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Jones Day

Jones Day

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Belgium

3

Banking, finance and capital markets

Jones Day covers the full gamut of transactional, litigation and regulatory services in the banking and finance space, with experience acting for both domestic and international corporations, financial institutions and private equity funds. Co-headed by Ferdinand Brughmans and Michèle Grégoire, the team’s expertise includes complex leveraged and project finance transactions. Matthieu Duplat leads the capital markets offering and handles debt and equity-linked issuances as well as public takeovers.
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Client satisfaction: Lawyer & team quality
Client satisfaction: Billing & efficiency

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Jones Day has an excellent banking practice and the team around Michèle Grégoire is one of the best within the Brussels market. The practice characteristics are scientific, high-level and hard-working.’
  • ‘Michèle Grégoire handles the matter herself with an excellent team and her analysis reflects the top quality of her team.’
  • ‘Available to discuss with clear knowledge on subject matters. Never the bottleneck in a transaction and process.’

Key clients

  • Belfius Bank
  • Belgian Debt Agency (representing the Kingdom of Belgium)
  • BNP Paribas Fortis
  • Buysse & Partners
  • CBC Banque
  • Confédération nationale du crédit mutue
  • Deutsche Bank
  • Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft Belgiens
  • Euroclear
  • The Flemish Community
  • FN Browning Group
  • ING Belgium

Work highlights

Advised Belfius Bank, ING Belgium and KBC Bank on the €100m sustainability-linked financing provided to Belgium-based D'Ieteren Immo.
Assisted financial institutions with the issuance of a 10-year benchmark €7bn 3.100%OLO by the Kingdom of Belgium.
Advising Confédération nationale du crédit mutuel on prudential requirements under European Banking Union and on supervisory powers of European Central Bank.

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Practice head

Ferdinand Brughmans; Matthieu Duplat; Michèle Grégoire