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Mr Thomas De Clerck
Work Department
Business and Commercial - Corporate and M&A
Position
Partner of the Corporate and M&A team
Career
Thomas has an extensive experience in all matters relating to corporate law, M&A and commercial contracts. He assists clients with all their domestic and cross-border transactions as from the negotiation phase, drafting of the required legal documentation up to the closing of the transaction.
Languages
Dutch/English/French
Education
- Additional Master Commercial law, ULB University of Brussels, 2005
- Master of Law, University of Leuven, 2004
Lawyer Rankings
Belgium > Industry focus: Retail
Described as a ‘sparring partner’ for retail companies, KPMG Law in Belgium
‘s retail offering incorporates expertise in real estate, commercial and employment law; IP and M&A work are further areas of activity for the unit. Kortrijk-based Jim Bauwens heads up the team and frequently leverages his real estate experience to handle issues such as leasings and real estate litigation in the retail space. Gerald Van Walle has experience of assisting with real estate retail projects across all three Belgian regions, while drafting and negotiating share purchase agreements is one of Thomas De Clerck‘s strengths.
Belgium > Commercial, corporate and M&A
KPMG Law in Belgium maintains offices across the country and is capable of advising on strategic transactions in the industrials, real estate and TMT sectors, commercial agreements, and corporate restructurings. The team is led by a consortium of lawyers that includes acquisitions and reorganisations expert Patrick Geeraert, commercial and M&A specialists Frank Cleeren and Thomas De Clerck, as well as Wouter Lauwers and Gert Cauwenbergh .