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Partner
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Freya Mareels is a Partner in the firm’s Corporate & Finance Group and co-heads our Antwerp office.
Freya specialises in banking and finance law with a focus on leveraged finance and general syndicated lending, real estate finance, project finance and debt restructuring.
She acts for both lenders and borrowers and has extensive experience in cross-border transactions. Her practice further includes debt capital markets transactions and structured finance.
Freya holds a law degree (magna cum laude) from Ghent University (2005) as well as a master of law (LL.M.) from The University of Nottingham (2006). She also studied at Hofstra University (2005), New York.
Prior to joining Liedekerke, Freya worked at the Brussels, London and Amsterdam offices of an international law firm for ten years. She joined Liedekerke as a Partner in 2016.
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‘Liedekerke offers comprehensive advice in the field of banking, finance and capital markets, offering clients both technical precision and commercially minded solutions.'
'They are well organised and particularly adept at handling a high volume of banking and financial market cases, as well as a full range of complex cross-border financial transactions and regulatory matters.’‘Freya Mareels stands out for combining sharp technical expertise in banking and finance with a pragmatic, solution-oriented approach.'
'Roel Fransis distinguishes himself through his rare combination of academic depth and practical experience in insolvency, restructuring and finance-related disputes.’‘Wim Dedecker - pragmatic, good follow up.’
‘Freya Mareels: I would not hesitate to instruct Freya again. She had excellent technical knowledge and was able to explain issues clearly to us.'
‘Excellent work, very precise and pragmatic at the same time. Very pleasant to work with and seamless processes which makes things very efficient.’
‘Freya Mareels is excellent, her work is flawless and if discussions intensify or problem arise, she always finds solutions.’
Key clients
- Siparex IDI SCA ING Belgium Belfius Bank BNP Paribas Fortis Fronnt Group Odontolia Group Macquarie Bank Europe DAC MUFG Bank Balta Industries NV Fortress Investment Group Lloyds Bank PLC