Andreas Depoortere

Andreas joined the Belgian corporate and finance practice in 2020.

Andreas specialises in corporate transactional work with a focus on M&A and private equity.

Work Highlights

• Gimv: advising on (i) the auction sale of Incendin, a company specialised in active and passive fire protection solutions to Straco, a Belgian investment firm and (ii) the acquisition of the Spice Factory Group from Gilde Equity Management.
•  Waterland: advising on its investment in X2O, the leading omni-channel retailer of visible bathroom equipment and furniture in the Benelux.
• Hg Capital: advising on its investment in (i) team.blue, (ii) Silverfin and (iii) Clover and Induver.
• Sofina: advising on its investment in (i) Collibra, a Belgian data governance company with headquarters in the US and (ii) Oviva, the European leader in digital healthcare solutions.
• Verlinvest: advising on (i) its investment in Tom&Co and (ii) the sale of Valtech to BC Partners.
• Edgard & Cooper: advising on its sale to US conglomerate General Mills.
• Greiner: advising on all aspects of its public takeover bid on Recticel SA, including the sale of a stake of 22.6% in Recticel SA to Baltisse, a Belgian investment firm.
• BNP Paribas Fortis Private Equity Belgium: advising on its investment in the Konings group.
• Strada Partners: advising on the acquisition of Tresco, the European leader in inland navigation software.
• Orkila: advising on its investment in (i) FC Club Brugge and (ii) Image-Line, a music production software company.
• Robur Capital: advising on the sale of Step-Up RGM, a global revenue growth management software and big data solutions vendor, to Kantar and Silver Tree.

Andreas has been an Associate in the corporate and finance practice since 2020.

Work highlights

• Gimv: advising on the auction sale of Incendin, a company specialised in active and passive fire protection solutions to Straco, a Belgian investment firm.
• Greiner: advising on all aspects of its public takeover bid on Recticel SA, including the sale of a stake of 22.6% in Recticel SA to Baltisse, a Belgian investment firm.
• Verlinvest: advising on its investment in Tom&Co.
• SiegCo (Verlinvest): advising on the sale of Valtech to BC Partners.
• Sofina: advising on (i) its investment in Collibra, a Belgian data governance company with headquarters in the US and (ii) its investment in Oviva, the European leader in digital healthcare solutions.
• Hg: advising on its secondary investment in Silverfin, a Belgian accountant software producer.
• BNP Paribas Fortis Private Equity Belgium: advising on its investment in the Konings group.

Andreas holds a Master of Laws degree (magna cum laude) from the University of Antwerp.