Caroline Hoste > DLA Piper > Brussels, Belgium > Lawyer Profile

DLA Piper‘s practice, praised for its ‘unrivalled’ sector knowledge, pairs a transactional banking and finance team with its financial services regulatory offering to support domestic and international clients, with experience in the insurance, fintech, technology, and energy sectors. Caroline Hoste, highlighted for her ‘very broad expertise‘, heads the finance and projects team, while Pierre Berger takes the lead on regulatory and fintech matters. Orestis Omran leads the Brussels-based Greece country group: ‘the service level he provides is incomparably high’, often advising on transactions including Greek, US, and UK law.

DLA Piper’s private equity practice provides ‘precise support’ on matters from fund formation to venture capital investments, also providing advice on tax planning and management. Michaël Heene co-heads the team in Antwerp with Pierre Berger; Heene often advises private equity houses and their portfolio companies while Berger is a go-to for regulatory issues and regulatory-driven strategic projects. In Brussels, finance and projects head Caroline Hoste leads the team alongside tax specialist Chris Thompson.