Baker McKenzie BV/SRL has a comprehensive financial regulatory offering, allowing the team to advise on regulatory driven strategic projects, transactions and restructuring, and financial services litigation and enforcement. The practice assists a broad range of clients across license applications, up-scaling, digitisation and financial innovations, and obtaining regulatory approvals. Co-head Oliver Van Den Broeke brings broad expertise across financial services and insurance sectors, advising clients from financial institutions and fintech industries. Fellow co-head Michael Van Acker handles financial restructuring and international finance mandates.
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- ‘Very high level of service and competence and a lot of partner attention.'
Key clients
- Accenture
- Alpha Card
- Alexander Peter Wealth Management
- American Express
- Assuralia
- Baloise Belgium NV
- Belfius Bank NV
- BNP Paribas Fortis NV
- Caisse d'Epargne Hauts de France
- Capricorn Partners NV
- Clearstream
- Cobelfret
Work highlights
Assisted CLdN Finance S.A., the Luxembourg financial investment arm of shipping company Cobelfret, with obtaining regulatory approvals from the European Central Bank and various other regulatory authorities in Belgium and abroad for acquiring a qualifying holding in Bank Degroof Petercam NV, in cooperation with Crédit Agricole Indosuez.
Advised Credendo, the Belgian State-owned export credit agency, on the cross-border offering of its unfunded risk participations through master risk participation agreements (MRPA) in relation to (structured) loan facilities, bonding facilities and documentary credit facilities offered by banks to corporates or to other banks for refinancing purposes.
Assisted Pensioenfonds Metaal OFP, one of Belgium's largest pension funds, with drafting and negotiating a complex investment management agreement with Amundi in connection with a large portfolio of worldwide government bonds.
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Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Practice head
Olivier Van Den Broeke; Michael Van Acker