Mr Dries Hommez > Stibbe > Brussels, Belgium > Lawyer Profile

In addition to its ability to advise on high-value private equity transactions, the ‘experienced, pragmatic and solution-driven‘ team at Stibbe stands out for providing public and privately held companies in the industrials, energy, and life sciences sectors with complex transactional advice. The team handles both traditional M&A as well as a range of complex public takeovers, joint ventures, and multinational deals. Practice head Stefan Odeurs is noted for his ability to assist private equity funds with a wide range of transactions, an area that capital markets and corporate finance experts Dries Hommez and Jan Peeters also excel in. Pascal Vanden Borre is very experienced with public M&A, takeover bids, and cross-border investments, while Jan Bogaert is noted for handling transactions in regulated sectors.

Noted for its prolific advice in connection with sell-side private equity deals, the team at Stibbe also advises funds on distressed acquisitions, buy-and-build strategies, and investments in innovative companies in sectors such as IT and life sciences. Belgian private equity funds and their portfolio companies routinely instruct the team, which benefits from integrated tax, regulatory, and financing expertise, to advise on the Belgian aspects of global high-value sales to multinational funds. Key contacts in the team include practice head Stefan Odeurs, who is noted for his expertise on leveraged acquisitions, divestments, and turnarounds, as well as Dries Hommez, who is particularly active on cross-border M&A, and Jan Peeters, an expert on capital markets and financing matters.