‘Professional – available – looking to deliver best service for the client.’

‘Wim Aerts – outstanding knowledge of local market, ran a very swift process, knowing what to focus on.’

‘Good knowledge of our needs and requirements.’

‘Loyens is a great law firm to work with which score well on a wide variety of parameters, including non-legal. Their lawyers are hands-on, proactive and well trained. As to billing, we rarely have overruns. Finally, we appreciate that we can also contact them for general questions or ad hoc advice.’

‘Marc Vermylen is our relationship partner and comes highly recommended. He is easy to reach, great communicator and manages to match his in depth legal expertise with commercial acumen.‘

‘Good to work with, accessible, knowledgeable.‘

‘Unique mix of knowledge of European private credit experience and profound knowledge of local Benelux markets.’

‘Hadrien Servais and Eline Souffriau stand out as individuals in this practice. Mr Servais through his hands-on attitude, proactiveness and problem-solving mentality. Ms Souffriau through her intelligence and work ethic.’

‘Very sophisticated. Pleasant to work with.’

‘Excellent technological support, great network over several countries allowing the firm to render excellent advice in multiple jurisdictions deals at a high level. Great flexibility in proposing secondees during times we need more support. Very pleasant team with great know-how.’

‘Benoît Vandervelde is a very efficient and pleasant partner with great know-how in legal finance matters allowing a great work for our bank. Same goes for Bruno Duquesne.’

‘CMS Belgium have a strong and efficient legal team with deep experience in various fields of law. CMS have offices in various jurisdictions across the world, and it is always CMS Belgium who coordinate other CMS teams which is very convenient.’

‘Arnaud Van Oekel is a very experienced professional, and it is always a pleasure to work with him. He is reachable and flexible to meet the client’s needs, and has a deep knowledge of the market.’

‘Real legal and business partners. Always available, for complex and simple questions with an attention to fair billing.’

‘Benoit knows about the business and its needs. He is very pragmatic in his approach.’

‘Benoît Vandervelde is an excellent finance lawyer. Benoit is very competent and knowledgeable. He is responsive and adds value by giving succinct legal advice with a keen commercial view.‘

‘Excellent legal team that works very well under pressure and within tight deadlines.‘

‘Christoph Michiels and Laurent Godts are hard-working individuals with a high degree of flexibility. They are always available for their customers also during the weekends and communicate extremely well on the status and progress.’

‘Very good knowledge of the market.’

‘Werner Van Lembergen is very smart and outstanding, a real statesman.’

‘Hands on, they act as part of the company, readily available when support is needed.’

‘Laurent Godts : knowledgeable, client oriented, solution oriented, pragmatic.’

‘Flexible broader team which is hands-on and pragmatic.’

‘Focus on a good teamwork. Always a team effort.’

‘It’s great to work with such real experts that not only have excellent legal skills but are also fostering the spirit of collegiality. Every time I have worked with them, whether it’s to pick their brains for complex financial regulation issues or as transaction experts, they have simply been excellent, confirming their reputation in international legal circles. Shout-out to Orestis Omran with whom we work regularly and who always exceeds expectations.’

‘Excellent knowledge of the sector. Excellent track record with good and relevant references’

‘Pierre Berger is fast in response time with clear answers on complicated matters regarding fund structures.’

‘I have extensively worked with Orestis Omran and his team on a major asset management project. The team has proven to be the best option for its prompt accomplishment, being a perfect match of outstanding legal background and working ethics. Their innovative approach and proposed structures have been fully appreciated.’

‘The team has a unique combination of skills in both regulatory and transactional aspects of the banking sector giving them an ability to handle matters holistically and effectively. We have an excellent collaboration with them and they are great at working with our technical teams to understand our business concerns and use their excellent verbal communication skills to translate technical issues in legal language. We cannot recommend them enough.’

‘We are working for a number of years with Orestis Omran and he is our go-to guy for complex transactions whether it’s structured finance, project finance or transactions relating to financial products. His business acumen combined with his deep legal knowledge is simply unmatched.’

‘Efficient, excellent negotiators and real problem solvers. It has really been great working with them.’

‘Orestis Omran is a real master of structured finance and project finance. Having access to an expert of this caliber has been instrumental for our business. He has assisted us in a number of cross border transactions and has led the DLA Piper finance team in producing excellent results in all our deals.’

‘Pierre Berger’s team at DLA Piper stands out in terms of hands-on approach. A team combining expert knowledge with strong project management and communication skills.’

‘Proactive approach.’

‘Fieldfisher’s finance practice is relatively new on the market, but they have quickly become one of the key players. They offer the same interesting value proposal as a boutique local player without however compromising on a solid international network, which is crucial for any cross-border finance transaction.’

‘Sofie Heremans is definitely our trusted contact in the team. We like working with her, because she combines intelligence, pragmatism and a constructive negotiation style with a good sense of humour. She’s also very well connected within the Belgian finance community (banks, private equity, corporates) and has a good grasp on market practices and evolutions, beyond just legal aspects.’

‘The team is a hidden gem on the Belgian market, in particular with respect to capital markets.’

‘I really love working with Wim Dedecker. He offers the quality you would expect to receive from the major US and UK firms, and is at the same time very dedicated, available and passionate.’

‘Wim Dedecker is highly involved, pragmatic, solution driven.’

‘Very strong, dynamic and talented team.’

‘Thomas Vanthournout is a good, intelligent and hands-on lawyer.’

‘The attorneys at Liedekerke Wolters Waelbroeck Kirkpatrick that we have worked with are all experienced in both legal and business matters, so they are able to provide “next level” guidance that is quite valuable to us as a business client. All of their partners and associates are extremely responsive and flexible.’

‘The team is responsible, knowledgeable, flexible and extremely reactive.’

‘Freya Mareels has a deep knowledge of the subject area, expertise through having significant experience in the sector. Also she has a good understanding on the commercial issues in general.’

‘Lydian’s team lead, Tom Geudens, is a very knowledgeable and skilled lawyer and a pleasure to work with.‘

‘For sheer responsiveness and user-friendliness, the team at Lydian are second to none.’

‘Tom Geudens – Very sharp and astute. Diligent and attentive. Always crystal clear in his advice, delivered in a crisp user-friendly style. He has been my go-to lawyer for banking and finance matters in Belgium for many years.’

‘The practice is unique for its technical expertise which they combine with practical solutions for the clients. This helps the clients to do their transactions swiftly and smoothly.’

‘They are pleasant to work with, dedicated and very approachable. They are very hands-on which gives you comfort that their part of the project will be dealt with in a practical and solutions based manner.’

‘Tom Geudens is a strong capable lawyer.’

‘They are very flexible, available at any time, meet deadlines, very friendly and competent, and bill quickly and fairly.’

’‘Tom Geudens and Caroline Hoste, both outstanding collaboration and break-through negotiation skills.’

‘There is a clear continuity with the team and its members.‘

‘Nicolas de Crombrugghe is a very business oriented partner.‘

‘Stick to the agreed budget. Propose some alternatives to accelerate the process of the transaction and reduce the unhelpful tasks. Excellent collaboration.‘

‘Nicolas de Crombrugghe remains transaction after transaction perfectly informed regarding our group even after an increase of more than 200%. He knows exactly the details about our group. very impressive anticipation of our need.’

‘Nicolas de Crombrugghe is a senior partner well introduced in the Brussels financial market. He helped us a lot for our contacts with FSMA and Euronext.’

‘Very efficient team. Hands on and very business oriented.’

‘Impressive know how on ECM topics and regulatory issues.‘

‘Very professional and competent.‘

‘Eubelius has a team of highly qualified lawyers, who are not only very smart, but also very nice to work with.‘

‘The practice has a lot of experience that clients can benefit from. Definitely when the company has a small team, the practice makes sure deadlines are met by adding its own resources.‘

‘Lars Van Bever and Thomas Donnez – exceptional knowledge and availability.‘

‘The team has a unique positioning for structured finance, which more than 20 years experience in setting up Belgian securitisation transactions.‘

‘Ivan Peeters and his team continue to be absolute experts in complex regulatory work, receivables finance and securitisations. The team is very responsive, makes granular risk assessments and is highly solution oriented. They have a broad international scope and cross-border experience, and a very deep understanding of market practice.‘

‘Ivan Peeters: In spite of being a real authority, manages to stay very humble and discreet throughout deals.‘

‘Highly knowledgeable team, easy to work with and understand client’s needs and business.‘

‘Ivan Peeters – Highly knowledgeable and easy to work with.‘

‘Philip Van Steenwinkel is great- he is a really good lawyer who brings value for money.‘

‘Technical skills, business acumen, ability to deliver quality products make a difference in this sector.‘

‘The ability to resolve key issues, negotiate with counterparties is what makes this team stand out.’