BELGIUM Law and Practice Contributed by: Michel Bonne, Hannelore Matthys and Virginie Lescot, Van Bael & Bellis
Van Bael & Bellis is a leading independent law firm based in Brussels, with offices in London and Ge - neva. Alongside its strong transactions practice, the firm is highly regarded for its extensive expertise in EU competition, EU and international trade, and EU regulatory law. The firm is recognised as having some of the leading, independent M&A, banking and finance and projects practices in Belgium. Its lawyers have in-depth experience in providing advice to cli - ents in complex Belgian and cross-border transac -
tions, regularly advising international clients active in highly regulated industries. The team’s expertise extends to all aspects of finance and corporate law, including private M&A, public M&A and capital mar - kets (debt and equity), project finance, insolvency and restructuring, private equity and venture capital transactions, corporate real estate transactions, cor - porate governance and corporate litigation, and ac - quisition finance.
Authors
Michel Bonne is a partner and head of the transactions practice (corporate M&A) at Van Bael & Bellis. He specialises in Belgian and cross- border M&A transactions and advises clients on a wide range of corporate
Hannelore Matthys is a partner at Van Bael & Bellis who specialises in complex (cross-border) M&A transactions, private equity and venture capital transactions, corporate (re)structuring and joint
law issues, including restructuring work (distressed or not), public M&A (IPOs, secondary offerings and takeover bids), private equity and venture capital placements, real estate transactions, privatisations, joint ventures and acquisition finance structures. Michel’s practice covers a broad range of sectors, including renewable energy, media, finance, telecommunications, real estate, pharmaceuticals, aviation and biotech. His experience includes direct involvement in some of the highest-profile transactions in the Belgian market in recent years.
ventures. She has assisted strategic sellers and buyers and corporate clients, as well as management, in a variety of sectors, including software and technology, renewable energy, life sciences and healthcare, agriculture and the food industry. She also has extensive experience advising private equity investors and portfolio companies through all stages of the investment lifecycle.
Virginie Lescot is a counsel at Van Bael & Bellis who advises on all aspects of corporate law with a particular focus on mergers and acquisitions, company restructurings and private equity transactions. In
these fields, she assists international groups of companies, PE funds and local medium-sized companies in a variety of industry sectors.
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