Mr Timothy Speelman > AKD > Brussels, Belgium > Lawyer Profile

AKD
5, Place du Champs de Mars
1050 Brussels
Belgium

Work Department

Corporate / M&A

Position

Partner

Career

Timothy Speelman is a partner and lawyer at AKD. His practice focuses on domestic and international mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital (including risk capital) investments, exits and management buy-outs. . He also advises companies on corporate governance matters and restructurings.

Timothy’s clients include private and listed companies, management and investment funds. According to the Legal 500 EMEA clients appreciate him for being a ‘natural leader’ (2017 edition), for his ‘sharpness of analysis’ (2016 edition) and for being ‘a good negotiator’ (2015 edition). He is also recommended in the Leaders League.

Timothy is a member of the Brussels Bar since 1997.

Languages

Dutch, English, French

Memberships

Timothy is an active member of the Belgian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (BVA).

Education

He holds an LLM (with honours) from King’s College London, a master’s degree in law (licentiaat), with distinction, from KU Leuven, and a bachelor’s degree in law (candidat) from the Université de Namur.

Lawyer Rankings

Belgium > Commercial, corporate and M&A

The ‘business-oriented’ team at AKD concentrates on mid-market M&A and stands out for its relationships with private equity funds and corporate clients in the tech sector. The team, which handles corporate restructurings, strategic and private equity investments on the buy-and sell-side, and asset purchase agreements, is led by domestic and cross-border M&A specialist Timothy Speelman.