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Corporate/M&A - Belgium

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What the Team is Known For

A&O Shearman offers a pre-eminent M&A practice in the Belgian market, advising on a range of corporate law matters, including acquisitions, sales and restructurings. It offers an exceptional track record of representing international private equity houses, financial institutions and investors in multi-jurisdictional transactions. The law firm also has prodigious expertise representing Belgian clients from the TMT sector. The team also benefits from the support of colleagues in the law firm's well-ranked banking and competition teams spread across the Brussels and Antwerp offices, as well as its outstanding international network.

Strengths

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A&O Shearman provides solid, swift and to the point advice, allowing for progression built around trust and confidence. The team can offer solutions for any complex matters.

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The A&O Shearman team is pragmatic, available and provides quick and informal communication lines.

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The team at A&O Shearman is extremely flexible and very well aware of what is going on in the market. It is absolutely the top law firm in Belgium in my eyes.

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Global

The A&O Shearman team is always available and offers quick turnaround times.

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Global

To me, A&O Shearman is really a peg above the rest in M&A in Belgium. The team does everything and has such good knowledge of market practice. It really is the model.

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Notable Practitioners

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Dirk Meeus
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Dirk Meeus
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Dirk Meeus has a phenomenal reputation for acting for Belgian companies on substantial transactions in the manufacturing industry, as well as representing them in hostile takeovers. He also advises international private equity houses on multi-jurisdictional transactions.

Dirk Meeus is a renowned lawyer.

Dirk Meeus is one of the best lawyers in Belgium for M&A matters and is retained by us for priority matters.

Dirk Meeus is a top-quality practitioner.

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Wouter Van de Voorde
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Wouter Van de Voorde
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Wouter Van de Voorde has a prominent practice acting for Belgian clients on significant strategic mergers. He is also widely experienced in advising international banking and private equity clients on acquisitions.
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Frederiek Adams
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Frederiek Adams
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Frederiek Adams advises a range of international industry clients on cross-border transactions. He further assists institutional investors with transactions in the real estate and financial services sectors.

In terms of quality, Frederiek Adams is a great lawyer.

I think Frederiek Adams is quite a good deal maker.

Frederiek Adams is a very focused practitioner.

Frederiek Adams is smart and very commercially aware.

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Hans Kets
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Hans Kets
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Band 3

Hans Kets acts for leading Belgian industry clients in the telecommunications and technology sectors, advising on strategic sales and acquisitions, as well as joint venture agreements. He also assists with carve-outs and sales to private equity houses.

Hans Kets is very dedicated and gives legally sound and well-supported advice in a very pragmatic manner.

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A&O Shearman

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Dirk Meeus
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Dirk Meeus
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Wouter Van de Voorde
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Wouter Van de Voorde
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Band 2
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Frederiek Adams
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Frederiek Adams
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Hans Kets
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Hans Kets
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