Ferdinand Brughmans > Jones Day > Brussels, Belgium > Lawyer Profile

Jones Day
RUE DE LA RÉGENCE 4
1000 BRUSSELS
Belgium

Career

Ferdinand Brughmans represents local and international lenders, other key financiers, and corporate borrowers in project finance and acquisition finance transactions. His practice is focused on domestic and international projects (primarily related to energy and infrastructure ventures) and leveraged, corporate and acquisition finance. Ferdinand advises banks, financial institutions, private credit providers, direct lenders, institutional lenders, private equity funds and corporate borrowers, and senior and mezzanine debt providers on project finance, PPP, syndicated loan, secured financing, leveraged cross-border acquisition finance, and refinancing transactions. In addition, he has considerable experience in distressed debt situations, restructuring, general banking and finance, M&A, private equity, public offerings, and corporate law. He has worked on numerous financing transactions in Europe, the USA, Asia and the Pacific as well as on international equity and debt offerings and listings. Ferdinand also advises financial institutions and corporations in connection with hostile and friendly public takeover bids and on private equity transactions.

 

Lawyer Rankings

Belgium > Banking, finance and capital markets

(Leading partners)

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Close connections with the firm’s international offices enable the team at Jones Day to handle both domestic and cross-border financing matters. The group has close longstanding relations with major financial institutions and also serves a growing roster of corporate borrowers, with a particular reputation for advising on private equity-related acquisition financing matters as well as high-value debt issuances. Financial disputes and regulatory matters are also key areas of focus for the team, which is led by a consortium of experienced partners: Ferdinand Brughmans is a key contact for leveraged lending work, while Matthieu Duplat focuses on debt and equity capital markets, and Michèle Grégoire chiefly handles restructuring mandates.