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Quorum
Pegasuslaan 5
1831 DIEGEM
BRUSSELS
Belgium

Belgium > Commercial, corporate and M&A Tier 4

Transactional boutique Quorum acts as strategic advisor to private and listed companies, both domestic enterprises and international corporations with operations in Belgium, on the whole range of issues from incorporation, negotiations and closing the deal to post-completion litigation risk assessment, commercial litigation and distressed M&A. The team provides integrated legal, tax and compliance advice, and frequently acts on deals with a cross-border element. It also often assists start-ups and scale-ups, and has niche expertise in setting-up buy-and-build structures and consecutive acquisitions. Managing partner Davy Gorselé heads up the team with nearly two decades of experience in a multitude of domestic as well as cross-border transactions.

Practice head(s):

Davy Gorselé

Other key lawyers:

Michiel Pouillon; Pieter Dierckx; Michiel Roovers; Sylvie Thieren

Key clients

AQ Group

Alpha Renewable Energy Fund

Amotek Technologies

Blackbird Business Events

Brussels Airport Company

Capital A Investment Partners

CenEnergy

Contargo Road Logistics B.V. (Rhenus)

Dentius

Discovery Holding

E-Capital

Engie (listed on Euronext Brussels and Paris)

Good!D

InOpSys

iFlux

Integra Fund

Induver

JP Foods

Kebek Private Equity

Louis Dreyfus Company

Manuport Logistics (part of the Euroports group)

Nesto

Nova Natie

Octave

Odot

On IT

Origin International

Parte

Projective

Select HR

SDG Capital

SmartFin Capital

Standard Investment

Steliau International

TrainM No

The Glue

Unifiedpost Group (listed on Euronext Brussels)

Van Moer

Visma (listed on Oslo Stock Exchange)

VistaLink

Vortex Capital Partners BV

WEP

Mail to Pay Group

Work highlights

  • Assisted the fund management of Alpha Renewable Energy Fund with the structuring and incorporation of Alpha Renewable Energy Fund’s management and Alpha Renewable Energy Fund itself.
  • Assisted the Steliau International with the acquisition of 100% of the shares in Alcom electronics NV and 100% of the shares in Alcom electronics B.V.
  • Assisted Visma with the acquisition of (ultimately) 100% of the shares of Beeple BV.

Quorum is a strategic advisor to corporations seeking to expand their business operations in Belgium and beyond. Our team houses highly experienced legal professionals who provide a modern one-stop-shop service and focus on building long-standing relationships with our diverse client base, spanning start-ups, scale-ups, Belgian enterprises and international companies with operations in Belgium. With an excellent knowledge and understanding of commercial strategy, organisation and governance, we are able to provide cost-efficient and business-minded legal assistance that incorporates the client’s commercial objectives. 

Quorum advises on all aspects of commercial, corporate and M&A transactions: from incorporation and leading in negotiations to closing the deal and post-completion litigation risk assessment. We routinely manage entire transactional portfolios, offering integrated legal, tax and compliance assistance in direct competition with larger full-service firms.

Quorum is a go-to firm for complex and novel business ventures, requiring out-of-the-box solutions. For example, we are uniquely positioned to assist clients with setting-up (new) buy-and-build structures and consecutive acquisitions. Such structures require an elaborate legal framework and a thorough understanding of the highly regulated industries where they occur (such as dental practitioners, veterinarians and real estate management). Quorum has repeatedly designed such structures for a number of its clients and boasts the unique experience advising on complex business ventures in highly regulated sectors.

Our ethos is rooted in guiding clients through the entire lifecycle of their business ventures, from incorporation through various transactions, investments and corporate matters, to going public. One prominent example of such long-term partnership is Unifiedpost Group, whom we have supported since the first private equity investment in December 2014. Our involvement in the company’s IPO and post-IPO lifecycle also demonstrates our in-depth knowledge of financial law (with a special focus on inside knowledge and regulated information) and stock exchange law, and places us as an expert in this discipline.

Apart from our corporate and M&A focus, we are also active in the field of commercial litigation and distressed M&A (in particular given the post-Covid situation), thus providing a truly comprehensive support at all stages of our clients’ commercial and corporate matters.

Quorum is already one of the biggest boutique M&A-teams in Belgium but our ambition does not stop there. We are committed to continuous growth, fuelled by our ambition and ever more complex, high-value and business-critical instructions that we continue to receive from some of the fastest growing companies in Belgium. Only this year, we added to our client roster several multinational corporations, whom we advise on multimillion EUR deals and complex corporate and transactional matters.

Ambitious private and public listed companies engage us as lead counsel on complex M&A deals, frequently with cross-border elements. We combine our local knowledge of Belgian laws and regulations with the skill set suited to cross-border work to manage local counsel on multijurisdictional matters. In addition to transactional work, we provide a broad range of corporate law assistance.

Department Name Email Telephone
Davy Gorselé dg@quorumlaw.eu +32 496 37 97 47
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