Chambers Review
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Corporate/M&A - Belgium
What the Team is Known For
Van Bael & Bellis is a prominent Belgian competition and trade law boutique firm offering a solid M&A and private equity team. The team advises a host of Belgian and international companies and private equity houses on cross-border M&A transactions and joint ventures. Lawyers from the firm also frequently assist with restructuring and corporate governance questions.
Strengths
It sometimes felt like team members at Van Bael & Bellis understood our business better than some of our own colleagues.
The team at Van Bael & Bellis is very pragmatic and adopts a hands on and proactive approach.
Van Bael & Bellis shows quick understanding of the matter and always come up with several options to solve it. They deliver as promised.
The team at Van Bael & Bellis offers excellent legal knowledge paired with commercial acumen. The whole team performs beyond expectations.
Van Bael & Bellis is extremely well organised and the lawyers have outstanding knowledge of the relevant markets.
Work Highlights
Van Bael & Bellis assisted Sopra Steria with its acquisition of Ordina, valued at approximately EUR518 million.
Notable practitioners
Michel Bonne is highly experienced in acting on the Belgian aspects of international M&A transactions, often representing private equity clients. He offers additional experience in joint venture agreements and public M&A transactions.
Michel Bonne made it his business to understand our needs and informed us on how best to meet them.
Michel Bonne is very pleasant to work with. He has a broad understanding of multiple legal areas and is pragmatic and very available.
Michel Bonne demonstrated his added value in this role.
Caroline Daout frequently represents clients in the pharmaceutical and digital services sectors in M&A transactions and takeovers.
I go to Caroline Daout because she has really deep technical understanding and great advice. She has a pragmatic approach and is really communicative.
We very much appreciate Caroline Daout's to the point attitude.
We really appreciated the way she handled the case.
Caroline Daout understands our business well and is pragmatic.
We really appreciate Caroline Daout's advice because she takes a helicopter view.
Hannelore Matthys is highly regarded for her expertise in significant M&A acquisitions, particularly by clients in the digital services industry.
Hannelore Matthys is a very good lawyer and is nice to work with.
Hannelore Matthys is a very experienced lawyer with in-depth knowledge of all aspects relevant for M&A projects. Her work is accurate and provided quickly.