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Provided by contrast
contrast has a team of experienced corporate, business and M&A lawyers, advising and representing domestic and international companies, private and publicly-held, in all aspects of their business dealings.
The corporate and M&A practice includes (www.contrast.law/practice/corporate):
Corporate law
- acquisition structures
- negotiating and drafting shareholders' agreements
- management buy-outs
- joint ventures
- direct investment
- corporate restructurings
- corporate governance
- unincorporated and uncommon company types
- director/auditor liability
- private equity
- venture capital
- certain aspects of accounting law
- board room counsel, advising boards, chairmen or executive management
Mergers & Acquisitions
- international and national M&A, including complex transactions with significant regulatory hurdles
- providing assistance in all phases of an M&A process, including:
- transaction structuring
- due diligence
- data room management
- drafting and negotiating of transaction documents
- closing and implementation of carve-outs
- post-merger integration
Corporate litigation & arbitration
Closely linked to the corporate and M&A practice, contrast offers business law support to its clients (www.contrast.law/practice/commercial).
Recent publications of corporate team include (www.contrast.law/knowledge)
- 'Share Purchase Agreements - Belgian Law and Practice' (Intersentia) and
- 'Belgian M&A Survey' (Tijdschrift voor Rechtspersoon en Vennootschap).
Chambers Review
contrast, a strong domestic law firm, advises both domestic and multinational clients on M&A transactions and corporate governance matters. The team offers additional expertise assisting clients with restructuring and commercial matters. Clients of the firm include companies from the retail, chemical and financial services sectors. Lawyers at the firm offer further experience in competitive auction processes.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The team at contrast have an excellent ability to focus a client's attention on the priorities and the big picture, while giving the confidence that they are also closely monitoring the details."
"The lawyers are very agile and flexible, and we have a very good working relationship."
"The team had a good understanding of our business and was able to defend our interests in the best way."
"The team at contrast have an excellent ability to focus a client's attention on the priorities and the big picture, while giving the confidence that they are also closely monitoring the details."
"The lawyers are very agile and flexible, and we have a very good working relationship."
"The team had a good understanding of our business and was able to defend our interests in the best way."
Notable Practitioners
Bart Bellen advises on a wide range of matters, with particular experience in regulatory and corporate governance questions, as well as assisting with transactional matters.
"Bart Bellen gives excellent advice. He is able to aggregate details into high-level conclusions."
"Bart is quick to understand the priorities, his business mind stands out and he can give us very good solutions. He can understand business continuity and the relationships we have."
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