Caroline Borgers > Linklaters > Brussels, Belgium > Lawyer Profile

Linklaters fields a tax team made up of ‘key advisors’ to financial institutions, corporates, and funds. Its tax advisory and planning service supports both domestic and international clients with tax structuring, financing activities, and complex corporate income tax, while its disputes offering is experienced in both administrative matters and criminal litigation. Henk Vanhulle heads up the practice, often advising on the tax aspects of corporate M&A, capital markets, and real estate transactions. Caroline Borgers regularly handles international matters, and has experience of the healthcare, private equity, banking, and insurance sectors.

The team at Linklaters runs the gamut of private equity matters, advising on fund set up and structuring, acquisitions, financing, and portfolio management. It brings together team members from the corporate and finance group both within Belgium and internationally to combine tax, restructuring, and regulatory expertise. Department head Arnaud Coibion is noted for his M&A and equity capital markets experience, while ‘extremely efficient’ An-Sofie Van Hootegem is sought-after by funds, investment holdings and family offices for support throughout the entire buy-out lifecycle. For tax related matters, Caroline Borgers is the go-to.