
Corporate and M&A
Our team offers trusted advisors who will provide you with practical and business-wise solutions in all Corporate and M&A matters, including mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance issues, corporate reorganisations, corporate advice, private equity, joint ventures and corporate litigation.
You can rely on our team, one of the largest in Belgium, for all types of transactions from the common to the most complex. By combining their expertise and knowledge, our lawyers can quickly address your corporate and M&A needs, whether they arise in Belgium or abroad. For cross-border transactions, we work on a daily basis with top-tier foreign law firms.

Recent work includes:
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A key role in the corporate and M&A aspects of the high-profile acquisition by the Belgian State of two major Belgian banks.
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Assisting the Belgian State against Ping An in relation to the CIRDI Fortis case Assisting the leading operator of hypermarkets, large-scale retail centres and other groups in Belgium with their corporate reorganisations.
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Assisting a major German motor vehicle manufacturer with its acquisition of a Dutch financial conglomerate’s car leasing business, and in the subsequent Belgian corporate reorganisation.
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Advising a large corporation active in hazardous and non-hazardous waste treatment on the disposal of its non-hazardous waste activities in Belgium.
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Assisting a large fund with various large scale infrastructure and/or transportation projects (assistance with setting up the consortium structure, project management, bidding process, etc).
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Regularly giving advice about credit institutions, insurance companies and company groups’ corporate governance structure.
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Regularly advising on delicate corporate law issues.
- Maurits ARNAUW, Associate
- Vincent BUSSCHAERT, Partner
- Damien CONEM, Partner
- Wim DEDECKER, Partner
- Charlotte FERRON, Associate
- Thibaut HOLLANDERS, Partner
- Max LE BLANC, Associate
- Jacques MEUNIER, Partner
- Nicolas MOSCHOPOULOS, Associate
- Jakob MULIER, Associate
- Valérie SIMONART, Partner
- Olivia SZERER, Associate
- Céline TALLIER, Senior Attorney
- Joëlle THAMBWE, Associate
- Christel VAN DEN EYNDEN, Partner
- Davy VANDENBUSSCHE, Senior Attorney
- Jan VREYS, Senior Attorney
- The New Regime of Non-Profit Associations, in The Belgian Code of Companies and Associations, Larcier, 2020, p. 85-129
- Provisional Law, in The New Belgian Code of Companies and Associations under Scrutiny, Anthemis, 2019, p. 519-553
- Domestic Conversions, R.P.S.-T.R.V., 2019, p. 802-806
- Les transferts de données à caractère personnel entre l’Union européenne et les Etats-Unis: une valse à mille temps?
- Associations sans but lucratif, associations internationales sans but lucratif et fondations
- Bewarende maatregelen
- Liedekerke contributes to Corporate Tax publication in association with Slaughter and May
- Recent Corporate Tax trends in Belgium
- Droit des affaires et sociétés
- Les nouvelles obligations en matière de fusions et de scissions
- Headline Litigation, Corporate & Finance: Proposed rules on collective actions under Belgian law
- Evolution du droit des groupes en droit européen : nouveaux concepts
- Les procédures de fusion et scission simplifiées entre sociétés d'un même groupe
- La réglementation des sicafi
- Headline Corporate: Mergers and divisions: what is new under Belgian law for intra-group reorganizations nand listed companies
- Modalités de participation et de vote à l'assemblée générale
- La loi sur l’exercice de certains droits par les actionnaires des sociétés cotées
- La convocation, l’information préalable et les conditions d’admission à l’assemblée générale
- L'obligation de mixité au sein du conseil d'administration des sociétés cotées
- Le conseil d'administration de la société anonyme et ses comités
- Contrat d'architecture et clauses abusives
- Joint Ventures in Belgium
- Le contrat de transaction
- Report on the European Company, Lexis Nexis
- Traité des sociétés
- Traité des fusions et scissions
- Corporate governance in Belgium
- La personnalité morale en droit privé comparé
- Les groupements d’intérêt économique
- Traité des sociétés (3 volumes)
- La réglementation des sicafi
- Les sociétés immobilières réglementées
- Sociétés en nom collectif. Sociétés en commandite. SNC, SCS et SCA
Seminars
- Emerging Africa Conference: Cape Town I March 3-4, 2016 Legal Strategies for Investment and Growth
- Women on Board Seminar: Gouvernance d’entreprise – Développements récents
- Women on Board Seminar - La responsabilité des administrateurs - De aansprakelijkheid van de bestuurders
- Corporate Seminar "La loi relative aux sociétés immobilières reglementées" - "De wet betreffende de gereglementeerde vastgoedvennootschappen"
- Corporate and Finance Seminar in association with Woman on Board
- Corporate and Finance Seminar "Les défis du financement pour les sociétés cotées et non cotées" - "Funding uitdagingen voor genoteerde en niet-genoteerde vennootschappen"
- Corporate Seminar "Nouvelles lois, nouveaux défis" - "Nieuwe wetten, nieuwe uitdagingen"
- Women on Board Seminar "De herstructureringen gezien vanuit de Raad van Bestuur" - "Les restructurations vues du Conseil d'administration"
- Corporate Seminar "Property investment fund"
- Corporate Seminar "Droit des actionnaires" - "Aandeelhoudersrechten"
- Women on Board Seminar "Corporate Governance"
News
- Valérie Simonart examines the conflicts of interests in the various forms of companies in "La Gouvernance des sociétés au 21e siècle"
- Liedekerke recognized in the 2021 Chambers Global Rankings
- Liedekerke assisted Veolia in its acquisition of Upgrade Bio Energy, Belgium's first organic waste biogas plant located in the Port of Antwerp
- Reform of the Swiss international arbitration law
- Impact of the COVID Law of 20 December 2020 on the organisation of general meetings in companies and associations
- Liedekerke assisted Urbani’s shareholders in the sale of their shares to Vicinity Affordable Housing Fund
- Régime des SIR – Aspects réglementaires et fiscaux
- Liedekerke assists TTR Energy in setting up "Hexagon Renewable Energy"
- Valérie Simonart presents during The e-symposium of "Jeune Barreau de Bruxelles" on non-profit associations
- Join our Corporate and M&A team!
- E-colloque - L’évolution de la gouvernance des sociétés au 21e siècle
- Code of Companies and Associations : « Le nouveau régime des ASBL »
- Pro Bono Week: meet APOPO
- Company law : « La modification du Code des sociétés et des associations par la loi du 28 avril 2020 »
- Join our Corporate team!
- 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
- Liedekerke is delighted to announce the promotion of Bruno Hardy and Davy Vandenbussche to Senior Attorney
- Liedekerke contributes to the Chambers Corporate Governance Guide with the Belgian Chapter
- COVID-19 - Impact on Financial Sector - 6 july 2020
- COVID-19 - Impact on Financial Sector - 29 June 2020
- Régime transitoire du Code des sociétés et des associations
- 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
- 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
- Repair of the Companies and Associations Code by the Law of 28 April 2020: 10 changes
- Impact of the law of 28 april 2020 on listed companies: new rules as regards to remuneration
- Impact of the law of 28 april 2020 on listed companies: new rules as regards to transactions with related parties
- 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
- Wim Dedecker interviewed by Trends Magazine
- COVID-19 - Impact on Financial Sector - 22 April 2020
- COVID-19 - Impact on Financial Sector - 20 April 2020
- Liedekerke achieves top rankings in Legal 500 EMEA 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
- Liedekerke COVID-19 Resource Center
- 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 by Chambers Europe in the 2020 Rankings
- Liedekerke successfully advised Exact in its acquisition of WinBooks group
- Liedekerke names Wim Dedecker as partner
- The new Prospectus Regulation - Challenges for advisors
- Christel Van den Eynden to participate in M&A Trends & Insights expert panel
- 6th Energy Law Group Event
- Liedekerke recognized in the IFLR1000 rankings of 2020 for its outstanding expertise in Banking & Finance and in M&A
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- Liedekerke successfully completes $85 million investment for Hydro-Québec
- Liedekerke Africa contributed to the Congo - DR chapter of the Special Report on Investment in Africa
- Capital Markets Headline July 2019 - new EU Prospectus Regulation
- La société à responsabilité limitée
- La nouvelle SRL apparaît taillée pour les sociétés en croissance.
- Liedekerke achieves excellent rankings in the Legal 500 2019
- Governance under the new company code: what you should know
- Being an M&A lawyer for one night: what’s the deal?
- Liedekerke recognized by Chambers Europe in the 2019 Rankings
- The New Belgian Company Code
- The implications of the UBO-register for listed companies
- Liedekerke mentors start-ups in the imec.istart Business Acceleration Program
- Liedekerke advises Be-Mobile on its acquisition of French player Mediamobile
- Sociétés Immobilières Réglementées - Aspects réglementaires
- Liedekerke successfully completes EUR15 million medical device equity financing round for Cochlear Limited
- Liedekerke recognized in the IFLR1000 rankings of 2019
- Liedekerke prendra la parole au colloque de l'Université Catholique de Louvain: "Le nouveau Codes des sociétés et des associations commenté"
- Liedekerke mentors start-up companies from the imec.istart Business Acceleration Program
- Belgium Chapter in The Public-Private Partnership Law Review - Edition 4
- Liedekerke to attend the IBA Annual Conference in Rome
- Liedekerke advised long-standing client Proximus on its acquisition of the Codit Group
- Corporate & M&A partner Christel Van den Eynden acknowledged as the top Thought Leader in M&A in Europe by Who’s Who Legal Corporate
- Liedekerke welcomes a new Counsel in its Corporate Finance practice group
- Our grantee in the news!
- Getting The Deal Through - Dispute Resolution 2017
- Legal Alert – New prospectus regulation
- Recognition of Liedekerke’s international expertise in Chambers Global 2017
- Liedekerke assisting Befimmo in high-value and strategically important real estate deal
- Les transferts de données à caractère personnel entre l’Union européenne et les Etats-Unis: une valse à mille temps?
- The future of PPPs in Belgium
- Liedekerke Legal Alert - Crowdfunding Newsletter
- Liedekerke contributed to the 2016 edition of the “Asset Management Review”.
- Liedekerke’s Corporate Team assists directors of Newbelco on one of the largest acquisitions in history – the AB InBev takeover of SABMiller
- Comment les avocats bruxellois renforcent leur réseau international
- Contributions à la Revue pratique des sociétés / Tijdschrift voor Rechtspersoon en Vennootschap
- La révolution digitale et les start-ups
- Liedekerke is excited to announce a seminar on the topic of “Duties and responsibilities of Directors”
- Agreement between Belgian State and BNP Paribas Fortis
- Liedekerke appoints Damien Conem as Corporate Partner
- Liedekerke’s Corporate and Finance team advises SPFI/FPIM, the financial holding of the Belgian State
- Thierry Tilquin and Julie-Anne Delcorde, speaking at a Colloquium organised by the Conférence du Jeune Barreau
- Thierry Tilquin and Tom Van Dyck speakers at the IFE Conference “AIFMD explored in depth”
- Liedekerke and Cleary lead advice as Dexia Bank Belgium is broken up
‘They are a very responsive team and easy to work with. They give accurate fee estimates and do not surprise with unexpected fees. Their lawyers are first-rate and provide commercially sensible and comprehensive advice.‘
‘Very reliable, reactive and sound approaches to issues at stake, avoiding unnecessary complexities but nevertheless achieving the objectives. A really effective and practical approach to legal advice!‘
‘Professionalism and collegial approach works perfectly. Working with them now for a number of years leads to a business understanding which gives a quick understanding of the issues leading to better/fast solutions.‘
‘The team led by Damien Conem is extremely well organized, prompt, competent and pragmatic. They make complex projects seem simple and run smoothly. Fees are reasonable.‘
‘Customer-oriented, dedicated and flexible.‘
‘Pleasant and perfect to work with, well skilled and up-to-date knowledge.‘
‘Damien Conem is incredibly hardworking, knowledgeable and dedicated. He will get the deal done as efficiently as possible.‘
‘We had a very good experience working with Wim Dedecker and Charlotte Schaumans. They are very pleasant to deal with, responsive and reliable.‘
‘Christel Van den Eynden is unusually available and truly listens to her clients, building a strong rapport and understanding of expectations so that she can deliver the desired result. She is a pleasure to work with and can stand up to defend the client concerns arduously.‘
‘Ellen Vermeire is an up and coming young associate who makes sure that things are done when needed and is understanding and attentive to client requests, expectations and desires.‘
‘Damien Conem makes the difference. He’s not ‘simply’ one of the best M&A experts in the kingdom. He has a pragmatical approach and understands directly where we want to go (or not). Given our regular collaboration over the last years he knows very well our DNA in the aerospace sector, which is a strong and valuable advantage.‘
-- Legal 500, Commercial, Corporate and M&A 2020
Clients praise the "very quick, sensible and helpful" lawyers for being "very responsive and a pleasure to deal with."
Another client admires the team members for being "willing and capable to integrate and explain very detailed and historical issues."
Christel Van den Eynden is routinely instructed on cross-border acquisitions and investments and is active within the telecommunications, automotive and life sciences sectors. An impressed client adds: "She has extensive M&A experience and commercial acumen. She has the ability to clearly articulate key legal risks, cut through the issues and provide solutions."
Damien Conem regularly handles cross-border acquisitions and is particularly active within the energy sector. Sources remark that he is "on top of his game" with "very good client service."
Jacques Meunier assists listed companies and shareholders with public takeover bids, call option agreements and equity raises. Clients value his "excellent communication skills and ability to sense the critical matters."
-- Chambers Europe & Chambers Global Corporate / M&A 2020
The firm has experience working on cross-border M&A and project finance involving the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Great Lakes region.
Christel Van den Eynden is a "very experienced and savvy M&A lawyer" who is "very personable and commercial," according to clients.
-- Chambers Global 2018
"Damien Conem is a true deal maker who feels the subtleties that go around the table in negotiations," according to one client, who adds: "He is always seeking solutions in very complex situations. He's a real problem solver."
-- Chambers Global 2018
"Dans l’ensemble, nous avons été impressionnés par l’excellente prestation de Liedekerke, sa qualité, sa fiabilité et sa disponibilité. Nous voudrions souligner le niveau exceptionnel du service, du soutien et des conseils que nous avons reçus de la part de l’équipe Corporate et M&A. Leurs connaissances, la justesse de leurs avis, leur sens des affaires et leur sérieux nous ont été d’une aide inestimable pour la progression de la transaction. En dépit des défis qu’elle posait (transaction transfrontalière impliquant un acheteur étranger, un vendeur belge et sa société mère étrangère, à conclure dans un délai très court avec des équipes travaillant sous différents fuseaux horaires), elle a été conclue comme prévu grâce aux conseils efficaces et judicieux prodigués par Liedekerke."
"Indiscutablement, Liedekerke offre un service de premier ordre et fait preuve d’un niveau remarquable de compétence et de fiabilité."
-- Citation anonyme d'un client