Viktor Pokorny

Viktor Pokorny

Corporate and Finance Managing Associate, Brussels

“I advise companies in corporate law, private and public M&A, complex and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, and corporate governance. I support clients in finding pragmatic tailor-made solutions based on their need.”

Overview

Professional experience

Education and qualifications

Published works

Overview

Viktor is a managing associate at the Brussels office specialising in private and public M&A, corporate governance and corporate law, as well as financial regulatory law, on a local or international level. He advises (listed and non-listed) corporates, private equity firms and banks on complex domestic and cross-border deals.

Work highlights

Viktor has advised on a wide range of major corporate transactions. These include advising:

  • Proximus: advising on the acquisition of Route Mobile and the following mandatory takeover offer in India for a total deal value of €1,2bn.
  • AB Inbev: advising certain shareholders of the company on the merger with SAB Miller.
  • bpost: Assistance to bpost in the context of the acquisition of the Staci Group, an European specialist in third party logistics, from Ardian and other minority shareholders, for an Enterprise Value of €1.3 billion.
  • Ageas: advising Ageas on the £3.1bn takeover offer on Direct Line.
  • AG/Interparking: advising AG Real Estate, AG Insurance and Interparking in the integration of Saba Infraestructuras into Interparking.
  • Anbang: Assistance to Dajia Insurance Group in the context of the sale of Bank Nagelmackers, the oldest Belgian bank founded in 1747, to Caisse d’Epargne Hauts de France.
  • Seqens: advising on the disposal of PCAS Canada to DIC Corporation
(*) including at previous law firm

Professional experience

Viktor has written articles and papers on subjects on company law and financial law. He was a teaching assistant of civil and economic law at the University of Namur. He is invited to universities and private organisations to present topics of corporate and economic law.

He holds mandates of directors in non-profit organisations.

Education and qualifications

Viktor studied law at the University of Louvain and holds a master’s in law (LL.M.) from the University of London (UCL). He also holds a MBA from the Vlerick Business School.

He speaks English, French and Dutch.

Published works

Most recent publications include:

  • « Les actions sans droit de vote et les parts bénéficiaires à l'ère du CSA », RPS-TRV, 2021/1, p. 20-51. Lexique juridique belge, 1e édition, Bruxelles, Larcier, 2021.
  • « La société à responsabilité limitée cotée dans le Code des sociétés et associations » in André-Dumont, A.-P. et Tilquin, Th. (dir.), La société à responsabilité limitée, 1e édition, Bruxelles, Larcier, 2019, p. 331-409
  • « La société cotée dans le CSA » in Declercq, S. et al. (ed.), L’impact du nouveau droit des sociétés sur la gouvernance des institutions financières et sur les transactions financières / De impact van het nieuwe vennootschapsrecht op de governance van financiële instellingen en op financiële transacties, 1e édition, Bruxelles, Intersentia, 2020, p. 291-355.