Mergers and acquisitions
Kim Van Herck
Kim Van Herck graduated from KU Leuven in 2008 as Master of Laws. During her education, she spent six months studying at the University of Orléans (France) within the context of the Erasmus programme. While still at the university, she already gained a first experience in the legal profession through summer internships in the departments Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions and Banking & Finance of some first-rate law firms. Driven by her passion for corporate law, she obtained her degree of Master in Corporate Law at the HU Brussels in 2009.
In 2009, she started her career as a lawyer at the law firm Curia. In 2013, she participated in the creation of intui.
Kim has extensive experience in providing legal assistance to a wide range of transactional cases, more in particular M&A and real estate transactions. Within that scope, she advises on drawing up investment, acquisition and shareholders’ agreements, or regarding the restructuring of companies and associations. She also offers advice on various aspects of corporate and association law and business law in general.
She regularly speaks at seminars on various topics relating to corporate law, among which the reform resulting from the new Companies and Associations Code.
Matthias Jans
In 2012, Matthias Jans graduated as Master of Laws from KU Leuven where he specialized in economic and private law. Given his preference for corporate law and M&A, he also obtained an Advanced Master’s degree in Corporate Law at the KU Leuven, HU Brussel in 2014, and a postgraduate degree in Corporate Finance at the KU Leuven in 2020.
From 2014 until 2019, he was a part-time teaching assistant within the team of Professor Joeri Vananroye at the Institute of Economic Law of the KU Leuven.
Matthias started his career as a lawyer in 2012 at the law firm Curia, where he focused on corporate and business law. At the beginning of 2013, he participated in the creation of intui. In 2017, he temporarily left the Bar to work as a senior consultant in corporate law for one of Belgium’s largest independent fiduciaries. In 2018, he reintegrated the intui team.
Matthias mainly handles M&A cases (transfer of shares, asset deals, mergers and acquisitions, shareholders’ agreements…) and advises on corporate and association law. He has also expertise in drawing up and negotiating commercial contracts.
Bert Vanderheiden
Bert Vanderheiden graduated in 2021 from KU Leuven as Master of Laws, where he specialized in economic and tax law. After his law studies, he obtained an Advanced Master’s degree in Corporate Law at the KU Leuven, while already working at intui.
He joined the Brussels Bar and started working full-time for intui in September 2022.
Eyman Yourin
Eyman Yourin graduated in July 2021 as Master of Law at the University of Antwerp. During his studies, he focused on economic and corporate law.
Since March 2022, he has been a member of the Brussels Bar. In 2024, he obtained an Advanced Master’s degree in Corporate Law from KU Leuven, after which he joined in August 2024 the intui team.
Ellen Gijsen
Ellen Gijsen graduated as a master in economics, law and business administration from KU Leuven in July 2022. During this program, Ellen also studied at Université Jean Moulin Lyon III in France as part of Erasmus+. In July 2023, she obtained her master’s degree in law, specializing in economic and tax law, also at KU Leuven. During the final year of her studies, she already worked for intui as a student.
In September 2023, Ellen joined the Brussels Bar. Since then, she has been a full-time member of the intui team.
Philippe Van Lierde
Philippe Van Lierde graduated in 2022 as Master of Law at KU Leuven with a specialization in private and economic law. After his law studies, he obtained an Advanced Master’s degree in Notarial Law at the same university. During this course, company law sparked his particular interest.
Since September 2023, he joined the Brussels Bar and the intui-team.
Anneleen Steeno
Anneleen Steeno studied law at the KU Leuven, graduating in 2002 as Master of Laws. During her final year of law school, she spent 6 months at the Northwestern University School of Law (Chicago). In the same year, she became member of the Brussels Bar and started her career at the law firm Eubelius, where she focused on corporate and securities law, and mergers and acquisitions.
In 2005-2006, Anneleen studied at Stanford Law School where she earned a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Corporate Governance and Practice. She subsequently worked for law firm Fenwick & West LLP in Silicon Valley (USA), where she was involved in various venture capital deals.
After her studies and work experience in the US, Anneleen returned to Eubelius as a senior associate.
From 2007 to 2013, Anneleen was also a part-time teaching assistant within the team of Professor Koen Geens at the Jan Ronse Institute at the KU Leuven, giving tutorials in corporate law.
Anneleen joined Curia in February 2008, where she became a partner in 2012. She co-founded intui in 2013.
Anneleen has wide experience in mergers and acquisitions, real estate transactions (real estate acquisitions and project development) and shareholders’ agreements. She also advises on general corporate law issues.
She has proven expertise in non-profit law and cooperative entrepreneurship.
Deals
- Successful completion of the Easypay – Partena transaction after approval of the Belgian Competition Authority! The intui-team consisted of Anneleen Steeno and Matthias Jans.
- Intui assisted Datacenter United with the acquisition of Hasselt DC, that operates two data centers in Hasselt. Datacenter United is a Belgian provider of high-quality colocation data center services that is part of the portfolio of infrastructure investor TINC. By this acquisition Datacenter United is increasing the number of data centers under its management to nine. The team of intui consisted of Anneleen Steeno and Matthias Jans. We congratulate all parties involved!
Team Services
We stand at our client’s side throughout the entire acquisition, investment or merger process: from the negotiations over the due diligence to the acquisition / investment agreement and shareholders’ agreement. We cover all industries and have a specific expertise in the healthcare and real estate sector.