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DLA Piper’s private equity practice provides ‘precise support’ on matters from fund formation to venture capital investments, also providing advice on tax planning and management. Michaël Heene co-heads the team in Antwerp with Pierre Berger; Heene often advises private equity houses and their portfolio companies while Berger is a go-to for regulatory issues and regulatory-driven strategic projects. In Brussels, finance and projects head Caroline Hoste leads the team alongside tax specialist Chris Thompson.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Precise support covering Belgian, Luxembourg and French law aspects.’

  • ‘Ability to work under various laws (Belgium, Netherlands) and explain local specificities to foreign parties.’

  • ‘Agile, highly available, great coordination of a high number of parties, effective problem solver.’

  • ‘Friendly and responsive.’

  • ‘Personable, strong communication, approachable, reachable, deliver on time.’

Key clients

  • Apheon
  • EMK
  • FPIM
  • Grinta
  • Ponsardin Capital
  • 777 Partners
  • Bregal Milestone
  • Carlyle
  • Castik
  • Eagle Football Holdings
  • Fortino Capital Venture
  • Horizon Equity Partners
  • IceLake Capital
  • Marklaan Advisory – Strada Partners
  • Miraclon
  • Newport Buyout
  • NPM Capital
  • PMV
  • Tioga Capital Partners sLP
  • Torqx Capital Partners
  • Waterland

Work highlights

  • Advised Marklaan Advisory, an alternative investment fund manager, on structuring two funds: Strada Partners I and Strada Partners 0, established as Private Privaks under Belgian law.
  • Assisting Federale Participatie- en Investeringsmaatschappij (SFPIM) with its Design – Renovate– Finance – Maintain (DRFM) program, which renovates Belgian state and military real estate assets to improve energy efficiency.
  • Advised Belfius Bank NV/SA as the super senior lender in the financing for Apheon’s acquisition of AlliA Insurance Brokers.

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Michaël Heene, Pierre Berger, Caroline Hoste, Chris Thompson