DLA Piper’s private equity practice provides ‘precise support’ on matters from fund formation to venture capital investments, also providing advice on tax planning and management. Michaël Heene co-heads the team in Antwerp with Pierre Berger; Heene often advises private equity houses and their portfolio companies while Berger is a go-to for regulatory issues and regulatory-driven strategic projects. In Brussels, finance and projects head Caroline Hoste leads the team alongside tax specialist Chris Thompson.
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‘Precise support covering Belgian, Luxembourg and French law aspects.’
‘Ability to work under various laws (Belgium, Netherlands) and explain local specificities to foreign parties.’
‘Agile, highly available, great coordination of a high number of parties, effective problem solver.’
‘Friendly and responsive.’
‘Personable, strong communication, approachable, reachable, deliver on time.’
Kernmandanten
- Apheon
- EMK
- FPIM
- Grinta
- Ponsardin Capital
- 777 Partners
- Bregal Milestone
- Carlyle
- Castik
- Eagle Football Holdings
Highlight-Mandate
- Advised Marklaan Advisory, an alternative investment fund manager, on structuring two funds: Strada Partners I and Strada Partners 0, established as Private Privaks under Belgian law.
- Assisting Federale Participatie- en Investeringsmaatschappij (SFPIM) with its Design – Renovate– Finance – Maintain (DRFM) program, which renovates Belgian state and military real estate assets to improve energy efficiency.
- Advised Belfius Bank NV/SA as the super senior lender in the financing for Apheon’s acquisition of AlliA Insurance Brokers.
Anwält*innen
Führende Partner*innen
Die stärksten Partner*innen ihres Praxisbereichs, die eine führende Rolle in signifikanten Mandaten einnehmen und weitreichende Anerkennung unter Wettbewerbern und Mandanten genießen.
Praxisleitung
Michaël Heene; Pierre Berger; Caroline Hoste; Chris Thompson