BOUTIQUE
LAW FIRM
Specialized in Transactions, Transformations and Restructurings.
Advice and operational assistance in Corporate Governance, Mergers & Acquisitions, Banking & Capital Markets, Regulatory, EU & Trade Practices, Real Estate, Employment & Immigration, Restructuring & Insolvency and Dispute Resolution
PRACTICE
AREAS
Corporate governance and M&A
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Corporate Governance. We advise and assist in setting up companies or branches, joint ventures, reviewing and restructuring their governance structure, enforcement of joint venture agreements, Corporate reorganisations, general corporate governance matters, such as advising on (minority) shareholders rights and disputes, conflict of interest rules in corporate bodies, personal liability of board members, capital increases, dividend distributions; identifying required corporate actions as well as drafting all necessary documentation, and maintaining relations with notaries, chambers of commerce.
Mergers and Acquisitions. Our expertise covers advice, negotiation, assistance for all types of negotiated transactions (acquisitions, divestitures, mergers, share deals, asset deals, setting up of joint ventures, corporate reorganizations pre- and post-transaction) through all steps of the process, from letter of intent to post-closing assistance; negotiating, structuring and documenting all types of transaction, investment (buy outs, minority stakes) and exits. Acting for the purchaser, target, seller or financial advisor.
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Formation and dissolving of entities/Governing and managing bodies/ Shareholder conflicts/Regulatory reporting/Directors liability/Transactions/
Acquisitions and sales of companies, mergers, divestitures/IPOs/Exit strategies /Transferring assets and business units/ Legal, tax, regulatory issues of transactions/Transaction documents drafting and execution
Real Estate
Employment & Immigration
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Immigration law (Europeans, EU citizenship, lawful residence, primary residence, and European Union law, Brexit, workers, visa, work permits, professional card/licences, students, refugees, asylum and beneficiaries of subsidiary protection, family reunification, visas, etc.), Belgian nationality (naturalisation or declaration), Statelessness, Regularisation for medical reasons or on humanitarian grounds, Recovering Belgian Citizenship
discrimination issues, international private law (competent court, applicable law, etc.), and international family law (marriage, divorce, filiation, adoption, marriage annulment, recognition of foreign judgements and documents, Recognition in Belgium of a common law relationship registered abroad, etc.).
Restructuring & Insolvency
Assist all stakeholders in insolvency proceedings, restructurations and work-outs, debt rescheduling and alternative corporate restructuring options, transfers of portfolios.
Legal assistance for both debtors and creditors.
In the field of insolvency, we offer assistance:
For the purchaser of a company in distress/assets from a company in distress, preparation of the transaction documents and negotiation with debtor, judicial administrator or liquidator, Creditors’ Assembly, ensure transfer of shares/assets free of encumbrances
For the creditor of a company in distress:
Analysis of the contract originating the claim and security documents, registration of the claim, secure their priority against other creditors
Analysis of position
Assistance during Creditors’ Assemblies;
Assistance in preparing and sustaining a reorganization plan;
For the company in distress:
Prescreening the potential insolvency requests, legal conditions for opening of proceedings are met;
Debt restructuring in pre-insolvency phase;
Screening the insolvency requests, risk of the debtor in entering the insolvency procedure;
Assistance during judicial proceedings towards the creditors.
Dispute resolution
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We assist clients with alternative modes of dispute resolution, such as conciliation, negotiation and mediation.
handling disputes for clients in the following sectors: automotive, consumer goods, banking and finance, mining, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, construction.
Negotiation/Mediation/Arbitration/
Collaborative law
Banking, Corporate Finance & Capital markets
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Banking & Corporate Finance. Advice and assisting lender or a corporate borrower on corporate financing operations , loan facilities including syndicated type credit facilities and related security packages, restructuring of loan facilities, trading of debt facilities and claims; asset backed and project finance transactions, leasing and factoring operations, industry specific types of lending, deal-making in Belgium and abroad, including negotiating, drafting and reviewing the credit and security documentation and assisting clients to reach the transaction closing.
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Capital Markets. We assist on public offerings, Draft of legal opinions, agreements, disclosure letters necessary for the listing process, designing and implementing acquisition structures of publicly traded companies, representing the clients’ interests and Assistance in filing and registration of various documents to the Financial Supervisory Authority, Stock Exchange and Central Depository. We provide assistance with ongoing requirements imposed on publicly traded companies (i.e. disclosure obligations, current reports, investor protection, convening notices, conflict of interests etc.) as well as capital market regulated operators (i.e. asset management companies, brokers, investment funds)
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Stock Exchange/IPOs/Euronext
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Regulatory, Trade Practices and Consumer Law
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Economic Regulation in sectors as real estate, distribution, energy, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, cement and environmental services, Assistance in environmental law (including planning and zoning, environmental permits, product regulation, contaminated land, waste management, greenhouse gas emissions, water, etc), Regulatory issues, public institutions and services, the regulatory framework of their activities and projects, organisation and operation of public entities.
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Trade Practices and Consumer Law. We advice on issues regarding unfair competition protection of IP rights and consumer protection under both Belgian and European law.
We advise our clients in trade practices areas of advertising, sales promotions, sales methods, and commercial practices, lotteries, games of chance, labelling rules, product legislation, unfair terms in consumer contracts, data protection and electronic sales.
Advising on consumer law issues including product safety and product liability consumer claims.
OUR VISION
DKSY Legal assists companies with investment potential related to major events in their corporate life such as transactions, transformations or restructurings as well as day-to-day activities. We provide advice, holistic guidance and operational assistance around strategic business decisions, offering cost-effective support for legal activities in Corporate Governance and M&A, Banking, Corporate Finance & Capital Markets, Regulatory, EU & Trade Law, Real Estate, Employment & Immigration, Restructuring & Insolvency and Dispute Resolution.
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OUR COUNSELORS
Alexandre Leroy
Transactions
Head
JULIA KNOLL
Counselor
Tel:
Tel:
Tel: +32488340059
CONTACT
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