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Our multilingual Corporate team advises on M&A, privatisations, private equity transactions, corporate restructurings or insolvency, initial or secondary public offerings, equity or equity-linked securities and specialist corporate advisory work.

Our combination of expertise in Belgian law and insight into cross-border transactions is unrivalled. Our team of dedicated Corporate partners undertakes transactions of an unparalleled volume, variety and size. We act for an enormous range of clients on public and private M&A transactions, including large multinationals, leading Belgian companies, private equity houses and financial institutions.

We also have long-standing experience in private equity, and our integrated multijurisdictional team continues to advise a number of the world’s leading private equity funds on buy-outs, exits and portfolio restructuring.

Our lawyers also undertake specialist advisory work for listed and non-listed companies (including advice on corporate governance, directors’ liability and disclosure requirements), employee incentive and stock option plans, corporate restructurings, joint ventures and shareholder agreements.

Please visit the Linklaters website for more details about our work in this category: https://www.linklaters.com/en/client-services/corporate-mergers-and-acquisitions


Chambers Review

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Corporate/M&A - Belgium

2
Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Linklaters is a strong choice for international clients, offering considerable experience in cross-border M&A thanks to the law firm's network of global offices. The law firm is able to draw on the expertise of colleagues in areas such as employment and competition in order to assist a wide range of clients, including major telecommunications and energy companies. The team frequently acts on high-profile public and private M&A transactions, as well as advising on corporate financing and governance matters.

Work Highlights

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  • Linklaters assisted CA Indosuez with the private acquisition of a majority stake in Degroof Petercam, valued at EUR1.55 billion.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Arnaud Coibion
2
Arnaud Coibion
2
Band 2

Arnaud Coibion is well regarded for his practice advising clients from the energy industry on substantial cross-border transactions. He also acts on transactions in the manufacturing and pharmaceutical sectors.

Arnaud Coibion is a truly inspirational lawyer.

Arnaud Coibion has really found his place in the market.

Arnaud Coibion is very seasoned and knows how to add value. He focuses on aligning the transaction team to move in one direction with a pragmatic and commercially driven approach.

Arnaud Coibion is a pleasure to work with. He is responsive, customer-oriented and always practical in his advice.

Eric Pottier
3
Eric Pottier
3
Band 3

Eric Pottier is particularly active in advising on cross-border public M&A transactions in the TMT sector.

Eric Pottier is a very good lawyer with strong client awareness.

An-Sofie Van Hootegem
4
An-Sofie Van Hootegem
4
Band 4

An-Sofie Van Hootegem acts for corporate clients and private equity funds on acquisitions and share deals.

An-Sofie Van Hootegem is very committed to her work and is detail-oriented. She has a good understanding of our playbook and translates this into our transaction documents.

I am a massive fan of An-Sofie Van Hootegem.

We are very happy working with An-Sofie Van Hootegem. She is an impressive professional.

Ranked Lawyers at
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Belgium

Corporate/M&A

Arnaud Coibion
2
Arnaud Coibion
2
Band 2
Eric Pottier
3
Eric Pottier
3
Band 3
An-Sofie Van Hootegem
4
An-Sofie Van Hootegem
4
Band 4