Stibbe is regularly entrusted to advise on high-value and complex leveraged finance, project finance as well as high-yield bond issuances and securitisations. Practice co-head Wouter Ghijsels has expertise in syndicated lending and leveraged buyouts, while fellow co-lead Pieter Nobels specialises in debt capital markets transactions, advising on both public and private bond issuances. The equity capital markets team is led by Jan Peeters, who has experience handling complex IPOs, public takeovers bids and public-to-private transactions. Pascal Vanden Borre is a further equity capital markets expert.
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Profile
Work Department
Banking & Finance.
Position
Partner
Career
Wouter is the Managing Partner of the Brussels office of Stibbe. He advises financial institutions, corporate, and public sector clients on a broad range of domestic and cross-border financial transactions. Wouter has particular expertise in syndicated lending, acquisition finance, direct lending, property finance, project finance, and leveraged/management buyouts. He works closely with Stibbe's corporate and real estate partners.
Languages
Dutch, French, English.
Education
- Graduated in Law from the University of Antwerp (2001)
- Master of Laws (LL.M.) from King’s College London, United Kingdom (2002)
- Admitted to the Brussels Bar in 2002
- With the Brussels office of Stibbe since 2002 (Partner since 2011)
- Postgraduate studies in corporate taxation at the Fiscale Hogeschool (2003)
- Seconded to the acquisition finance department of the London office of a global law firm (January 2006–April 2006)
- Managing Partner of the Brussels office of Stibbe since 2019
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Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘Availability and approachability.'
‘Wouter Ghijsels is always available and willing to provide our internal legal team with the help we need.’
Key clients
- Aedifica
- AG Real Estate
Work highlights
Advised Palex Medical on the finance package for the acquisition of Duomed.