Eubelius has an excellent reputation for advising REITs on regulatory, tax and transactional matters, though clients note that it also ‘delivers integrated advice which covers the entire spectrum of applicable laws and legislation’ in the real estate sector. Corporate real estate lawyer Lars Van Bever and tax specialist Wouter Claes lead the practice. in which senior attorney Eva Milants is a key adviser on capital markets and M&A transactions.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘The real estate transaction team at Eubelius is specialised in regulated real estate companies. Strengths of the firm are: quality of work, responsiveness, live up to expectations of clients and their investment in trying to know their client's business. ’
‘Individuals in this team standing out are Lars Van Bever (partner) and Eva Milants (associate). Lars is a creative lawyer (e.g. thinking ahead about possibilities to structure a deal differently...).’
'The great advantage with Eubelius is that they truly are a full-service practice. The law in the real estate sector has many specialties (contract law, real rights, permits / environment, tax law, corporate law, finance matters, ...) and Eubelius is renowned and recognised in the market as the go-to specialist for each of these specialties. They are also used to work together and to deliver integrated advice which cover the entire spectrum of applicable rules, laws and legislation to the matter at hand.'
'All partners are highly experienced and qualified. Most of them are also active in an academic position, but this doesn\'t inhibit them from being practical in the proposed approach or solutions to the raised matters. They combine specialist and extensive practical experience with in-depth academic, state-of-the art and up-to-date theoretical knowledge.'
'Eubelius retains a very high standard in their recruitment process and they invest heavily in the development of juniors and associates. The fact that juniors and associates are very knowledgeable contributes to the high quality of the work delivered. Special mentions to - Lars Van Bever and Eva Milants (corporate real estate with extensive real estate fund experience) - Vincent Sagaert (real estate specialist) - Korneel Decroix (real estate tax).'
Key clients
- Nextensa
- AG Real Estate
- Retail Estates
- Warehouses De Pauw
- Skyline Europe
- Care Property Invest
- BE-REIT association
- Care-Ion
- ION
- Immobel
Work highlights
Advised AG Real Estate and AXA Belgium, the reference shareholders of Befimmo, on the tender of their shares in Befimmo in the context of Brookfield’s public tender offer.
Advised Family Baijot in the sale of 55% of the shares in group Maisons Baijot (one of Wallonia’s largest, family-owned, contracting companies) to the French listed entity Bassac (Euronext Paris).
Advised AG Real Estate on the acquisition of Anima Care as well as the landmark urban development project “AXS Namur”.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Lars Van Bever, Wouter Claes