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Mr Vincent Dirckx
Position
Partner
Career
Vincent started his career in New York working for Kelley Drye & Warren and then Baker & McKenzie. He then joined Freshfields’ Belgian practice and worked mostly in Brussels but also from London. From 2003 to 2009, he was a corporate and finance partner at Lydian.
In 2009, Vincent became a partner at CMS. In addition to sitting on the Corporate/M&A Management Committee of CMS, Vincent heads CMS Belgium’s M&A department. Vincent’s practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital in connection with both private and public transactions, whether cross-border or domestic, essentially on behalf of large Belgian and non-Belgian corporates and investment funds.
Languages
English, French, Dutch
Education
1995 – Bar admission (Brussels, Belgium)
1991 – University of Louvain, UCLouvain (Law Degree)
Lawyer Rankings
Belgium > Commercial, corporate and M&A
International corporate clients such as Skoda and Toshiba rely on CMS’ extensive cross-border expertise, which allows the team to advise on multi-jurisdictional transactions, assist clients with Belgian buy-and-build strategies, and handle global corporate mergers and restructurings. Under the leadership of M&A and corporate finance expert Vincent Dirckx, the team also regularly advises Belgian clients on domestic sales and acquisitions. Further key contacts in the team include Arnaud Van Oekel, who handles M&A in the life sciences and energy sectors, restructuring expert Stéphane Collin, and Virginie Frémat, who is noted for her ability to advise on distressed M&A.