
Freya MAREELS
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Freya Mareels specialises in banking and finance law with a focus on leveraged finance and general syndicated lending, real estate finance, project finance and debt restructuring. She acts for both lenders and borrowers and has extensive experience in cross-border transactions. Her practice further includes debt capital markets transactions and structured finance.
Freya holds a law degree (magna cum laude) from Ghent University (2005) as well as a master of law (LL.M.) from The University of Nottingham (2006). She also studied at Hofstra University (2005), New York.
Prior to joining Liedekerke, Freya worked at the Brussels, London and Amsterdam offices of an international law firm for ten years. She joined Liedekerke Wolters Waelbroeck Kirkpatrick as a Partner in 2016.
RECENT MATTERS
- Advising Sonaca SA, a Belgian corporate active in the aerospace sector, in connection with the financing of the take-over of Nasdaq-listed LMI Aerospace, Inc.
- Assisting a syndicate of banks on a development financing for a major Belgian real estate developer.
- Advising a major Belgian mezzanine financier with respect to the mezzanine financing provided in the framework of several leveraged buy-outs.
- Assisting the Nomad Foods group on the Belgian law aspects of EUR 850,000,000 senior facilities and the issuance of EUR 400,000,000 senior secured notes.
- Advising the lenders on the refinancing of a 30-year infrastructure PPP project.
MARKET RECOGNITION
- Freya Mareels is ranked 'Leading lawyer- highly regarded in Belgium' in the area of Banking - IFLR1000, 2020
- Freya Mareels is ranked ‘Next generation partners’ in the area of Banking and Finance. Clients said “Freya Mareels has a deep understanding of the banking and finance market, and is knowledgeable both technically and in terms of market practices’’. She also communicates clearly and quickly goes to the essence of the matter‘ – Legal 500, 2020
- Freya Mareels is ranked ‘Up and Coming’ in the area of Banking and Finance. She is noted by the market as a rising star whose name is "really worthwhile mentioning." She assists banks with leveraged finance, real estate finance and general corporate lending matters.– Chambers Europe & Global, 2020
- Freya Mareels is ranked ‘Up and Coming’ in the area of Banking and Finance – Chambers Global and Chambers Europe, 2019.
- Clients said “We like working with her because we can really rely on her”, adding that “she is always very responsive”. – Chambers Global and Chambers Europe, 2019
- Freya Mareels is ranked ‘Next generation lawyer’ in the area of Banking and Finance – Legal 500, 2019
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
- Member of the Brussels bar
- AEDBF/EVBFR-Belgium
Dutch, English, French
- Liedekerke assists TTR Energy in setting up "Hexagon Renewable Energy"
- COVID-19 - Impact on Financial Sector - 6 Ocrober 2020
- COVID-19 - Impact on Financial Sector - 10 August 2020
- COVID-19 - Impact on Financial Sector - 5 August 2020
- COVID-19 - Impact on Financial Sector - 29 july 2020
- Liedekerke successfully assisted CGE Partners on the Belgian aspects of its acquisition of Enhesa
- COVID-19 - Impact on Financial Sector - 22 july 2020
- COVID-19 - Impact on Financial Sector - 13 july 2020
- COVID-19 - Impact on Financial Sector - 6 july 2020
- COVID-19 - Impact on Financial Sector - 29 June 2020
- COVID-19 - Impact on Financial Sector - 22 June 2020
- COVID-19 - Impact on Financial Sector - 15 June 2020
- COVID-19 - Impact on Financial Sector - 9 June 2020
- COVID-19 - Impact on Financial Sector - 2 June 2020
- L’impact du Covid-19 sur l’économie belge
- COVID-19 - Impact on Financial Sector - 20 May 2020
- COVID-19 - Impact on Financial Sector - 19 May 2020
- COVID-19 - Impact on Financial Sector - 18 May 2020
- COVID-19 - Impact on Financial Sector - 15 May 2020
- COVID-19 - Impact on Financial Sector - 14 May 2020
- COVID-19 - Impact on Financial Sector - 13 May 2020
- COVID-19 - Impact on Financial Sector - 11 May 2020
- COVID-19 - Impact on Financial Sector - 8 May 2020
- COVID-19 - Impact on Financial Sector - 6 May 2020
- COVID-19 - Impact on Financial Sector - 5 May 2020
- COVID-19 - Impact on Financial Sector - 4 May 2020
- COVID-19 - Impact on Financial Sector - 30 April 2020
- COVID-19 - Impact on Financial Sector - 28 April 2020
- COVID-19 - Impact on Financial Sector - 27 April 2020
- COVID-19 - Impact on Financial Sector - 24 April 2020
- COVID-19 - Impact on Financial Sector - 23 April 2020
- COVID-19 - Impact on Financial Sector - 22 April 2020
- COVID-19 - Impact on Financial Sector - 20 April 2020
- COVID-19 - Impact on Financial Sector - 17 April 2020
- COVID-19 - Impact on Financial Sector - 15 April 2020
- COVID-19 - Impact on Financial Sector - 14 April 2020
- COVID-19 - Impact on Financial Sector - 10 April 2020
- COVID-19 - Impact on Financial Sector - 8 April 2020
- COVID-19 - Impact on Financial Sector - 7 April 2020
- COVID-19 - Impact on Financial Sector - 6 April 2020
- COVID-19 - Impact on Financial Sector - 3 April 2020
- COVID-19 - Impact on Financial Sector - 2 April 2020
- COVID-19 - Impact on Financial Sector - 1st April 2020
- COVID-19 - Impact on Financial Sector - 30 March 2020
- COVID-19 - Impact on Financial Sector - 27 March 2020
- COVID-19 - Impact on Financial Sector - 26 March 2020
- COVID-19 - Impact on Financial Sector - 25 March 2020
- COVID-19 - Impact on Financial Sector - 24 March 2020
- COVID-19 - Impact on Financial Sector - 23 March 2020
- COVID-19 - Impact on Financial Sector - 19 March 2020
- Liedekerke recognized in the 2020 Chambers Global Rankings
- Liedekerke recognized in the IFLR1000 rankings of 2020 for its outstanding expertise in Banking & Finance and in M&A
- 36th IBA International Financial Law Conference
- Liedekerke recognized by Chambers Europe in the 2019 Rankings
- Liedekerke recognized in the 2019 Chambers Rankings
- Liedekerke to attend the IBA Annual Conference in Rome
- Doing business in Belgium: New legal regime regarding insolvencies
- Banking & Finance Headlines: Doing Business in Belgium - Taking security over movable assets
- Liedekerke welcomes Freya Mareels as a new partner in its Banking and Finance Practice Group