Mr Nico Goossens > ARGO Law > Antwerp, Belgium > Lawyer Profile

Noted in the market for its strong advice in connection with buy- and sell-side private equity transactions, ARGO Law also advises on a wide range of private and public corporate M&A. The team is capable of handling public takeovers, cross-border acquisitions and investments, and disposals in a wide variety of sectors and underscores these capabilities with in-house financing and commercial capabilities. The team is co-led by capital markets and private equity experts Nico Goossens and Kris Verdoodt as well as Bert Van Ingelghem, whose expertise spans public and private M&A. Louis Hoet is another key contact in the team.

ARGO Law is very active in acquisition finance, leveraging the firm’s strong reputation in private equity matters to advise borrower-side funds as well as institutional lenders on a large volume of leveraged transactions. Refinancing is a further area of focus, and the team is additionally capable of advising on IPOs, public takeovers, and bond issuances. Nico Goossens is a key contact for capital markets work as well as public M&A matters and co-leads the team with Pieter Bogaerts, who focuses on private equity lending.