EY Law provides cross-border clients with deep knowhow on sell-side transactions and buy-side due diligence. Co-heading the team, Peter Suykens offers longstanding expertise in corporate restructuring and cross-border reorganisations. While also bringing expertise in restructuring mandates, fellow co-head Virginie Ciers elsewhere focuses her practice on sell-side share deals. David Du Pont departed the firm.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- ‘Very knowledgeable.’
- ‘Superb team that has been an absolute negotiating machine, getting the complex deal through on the tightest deadline - all the while keeping their good humour.’
- ‘Lindsey Clare is always very pleasant, responsive and solution oriented. She can move mountains in a very short amount of time if it is required.’
- ‘Virginie Ciers and Daan Hemeryck are both proactive, quick on their feet, always with an eye for the commercial key issue of a deal. Was a pleasure working with them.’
- ‘Virginie Ciers goes deep in the file.’
- ‘The team is solution oriented and responsive. They can think out of the box to propose new solutions to problems.’
- ‘Virginie Ciers, Chloë Boeykens: I appreciated their input and easy to follow explanations on the things we do not have the knowledge about.’
- ‘Cooperation with the rest of EY is a unique selling point’
- The team is competent. In the M&A sector, I have mainly worked with Virginie Ciers. It is always a pleasure to work with her. Pragmatic and to the point.
- The team consists of many talented and enthusiastic young people. Their strength is particularly evident in the close collaboration with the larger EY organization. This cross-selling undoubtedly offers advantages, especially for an international clientele.
Key clients
- VPK Group Arvesta Parador Groep Belconfect Sambrinvest Objectway Victaulic Industria Macchine Automatiche Tikehau Capital Analis Option Tape Specialties Biscuiterie Le Vesuve Tempus Thuisverpleging Mohawk Ardo Construx Group Nuscience Group
Work highlights
Advised Tikehau Capital on its majority acquisition of ScioTeq, a Belgian leader in defense and aerospace visualisation technologies.
Advised the shareholders of Belconfect on its sale to The Workwear Group, backed by private equity firm Dovesco.
Advised the shareholders of Option Tape Specialties on its sale to Waterland Private Equity.
Practice head
Peter Suykens; Virginie Ciers
Other key lawyers
Chloë Boeykens; Daan Hemeryck
