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Provided by Baker McKenzie
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Chambers Review
Baker McKenzie is a highly esteemed international team with strong expertise in a range of financial mandates. Lawyers at the firm regularly act on lending transactions, including credit facilities and secured loans. The team offers particular experience assisting financial institutions with significant acquisition financing mandates, as well as bridge facilities and debt refinancing. The team at Baker McKenzie has experience advising both borrowers and lenders on cross-border credit agreements alongside its offices in other jurisdictions.
Work Highlights
- Baker McKenzie advised KBC and Belfius as lenders on the financing of SnowWorld's acquisition of shares in Allrounder Reisen & Sport.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Everything was very smooth: the team at Baker McKenzie is very knowledgeable and easy-going, and we can give them a call for any question; it was a very efficient deal."
"Everything was very smooth: the team at Baker McKenzie is very knowledgeable and easy-going, and we can give them a call for any question; it was a very efficient deal."
Notable Practitioners
Antoine De Raeve advises an impressive range of blue-chip clients, assisting multinational borrowers with amendments to credit facilities, as well as acting for lenders and underwriters on syndicated financing mandates.
"Antoine De Raeve is one of the best lawyers I have met. He is brilliant, commercial and available and is a very good speaker, arguing perfectly to defend his clients' interests."
"He is very good, gives good advice and is available for us to ask questions and is very open."
Michael Van Acker acts for a host of multinational financial institutions on complex acquisition and structured financing mandates. He also offers expertise advising borrowers on refinancing issues.
"Michael Van Acker is pragmatic and focuses on the essentials."