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Corporate/M&A - Belgium

2
Band 2

What the Team is Known For

The Clifford Chance team is renowned for its extensive experience representing buyers, sellers and company founders in complex, cross-border matters. The law firm offers substantial experience in transactions involving private equity and institutional investors, with additional expertise acting for financial services clients. Members of the team have particular experience advising on cases in the telecoms, energy, transportation and biotechnology industries.

Work Highlights

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  • Clifford Chance advised TotalEnergies on its exclusive negotiations with Alimentation Couche-Tard for the establishment of a partnership in Belgium and Luxembourg.

Strengths

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Clifford Chance's lawyers have a personable, proactive and can-do approach. We go to them when we have complex cross-border deals that require well-rounded professionals to get the job done quickly.

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The team at Clifford Chance provides a good quality service and is willing to put in the necessary time and effort.

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Clifford Chance is very reactive and commercially minded. It understands the business needs very well.

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Responsiveness is important to me and Clifford Chance has a quick and effective team that is highly approachable and efficient in its answers.

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Clifford Chance provides an excellent service and is responsive, creative and knowledgeable. The team demonstrates exceptional expertise, navigating intricate issues with ease and precision.

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Notable Practitioners

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4
Niek De Pauw
4
Band 4
Niek De Pauw has a substantial practice advising on cross-border M&A activity for financial institutions and Belgian companies. He assists with sales and acquisitions, as well as joint venture agreements.

I appreciate Niek De Pauw's ability to think along with me. He is pragmatic, optimistic and recognises my needs as a client.

Niek De Pauw knows the business well and combines his expertise in M&A with a business mindset.

Niek De Pauw is very good at thinking with us in order to be creative and facilitate finding solutions. He is always helpful and reachable.

Niek De Pauw is a very down to earth lawyer who comes up with solid solutions. He is really knowledgeable and always accessible.

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Xavier Remy
4
Band 4

Xavier Remy has a prominent practice among private equity houses, both domestically and internationally, often assisting them with joint venture agreements. Additionally, he advises on transactions and corporate restructurings in the agriculture, energy, TMT and financial services industries.

Xavier Remy is pragmatic, highly intelligent, proactive, fast, available, humble and kind. Even in the most difficult and stressful transactions, working with him is fun.

Xavier Remy is a true support.

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Patrice Viaene
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Up and Coming

Patrice Viaene offers substantial experience in advising clients from the construction, private equity and logistics sectors on cross-border transactions, joint venture agreements and funding rounds.

Patrice Viaene was pragmatic and business-oriented so the case went really smoothly and he managed to find solutions in a pragmatic way.

It is always a pleasure to deal with Patrice Viaene.

Patrice Viaene is very good at making legal points clear but with empathy for the other party.

Patrice Viaene has been really standout for us. He is very commercial, makes transactions easy for us, communicates well and handles even difficult issues seamlessly.

Patrice Viaene is really good and super available.

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Belgium

Corporate/M&A
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Niek De Pauw
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Band 4
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Xavier Remy
4
Band 4
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Patrice Viaene
U
Up and Coming
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