Deloitte Legal

Belgium

IFLR1000 Reviews

Financial and corporate

Deloitte Legal, the legal arm of the global professional services firm Deloitte, has a country-wide presence in Belgium with lawyers located in the firm’s offices in Antwerp, Brussels, Ghent and Kortrijk. 

 

Focusses / specialisms 

Banking advice is among the key pillars of the firm’s financial and corporate advice in the country, with the firm possessing comprehensive expertise in transactional financing and regulatory work. 

Capital markets, especially debt, is an active area for the firm as well. Key focus areas in the space include structured finance advice, advice on raising funds in the USPP market, sustainable finance work and fintech. The equity capital markets team also works on secondary share offerings while the firm is also active in advising on securitisation and structured finance deals. 

The firm is also visible in transactional M&A, where it advises across the full life cycle of varied transactions such as acquisitions, buyouts, divestments, corporate governance and reorganisations. 

The firm has a blooming practice in the energy and infrastructure field, with the team working on large-scale public infrastructure projects. 

 

Key clients 

Key clients include Cartamundi, KeBek Private Equity, Montea, Alcopa, Melexis, Radisson, Home Invest Belgium, Sweco Belgium, Xior Student Housing, Aphea.Bio, Indigo Diabetes, LeasePlan Corporation, Vebego International, AquafinAurelius Equity Opportunities, UZ Leuven, Sweco Belgium, KBC, Degroof Petercam, Care Property Invest, BeeBonds and European Investment Bank. 

 

Client feedback: 32nd edition (2022/2023) 

M&A 

“Responsive, pragmatic, easy to work with.” 

 

Project development: Infrastructure 

“They have a high level of know-how, offer smooth communication in various languages and, above all, can think along with the commercial requirements of the client's internal business.”