other obligations.’
‘We have been very happy with the work of Michaël Heene and Pieter Vermeulen. They are always available to us whenever we need.’
‘Fauve Vander Schelden and Koen Selleslags are hands-on and pay attention to detail.’
‘Fauve Vander Schelden is very knowledgeable and cares for her clients by following up regularly and letting fall nothing through the cracks. Koen Selleslags is a very pleasant lawyer to work with. Lots of experience and knows how to get a deal done.’
Key clients
- Alychlo NV
- 777 Partners
- Torqx Capital Partners
- Castik
- IceLake Capital
- Checkroom NV
- Teamleader
- InvestLink NV
- Tioga Capital Partners sLP
- ING Solutions Investment Management
- NPM Capital
- The Pacific Media Group
- Casa Management
- Fortino Capital Venture
- SharpX
- SD Worx
- Highlander Partners
- Carlyle
- Bregal Milestone
- Miraclon
- TDR Capital
- Aliaxis
- Belfius
- IStar
- Eagle Football Holdings
- Refresco
- Pacific Media Group Ltd
- NewPort Buyout
- RBJ Corporate BV
- D2X Group
- Marklaan Advisory
- Horizon Equity Partners
Work highlights
- Advised Marklaan Advisory on structuring two alternative investment funds, Strada Partners I and Strada Partners 0.
- Advised the Eagle Football group of companies on Eagle Football Holdings Bidco Limited's completion of an acquisition of a significant controlling stake in Olympique Lyonnais Groupe.
- Advised Tioga Capital Partners on the seed capital round of HDL MF SA, a newly incorporated company active in debt capital markets.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Koen Selleslags, Michaël Heene, Pierre Berger