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Lauded for its ‘extensive knowledge of financing transactions in Belgium’, the banking and finance practice at CMS offers transactional, regulatory, and debt restructuring strength. Its real estate finance work is a particular highlight, along with notable work in the receivables finance, factoring, and securitisation business line. Benoît Vandervelde heads up the team as ’an excellent leader’ with experience in acquisition finance and syndicated loans. Arnaud Van Oekel regularly advises major banking institutions and Bruno Duquesne is a key name in real estate matters.
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Testimonials
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‘Always a pleasure to discuss with CMS Belgium regarding specific Belgian law impacting Capital Markets.’
‘Benoît Vandervelde is always available to its clients and always respects the timeline, even tight ones.’
Key clients
- Walloon Region
- Pricoa Private Capital
Work highlights
- Advising the Belgian Federal Region of Wallonia on its EUR25bn EMTN programme, including the drafting and negotiation on the dealer agreement, agency agreement, information memorandum, listing, rating, etc.
- Advised Pricoa on the setting up of a $225m multi-currency Shelf Facility governed by Belgian law to the Belgian based Interparking, a leading European car park operator.