Mr Philippe Rens > ARGO Law > Antwerp, Belgium > Lawyer Profile

ARGO Law‘s corporate finance and fund structuring departments in Antwerp are ‘focused on solutions’ in private equity work, providing transactional support for funds including assistance on platform investments, add-ons and exits, and tax structuring. Kris Verdoodt co-heads the corporate finance team, with an emphasis on private M&A transactions, while co-head Bert Van Ingelghem is particularly sought-after by family owned companies. Philippe Rens is praised as the Belgian market’s ‘best tax and fund structuring lawyer’, heading the fund structuring practice alongside Freya Jorens. Louis Hoet is also recommended, with sector expertise from sport to tech.

ARGO Law fields specialised experts in its tax and private client practices, regularly supporting private equity and venture capital funds, listed companies, private and family businesses, and ultra-high net worth individuals. Its three-pronged transactional, advisory and litigation tax practice works closely with private wealth planning and litigation experts. Tax team co-head Philippe Rens focuses on corporate and personal tax, particularly VAT and M&A tax structuring, co-head Wouter Verhoeye regularly advises high profile corporate clients, and Hannes Casier heads up the private estate planning offering.