Ranked in 2 Practice Areas
1

Band 1

Corporate/M&A

Belgium

16 Years Ranked

4

Band 4

Capital Markets

Belgium

2 Years Ranked

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About

Provided by Deborah Janssens

Europe

Practice Areas

Deborah is a corporate partner with over 20 years of experience advising Belgian and international corporate clients, private equity funds and financial institutions. She specialises in cross-border and domestic M&A, finance and capital markets transactions, and provides the full spectrum of corporate and financial law advice, including market abuse, corporate governance and company law.

Career

Deborah is a partner since 2014.

Professional Memberships

Member of the Brussels and New York bar and member of the Supervisory Board of the FSMA between 2015 and 2021.

Personal

Deborah studied law at the universities of Leuven, Namur and Heidelberg, and obtained an LL.M from the New York University School of Law. She is a part time lecturer in corporate law at the University of Leuven.

Chambers Review

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Chambers European Guide

Corporate/M&A - Belgium

1
Band 1
Individual Editorial

Deborah Janssens has an impressively broad M&A practice, advising market-leading Belgian clients, as well as international private equity houses, on sales and acquisitions in Belgium. She is also highly experienced in restructuring and joint venture matters.


Capital Markets - Belgium

4
Band 4
Individual Editorial

Deborah Janssens draws on her corporate law expertise to assist clients with ECM transactions in Belgium, including capital increases and IPOs. She equally advises on note and bond issuances, as well as the updating of EMTN programmes.

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