About

Provided by Van Olmen & Wynant

Led by founding partner Luc Wynant, the corporate and M&A practice at Van Olmen & Wynant (“VOW”) covers the full spectrum of corporate law, private equity and mergers and acquisitions. A dedicated team focuses on commercial law and related litigation.


With an established reputation in the Belgian legal market, VOW offers quality services in employment law, corporate law and litigation. The law firm’s dedicated, multilingual team focuses on achieving results, remaining agile and flexible, and finding tailored solutions for their clients.


The firm strives to act as a strategic partner for our clients by leveraging our expertise to provide innovative, responsive and cost-effective corporate legal services. In this respect, the corporate practice provides sound legal advice on issues, including: 


  • Corporate law, among which more complex issues such as equity structures, public and private offering of equity and debt securities, stock options and restructuring;
  • Private Equity and Venture Capital aspects such as strategic investments in private companies, fund structuring and formation;
  • Mergers and Acquisitions, covering the full range of M&A transactions, asset purchases, spin-offs, strategic alliances, auctions and leveraged buyouts;
  • Corporate litigation including disputes with shareholders and directors and liability issues.

Chambers Review

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Corporate/M&A - Belgium

5
Band 5

What the Team is Known For

Van Olmen & Wynant is an independent Belgian law firm with a focus on the mid-market and on venture capital transactions. Lawyers at the firm frequently act for notable Belgian clients on multi-jurisdictional transactions and corporate financing matters. The team offers experience advising shareholders and founders from the IT, telecoms and financial services sectors.

Work Highlights

Provided by Van Olmen & Wynant

  • Van Olmen & Wynant assisted the shareholders of Albatross Projects with a buyout transaction through the sale of all shares in the company to Waterland, with subsequent reinvestment by the sellers.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Luc Wynant
5
Luc Wynant
Head of Corporate/M&A
5
Band 5

Luc Wynant provides clients with experience in acting on acquisitions, management buyouts and financing rounds in the telecoms, agriculture and technology industries.

Luc Wynant is very established and does a good job. I respect him.

Ranked Lawyers at
Van Olmen & Wynant

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Corporate/M&A

Luc Wynant
5
Luc Wynant
Head of Corporate/M&A
5
Band 5

Members

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Alexei Loubkine

Koen Hoornaert

Laurent Detaille

Luc Wynant

Luc Wynant

Head of Department

Rik Vlasschaert

Ruben Toelen

Stijn Goovaerts