Ace Law‘s ’expert knowledge of the Belgian PE landscape‘ as a corporate boutique is a key element of its practice, which is focused on assisting clients in fund structuring and investments and divestments. Clients ’highly recommend‘ practice head and co-founder Didier Roemers for his commercial approach to both national and international transactions, while Wouter Verhelst is highlighted for his ability to ’untangle complex situations’. Antoon Dierick joined the team in Ghent in July 2024 from MDP Advocaten.
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Accolades

Client satisfaction: Billing & efficiency
Client satisfaction: NPS ®

Testimonials

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  • ‘The firm's expert knowledge of the Belgian PE landscape makes them an excellent advisor, both from a commercial and a legal point of view.’

  • ‘Didier Roemers is hands-down the best lawyer I have ever worked with. He is efficient, punctual, fast and clear in his communication. What really stands out, though, is how commercial he is: he understands what's important and what's not, and dares to make clear recommendations. I highly recommend him to everyone in Belgium for any PE / VC work.’

  • ‘We could count on Wouter Verhelst to get into the details and untangle complex situations for us.’

  • ‘Didier Roemers thrives on deal-making and is as engaged to come up with solutions as his clients.’

  • ‘The Ace Law team was very knowledgeable and swift in assistance with our private equity transaction.'

  • ‘Always available, go the extra mile, fun to work with!’

Key clients

  • Triginta Fund
  • Gimv
  • Capital A Partners
  • Tilleghem Private Equity
  • WorxInvest
  • Down2Earth Capital
  • REACTR Fund
  • Andera Partners
  • Vectis Private Equity
  • Erudite.Health
  • EverBlue Fund
  • Vybros Capital Partners

Work highlights

Advised Gimv on its investment in Castelein Sealants together with management and investment fund Akiles.
Assisted Vybros Capital Partners on the fund structuring of its EUR 125 million private equity fund.
Advised REACTR, a Belgian real estate fund, on the acquisition of the Blue Towers from Ghelamco for EUR 100 million.
Practice head

Didier Roemers

Other key lawyers

Wouter Verhelst; Filip Meire; Antoon Dierick