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NautaDutilh

Banking & Finance

Europe Guide 2026 : Belgium

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NautaDutilh

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NautaDutilh is recognised as a leading banking and finance law firm.

Its team is known for its advice in PPP and project finance, asset-based lending, corporate lending and acquisition finance, structured finance and securitisation deals, the full range of financial regulatory matters, governance issues faced by financial institutions, compliance matters, regulatory aspects of mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, cross-border transactions and litigation before the Belgian and EU courts and the Belgian regulators.

More information can be found at https://www.nautadutilh.com/en/our-expertise/services/banking-finance

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Banking & Finance - Belgium

Band 3

What the Team is Known For

NautaDutilh houses a solid team offering a particularly strong banking regulatory practice, which represents domestic and European financial institutions in approval proceedings and licensing applications. Lawyers at the team also offer substantial experience in transactional work, including acquisition and project financing. The law firm has considerable experience advising borrowers from the energy, chemical and pharmaceutical industries.

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Work Highlights

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  • NautaDutilh acted for ING Belgium on the extension of its partnership with NN for the distribution of insurance products in the Belgian market.

Strengths

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  • NautaDutilh distinguishes itself by its collaborative ethos and its commitment to understanding the commercial drivers behind the deal.

    Banking & Finance respondentEurope

  • NautaDutilh stand out for their reliability, strong technical expertise and overall professionalism. The team are responsive, easy to work with and consistently deliver high-quality, pragmatic advice.

    Banking & Finance respondentEurope

  • I am always impressed by NautaDutilh's availability. If we have urgent questions, we gets the answers we require on time.

    Banking & Finance respondentEurope

  • Their collaborative approach made them a seamless extension of our team on complex cross-border transactions.

    Banking & Finance respondentEurope

  • We appreciate the team's responsiveness, technical precision and ability to translate complex legal structures into commercially viable solutions.

    Banking & Finance respondentEurope

Notable Practitioners

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  • Ivan Peeters
    Ivan Peeters

    Ivan Peeters

    Ivan Peeters has a prominent reputation for advising clients on securitisation and ring-fencing exercises, while also assisting clients with refinancing mandates. He frequently acts for multinational financial institutions and public bodies.

    • Ivan Peeters is very pragmatic and always comes up with solutions. He makes sure he knows his clients.

      Banking & Finance respondentEurope

    • We very much like the quality of work he delivers.

      Banking & Finance respondentEurope
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  • Anne Fontaine
    Anne Fontaine

    Anne Fontaine

    Anne Fontaine has a strong practice acting for clients in the financial services including banks, payment services institutions and reinsurance companies, assisting with the regulatory aspects of clients' transactions and operations.

    • Anne Fontaine knows our organisation well and is aware of our challenges.

      Banking & Finance respondentEurope

    • Anne Fontaine is very available and sticks to her deadlines.

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  • Thibaut Willems
    Thibaut Willems

    Thibaut Willems

    Thibaut Willems retains his ranking for his expert representation of both borrowers and creditors in refinancings and on project and acquisition finance.

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  • Pierre De Pauw
    Pierre De Pauw

    Pierre De Pauw

    Pierre De Pauw frequently provides notable clients with assistance in the navigation of Belgian regulatory frameworks, including interactions with financial institutions for regulatory approvals, governance matters and AML compliance.

    • Pierre De Pauw stands out for his extremely clear and to-the-point advice on complex financial regulations matters. He also takes into account the specifics of the business.

      Banking & Finance respondentEurope

    • Pierre De Pauw is a strong Belgian regulatory lawyer who demonstrates deep knowledge and understanding of our topics.

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