Mr Matthias Wauters > Eubelius > Brussels, Belgium > Lawyer Profile

With a strong market reputation for its work in the healthcare sector, Eubelius is geared to assist international and domestic clients encompassing foundations, universities and governmental not-for-profit associations with an array of legal and tax issues associated with the organisation of their activities in Belgium. Matthias Wauters is a key contact for not-for-profit healthcare players; Barteld Schutyser has in-depth knowledge of public procurement-related matters; employment specialist Liesbet Vandenplas is well positioned to advise on restructurings; and public bodies and not-for-profit institutions turn to Korneel Decroix for assistance with Belgian tax law. In Antwerp, Frank Hellemans is well versed in corporate and securities law.

Eubelius‘ large roster of corporate and commercial lawyers is active across both domestic and cross-border M&A, leveraging its client base of large Belgian corporates and its close connections with international partner firms to handle a wide array of buy- and sell-side transactions. In addition to strategic acquisitions, joint ventures, and venture capital investments, the team regularly advises on contentious and non-contentious commercial contract matters as well as corporate governance arrangements. The team is headed by a consortium of four lawyers: Ignace Claeys and Pieter Callens are key contacts for commercial matters, managing partner Matthias Wauters is well-versed in capital transactions and corporate litigation, and Lars Van Bever focuses on M&A in the real estate sector.

Eubelius handles mergers, buyouts and minority investments for portfolio companies and private equity funds as well as publicly backed venture capital outfits. The team’s full-service offering encompasses a ‘great depth of knowledge in contracts, secured transactions and litigation’ as well as the ability to handle an array of restructuring and fundraising issues. Accordingly, the consortium of practice heads exhibits a diversity of specialisms in connection with private equity matters: Erwin Destuyver focuses on cross-border M&A, Filip Jenné has experience advising on real estate transactions, Matthias Wauters is noted for his restructuring and litigation expertise, and Felix Dobbelaere routinely advises clients on entering into strategic alliances.

Eubelius is routinely instructed by both Benelux-based and international clients to advise on the debt finance transactions, handling borrower- and lender-side work in connection with high-value syndicated loan arrangements as well as with real estate, project, and acquisition financings. The team is also active in the debt capital markets space, advising particularly on green bond issuances, and the ECM-focused side of the practice is increasingly sought out by clients seeking assistance with IPOs. Lars Van Bever and Joris De Wolf handle the bulk of capital markets-related work and co-lead the practice together with M&A specialist Matthias Wauters and financing specialist Thomas Donnez.