Comparative Guide
Merger Control
Belgium
Lodewick Prompers & Charlotte Struyf
Linklaters is regularly entrusted on a range of contentious and non-contentious competition law matters, including cross-border merger clearances, cartel investigations, abuse of economic dependence investigations and foreign investment screening. Practice head Lodewick Prompers specialises in merger control, with experience handling cases at both the Belgian and EU levels. Other key lawyers in the team include veteran litigator Bernd Meyring and Liliane Gam, who is experienced in State aid and foreign investment issues.
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Testimonials
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- ‘The team is very proactive, well organised and can rely on an integrated global network.'
- ‘Lodewick Prompers: proactive and client-oriented, truly listens and proposes practical solutions and prioritisation.’
- 'The team is good at capturing the client's requests and comes up with focused advice.'
- 'Very good in presenting a complicated case to the business.’
- ‘Lodewick Prompers has a great business focus; very easy to work with.’
Key clients
- Novo Holdings
- Macquarie
- John Cockerill Defense
- Proximus
- bpost
- Cityforward
- Nayarit Participations SA (Nicolas D’Ieteren)
- Daija Insurance Group
- Waterland Private Equity Investments
- Bharti Airtel Limited
- I Squared Capital
Work highlights
Acted as lead advisers to Novo Holdings on the regulatory aspects of its joint acquisition with Novo Nordisk of Catalent.
Advising Macquarie Asset Management on all regulatory aspects of its public offer for Renewi Plc.
Advised Proximus on the multi-jurisdictional merger and FDI control analysis in relation to its acquisition of Route Mobile from the founding family shareholders, and the mandatory takeover offer to public shareholders of the company.
Practice head
Lodewick Prompers
Other key lawyers
Bernd Meyring; Liliane Gam