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Our Banking & Finance practice group comprises multidisciplinary teams consisting of lawyers, civil-law notaries and tax advisers with specialist, in-depth and international expertise. The spectrum of finance solutions we offer is quite diverse: Our experience encompasses the following areas, and more:


  • Corporate structuring
  • Syndicated and club credit facilities (LMA documentation)
  • Hedging agreements (ISDA documentation)
  • Structured finance
  • Asset finance
  • Project & real estate finance
  • Derivatives
  • Capital markets
  • Financial structuring and restructuring
  • Financial distress situations
  • Securitisations and covered bonds
  • Factoring and sale and leaseback financings
  • Financial supervision
  • Mergers & acquisitions
  • Financial litigation
  • Security instruments


Our practice group also incorporates several lawyers and civil-law notaries having sector-specific expertise in areas that include real estate, healthcare, energy, and hospitality and leisure. The diversity of clients and transactions has resulted in our practice group and specialists appearing annually in leading listings such as Chambers, Legal 500 and IFLR1000.

Chambers Review

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Banking & Finance - Belgium

5
Band 5

What the Team is Known For

AKD is an increasingly prominent team in the banking and finance space in Belgium, advising clients on a range of related mandates. The group ably assists borrowers and sponsors with the arrangement of real estate financing agreements across a variety of asset classes. The law firm holds equal weight among lenders, acting on export, acquisition, debt and syndicated financings, with further expertise in securitisations and structured finance matters.

Work Highlights

  • AKD advised Morgan Stanley on a EUR1 billion portfolio financing of 55 logistics and office properties across Belgium and the Netherlands.

Strengths

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I appreciate AKD's availability and wide knowledge of the market.

Banking & Finance respondent
Global

AKD have a hands-on approach and are highly knowledgeable in technical matters. We receive quick and qualitative feedback on all topics and requests.

Banking & Finance respondent
Global

The AKD team are user-friendly, responsive and knowledgeable. They deliver quality work product in a timely manner.

Banking & Finance respondent
Global

AKD's team demonstrates remarkable availability, combining swift proactivity and responsiveness. Their ability to maintain control and master every aspect of the transaction is truly commendable.

Banking & Finance respondent
Global

Notable Practitioners

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Antoine De Raeve
2
Antoine De Raeve
2
Band 2

Antoine De Raeve assists multinational borrowers with amendments to credit facilities, as well as acting for lenders and underwriters on syndicated financing mandates and real estate financings.

Antoine De Raeve is great to work with and is our first port of call for Belgian financing matters.

Antoine De Raeve is focused on maintaining a good relationship with the client. He remains really calm and patient in high-pressure transactions.

Antoine De Raeve is just a great lawyer. He has deep expertise and commercial acumen and is responsive.

Antoine De Raeve expertly pilots the transaction, demonstrating full command of the entire process.

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Jan Missoul
U
Jan Missoul
U
Up and Coming

Jan Missoul advises public and private financial institutions on acquisition and project financing mandates.

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Ranked Lawyers at
AKD

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Banking & Finance
Antoine De Raeve
2
Antoine De Raeve
2
Band 2
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Jan Missoul
U
Jan Missoul
U
Up and Coming
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