Offering clients full coverage financial regulatory assistance, Loyens & Loeff covers a wide array of matters related to cross-border marketing funds, enforcement and compliance, cross-border distribution, and ESG-related services. Co-head Vanessa Marquette has a strong focus on debt and equity capital markets, covering licenses and regulatory authorisations for regulated entities. Marc Vermylen, fellow co-head, has notable emphasis on matters regarding financial collateral and related M&A concerns. Davina Devleeschouwer left the firm in December 2024.

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Testimonials

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‘The team has broad competences in areas of debt security issuance and overall financial regulation framework. They are well coordinated, cooperative and quick to respond to any additional queries or needs that arise throughout a project.’
‘The team of Vanessa Marquette offers excellent availability for its clients and always tries to meet clients' requirements.’
‘Vanessa Marquette has outstanding legal knowledge and offers practical solutions.’
‘They are renowned experts and have a reliable team that is quick to respond and help.’
‘Vanessa Marquette has a very good knowledge of financial law, the banking market and the regulators (FSMA). She is very good with strategic questions and can also assist in litigation.’
‘Very competent, communicative and responsive. Quick turnaround of quality work.’
‘Transparent, very good expertise, quick, synergies with different experts, solutions driven, good equilibrium between info and legacy for court. No nonsense approach.’

Key clients

Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking
Banque de Luxembourg
Crédit insdustriel et commercial (CIC)
Hg Pooled Management Limited, Fortress Investment Group LLC
European Union – Euratom - European Commission
International Swaps and Derivatives Association
Bundesverband Deutscher Banken
Credendo - Export Credit Agency
Neuflize Banque OBC
Stellantis
Securex-Vie aam
Bank Degroof Petercam

Work highlights

Advised Credendo Export Credit Agency on the cross-border merger of its Czech and Belgian insurance subsidiaries, including regulatory approvals from the Czech National Bank and the National Bank of Belgium, and post-merger structuring across multiple jurisdictions.

Assisting Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking on an ongoing basis to keep track of the constantly changing legal environment of financial services by means of a bi-monthly Legal Watch and legal advice on banking & finance provided via a hotline.