Clifford Chance stands out for its tax expertise in the private equity and investment spaces. Alexandre Ooms leads the practice and acts for private equity investors, investment firms, and funds on the tax aspects of high-value and complex transactions and corporate reorganisations. Stijn Van Walleghem focuses on the tax aspects of corporate, private equity, and real estate transactions, and Thomas Linard de Guertechin advises on the tax structuring of investment funds and financial instruments.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Pragmatic, solution-oriented. Asking the right questions to get to solutions efficiently. Plus very, very experienced.’
- ‘I have worked with the Clifford Chance tax team for over 20 years across many deals, and they have consistently been outstanding.’
- ‘I have worked closely with Alexandre Ooms and Thomas Linard de Guertechin for many years. They have advised me on tax and fund structuring across all types of European deals.'
- ‘The team of Alexander Ooms and Stijn van Walleghem has been working together for a long time, and they always prove to be up to date.’
- ‘The team is highly professional and has consistently provided outstanding tax advice, being very responsive and attentive to business needs.’
- ‘Alexandre Ooms is an excellent tax lawyer with extensive expertise and significant knowledge of the market. He is always highly responsive, his communication is to the point, and he is outstanding at coming up with pragmatic solutions to complex tax questions.’
- ‘From my perspective, the team has a thorough understanding of our business, which increases efficiency.’
- ‘Both Alexandre Ooms and Thomas Linard de Guertechin are highly knowledgeable in their practice areas but are equally able to formulate actionable and pragmatic strategies.’
Key clients
- Publi-T
- Accor
- Mudabala
- Cityforward
- LNC Capital Partners
- Belgian State
- Aquitara
- What's Cooking
- CVC Capital Partners
- CA Indosuez
- Syensqo
- Blackfin Capital Partners
- Blackrock
- Cores Development
- Union Investment
- Baltisse
- Deliverect
- Argenta
Work highlights
Advised Cityforward on the sale of its residential development portfolio to Home Invest.
Advised Accor group on a cross-border share exchange with European hotel real estate investment group Covivio Hotels.
Advised Mubadala Investment Company on its investment in Belgian Unicorn Odoo.
Lawyers
Leading partners
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Practice head
Alexandre Ooms
Other key lawyers
Stijn Van Walleghem; Thomas Linard de Guertechin