Eubelius‘ private equity offering takes a ’hands-on, business-oriented approach‘ as part of an integrated corporate and M&A team, with notable experience handling complex disentanglement and carve-out issues, fund formation, structuring, and fundraising. Co-head Matthias Wauters is sought after for his expertise regarding the Belgian venture capital market, Erwin Destuyver often handles cross-border transactions and Filip Jenné has stand out experience of corporate real estate transactions. The ’highly skilled and highly experienced’ Felix Dobbelaere supports private equity clients in the Belgian M&A market.
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Testimonials
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‘The PE/M&A team is very knowledgeable and extremely pragmatic in its approach - instead of solely going into pure legal arguments, the PE/M&A team has a hands-on, business-oriented approach, meaning that any proposals, negotiations and discussions will keep this in mind.'
- 'All the members of the PE/M&A team that we work in are very down-to-earth persons with whom we build a lasting relationship of trust. The team is always available and also serves as a great sounding board when we have specific questions or would like a second opinion.’
‘Erwin Destuyver is a true expert in the PE/M&A field, extremely knowledgeable on the matters and has ample experience; he is very pragmatic in his approach and is able to make a solid business and risk assessment (i.e. assessment of what items to fight for in negotiations). In addition thereto Erwin is a very nice person who boosts trust and confidence.’
‘Great team, very knowledgeable in their field and well connected. They relate very well to entrepreneurs and SMEs / entrepreneurial companies. The team acts in a very pragmatic and result oriented manner. A real pleasure to work with.’
‘The individuals are very friendly, knowledgeable, result oriented and work well together.'
- 'Felix Dobbelaere is a highly skilled and highly experienced corporate and M&A lawyer, with a lot of private equity connections, with whom it is a real pleasure to work.’
Key clients
- CubeCold
- BNP Paribas Fortis Private Equity
- V-Nova
- Fedrus International
- Participatiemaatschappij Vlaanderen (PMV)
- Duomed
- Damier Group (Vindevogel family office)
- Dovesco
- Sports & Leisure Group
- Creafund
- Magnax
- European Innovation Council Fund
Work highlights
Advised BNP Paribas Fortis Private Equity Belgium and WallonieEntreprendre on the acquisition of a minority equity stake of 20% of the holding company of the Stûv group.
Advised The Organic Consumer Group (a Damier company) on its acquisition of LaSaponaria, an Italian producer and distributor of natural and sustainable personal care products.
Advised the management of Duomed group on the exit of PE fund G Square and the entry of Palex Medical (a portfolio company of PE funds Apax and Fremman Capital) in its capital.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
Matthias Wauters; Erwin Destuyver; Filip Jenné; Felix Dobbelaere
Other key lawyers
Philippe Mulliez