Europe Guide 2026 : Belgium
Ranked Individual
Provided by Lydian
Lydian’s Corporate/M&A department comprises 19 business lawyers and covers the broad range of Belgian corporate, M&A, acquisition finance, joint ventures, private equity and Belgian merger control matters. We assist large and medium-sized Belgian and international companies in connection with both national and cross-border transactions – both private and public.
All the lawyers in our team are multilingual with an excellent command of English and they have particular areas of expertise, whether in business restructuring and insolvency, corporate advisory, corporate governance, corporate housekeeping, corporate litigation, equity capital markets, finance, joint ventures and partnerships, mergers and acquisitions or tax. Together they have experience in handling every legal aspect of corporate law. They are true experts in their field and have excellent working relationships with different authorities, both on a national and regional level.
We are the preferred Belgian partner for major international law firms seeking a high-quality business law firm in Belgium that can advise their clients on all aspects of Belgian law, and we are actively involved in innovative and complex files.
Provided by Chambers
Lydian is a law firm with a stable presence in the Brussels M&A market. The practice is well equipped to advise both domestic and international clients on M&A, corporate structurings and joint ventures. The team also acts for private equity firms on investment transactions.
Provided by Chambers
Lydian assisted Visma with its acquisition of Bizzcontrol.
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Everything seems easier with Lydian. The team has the ability to provide pragmatic solutions for every issue and acts in a solution-oriented way.
With sophisticated topics, the real nuances were discussed and debated with real-world experience to back them.
Lydian knows how to handle multinational clients and delivers pragmatic, speedy solutions.
We value Lydian's hands-on approach and willingness to tackle transaction obstacles in an outcome-driven manner.
Lydian provides pragmatic and realistic proposals in order to reach an agreement. The team also proactively brings ideas and solutions.
Provided by Chambers
Peter De Ryck acts for a range of prominent Belgian clients on restructurings, joint ventures and acquisitions, as well as assisting multinational private equity clients with transactional matters.
Peter De Ryck is a pleasure to deal with and I know I can count on him to make sure our matters are handled efficiently. He is hands-on and always willing to help.
Peter De Ryck has exceptional client focus and truly thinks with his clients.
We appreciate how he explains the situation and he is able to bridge different perspectives easily.
Peter De Ryck is readily available and follows the different steps of the transaction process effectively to make sure sensitivities are correctly addressed in the legal documentation.
Peter De Ryck is very easy to work with. He can simultaneously explain the nuances of Belgian law and alert us to things we may not be familiar with.
Head of Corporate/M&A
Provided by Lydian
Maxime Colle
Head of Department
Florence Colpaert
Head of Department
Delphine Penninck
Louise Berrier
Benjamin Louwaege
Clément Defechereux
Maxine Daems
Wouter De Vos
Viktor d'hooge
Christophe Teugels
Vadim Van Poppel
Luc Germonpré
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