About

Provided by Liedekerke

Whether you are a lender or a borrower, you can expect sophisticated and pragmatic advice on corporate funding and related security schemes. Our team has the know-how, the size and the international capacity to ensure successful deal-making in Belgium and abroad.


Our team includes experts on retail banking products and services, consumer credit, mortgages, financial law and payment mechanisms. We advise clients on regulatory banking matters – such as Basel III – and often assist clients in negotiating with regulators.


Our dedicated finance litigation team has a strong expertise in handling litigation in relation to the matters referred to above.


The team combines in-depth practical experience in banking, financial services and insolvency, with a focus on your economic realities. We make sure we truly understand your objectives, anticipate the issues, and tailor our services to your business goals.


Our skilled and highly motivated team offers advice about lending operations, corporate reorganisations and insolvency matters, and the setting up of banking products and services.


Our clients include:

  • Belgian and foreign financial institutions, both large and small
  • specialised niche financial players and distributors and agents
  • mid-sized and larger corporate groups
  • family-owned businesses and start-ups in their early funding rounds
  • funds and fund managers.

Chambers Review

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Banking & Finance - Belgium

4
Band 4

What the Team is Known For

Liedekerke has an acclaimed finance practice that advises on a broad range of transactional mandates and regulatory matters. Lawyers at the firm regularly act for lenders, representing clients in real estate and acquisition financing matters. The team also assists prominent Belgian borrowers with a range of financing mandates. Liedekerke further advises clients from the asset management and insurance sectors on regulatory compliance.

Work Highlights

  • Liedekerke advised Belfius Bank on Belgian and EU financial regulatory frameworks and filings before financial regulators in relation to its acquisition of a 33.3% stake in Candriam.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Tom Van Dyck
2
Tom Van Dyck
2
Band 2

Tom Van Dyck leads the regulatory team at the law firm, advising clients from the insurance and banking sectors on a range of regulatory matters. He is well placed to advise on fund set-ups, while being particularly picked out by clients for his expertise in MiFID II.

Tom Van Dyck is always available and provides our company with detailed and clear advice.

Tom Van Dyck gave very pragmatic advice throughout the project. He navigated the client through all the requirements and was always available.

Tom Van Dyck's strengths are his knowledge and experience, as well as the fact that he grasps where the problems and issues are very quickly.

Freya Mareels
4
Freya Mareels
Head of Banking & Finance
4
Band 4
Freya Mareels represents borrowers and lenders in a range of financing matters, including acquisition financing and syndicated loans. She further handles refinancing mandates.

Freya Mareels is super pleasant to work with.

Ranked Lawyers at
Liedekerke

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Belgium

Banking & Finance

Freya Mareels
4
Freya Mareels
Head of Banking & Finance
4
Band 4
Banking & Finance: Regulatory

Tom Van Dyck
2
Tom Van Dyck
2
Band 2

Members

Provided by Liedekerke

Benoît Corbisier

Freya Mareels

Freya Mareels

Head of Department

Helena Adriaensen

Jessy Lenders

Lara Garamanokian

Leopoldo Luyten de Alvear

Louis Vandebroek

Louise Verstraete

Nina Weytjens

Silje van Berkel

Thomas Vanthournout

Tom Van Dyck

Tom Van Dyck

Head of Department