COMPANY LAW

Our lawyers and financial experts advise companies and individuals within the broad field of corporate law. They form teams with other lawyers of our law firm in cases where specific legal knowhow is needed (for example family law, environmental law, criminal law).

FORMATION AND MANAGEMENT OF A COMPANY
We assist in the preparation of company bylaws and shareholder agreements. The Belgian corporate law of 2018 allows for more tailor-made bylaws of a company.
For example: the rules on decision power can nowadays be better customized to the specific needs of a company.
We also advise in case of a planned liquidation of a company, the protection of minority shareholders, legal procedures in order to achieve a forced buy-out of a shareholder, etc.

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
Our firm provides comprehensive takeover assistance both for buyers and sellers of companies.
This includes the whole process:

  • Assistance in the acquisition strategy and acquisition discussions
  • Designing the optimal organization of the transaction structure
  • All financial calculations
  • Valuation of the target company
  • Assistance in obtaining acquisition financing via bank or private equity (file preparation, business plan, negotiation of bank terms and guarantees, etc.).
  • Organization and supervision of a company due diligence
  • Legal: all relevant contracts, letters of intent, negotiation of reps and warranties, updating of articles of association and shareholders' agreement, etc.

CONTRACTS

  • Commercial practices and commercial contracts
  • Distribution agreements
  • Trade rental and lease contracts
  • Licensing agreements, remuneration, transfer or contribution of intellectual property
  • Management agreements
  • Leasing and sale & lease-back transactions
  • General terms and conditions of invoicing

COMPANIES IN FINANCIAL DIFFICULTY
We assist companies in financial difficulty (judicial reorganization and bankruptcy). Our lawyers have extensive experience as liquidators of companies. Where necessary, our financial experts also provide financial analyses.

MEDIATION AS A PRAGMATIC MEANS OF CONFLICT RESOLUTION
We strongly believe in the usefulness of mediation as a way to solve conflicts. In the event of a conflict, we will assess with you the best form of conflict resolution for your situation: court proceedings or mediation.
Mediation makes it possible to solve conflicts amicably outside the courts. Even in disputes where no mediator has been appointed by the Court of Commerce, our mediators often succeed in solving conflicts between their clients and other parties by applying mediation techniques.
Our colleagues Lieve Dehaese and Guido Quanten have followed training as mediators in both civil law and business law. 


COMPANY LAW