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Andreas Depoortere

Associate, Corporate and Finance, Antwerp

"I assist national and international clients on a range of corporate transactional and advisory matters, with a particular focus on public and private M&A and private equity transactions.”

Overview

Professional experience

Education and qualifications

Overview

Andreas joined the Belgian corporate and finance practice in 2020.

Andreas specialises in corporate transactional and advisory work with a focus on M&A and private equity. Furthermore, he regularly advises clients on equity capital markets transactions.

Professional experience

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.

Education and qualifications

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