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“I focus on all matters specific to listed companies. I am the trusted advisor of several large BEL 20 companies. I bring reliable and pragmatic advice, grounded in many years of experience and a deep knowledge of the law and market trends. Complex capital raisings, public M&A, corporate governance and incentives are my main areas of practice.”

Overview

Thierry specialises in public M&A, equity capital markets, company law and corporate governance, as well as incentives. He regularly advises a majority of the BEL20 companies. He has worked on many of the largest transactions involving listed companies over the past 25 years.

Thierry has been a member of the expert panel appointed by the Minister of Justice for the drafting of the new Code of Companies and Associations. He is also a member of several working groups of the Belgian Centre for Company Law and a scientific advisor at the University of Liège. He has written and spoken on numerous legal topics. He is a member of Linklaters’ Diversity and Inclusion Committee in Belgium.

Work highlights

Thierry has advised on a wide range of major corporate matters. These include advising:

Many listed companies on corporate governance matters, the hiring and exit of senior executives, as well as remuneration policies and incentive plans, on a regular basis.
RTL Group on its €120m public share buyback offer (2025).
KBC Securities, Belfius Bank, ABN AMRO and Bank Degroof Petercam on TINC’s €113 million rights issue, the first transaction of its kind in Belgium to proceed without a prospectus (2025).
Elia Group on its €2.2 billion equity raise, including a €850 million private placement and a €1.35 billion rights issue (2025), as well as on its previous rights issues for a total of €1.03 billion (2022 and 2019).
Ageas on its EUR 550 million equity raise through an accelerated bookbuild offering (2025).
Finasucre on the reorganization of its shareholding structure (2025)
Nayarit Participations, the main shareholder of D’Ieteren group, on consolidating the family shareholding, including a €2.0 billion buy-out and a recapitalisation of D'Ieteren Group (2024)
SCR-Sibelco on its €610 million voluntary public offer to buy back 19% of the existing shares issued by SCR-Sibelco (2024)
Indosuez Wealth Management (Crédit Agricole group) on its acquisition of a controlling stake in Banque Degroof Petercam, followed by a voluntary public takeover bid on the remaining shares, for a total transaction value of €1.55 billion (2024).
Swilux, a subsidiary of Compagnie Nationale à Portefeuille (CNP), on the sale of its stake in M6 Group through an accelerated book-built offering (2022)
AKKA Technologies on its €2.0 billion business combination with the Adecco Group, including a mandatory public takeover bid (2022)
Greiner on its acquisition of a reference shareholding in Recticel, followed by a non-solicited public takeover bid (2021)
Cofinimmo on its €180 million equity raise through an accelerated bookbuild offering (2021)
KBC Securities, BNP Paribas Fortis and Berenberg as joint global coordinators for the €326 million sale by family shareholders of shares in Lotus Bakeries through an accelerated bookbuild offering (2021)

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Education and Qualifications

Thierry holds a LL.M. from King’s College London (1994-1995) and a Master in Law (Licence en droit) from the Université de Liège (1988-1993).

He works fluently in French and English and has a very good understanding of Dutch.

Overview

Work highlights

Thierry has advised on a wide range of major corporate matters. These include advising:

Many listed companies on corporate governance matters, the hiring and exit of senior executives, as well as remuneration policies and incentive plans, on a regular basis.

RTL Group on its €120m public share buyback offer (2025).

KBC Securities, Belfius Bank, ABN AMRO and Bank Degroof Petercam on TINC’s €113 million rights issue, the first transaction of its kind in Belgium to proceed without a prospectus (2025).

Elia Group on its €2.2 billion equity raise, including a €850 million private placement and a €1.35 billion rights issue (2025), as well as on its previous rights issues for a total of €1.03 billion (2022 and 2019).

Ageas on its EUR 550 million equity raise through an accelerated bookbuild offering (2025).

Finasucre on the reorganization of its shareholding structure (2025)

Nayarit Participations, the main shareholder of D’Ieteren group, on consolidating the family shareholding, including a €2.0 billion buy-out and a recapitalisation of D'Ieteren Group (2024)

SCR-Sibelco on its €610 million voluntary public offer to buy back 19% of the existing shares issued by SCR-Sibelco (2024)

Indosuez Wealth Management (Crédit Agricole group) on its acquisition of a controlling stake in Banque Degroof Petercam, followed by a voluntary public takeover bid on the remaining shares, for a total transaction value of €1.55 billion (2024).

Swilux, a subsidiary of Compagnie Nationale à Portefeuille (CNP), on the sale of its stake in M6 Group through an accelerated book-built offering (2022)

AKKA Technologies on its €2.0 billion business combination with the Adecco Group, including a mandatory public takeover bid (2022)

Greiner on its acquisition of a reference shareholding in Recticel, followed by a non-solicited public takeover bid (2021)

Cofinimmo on its €180 million equity raise through an accelerated bookbuild offering (2021)

KBC Securities, BNP Paribas Fortis and Berenberg as joint global coordinators for the €326 million sale by family shareholders of shares in Lotus Bakeries through an accelerated bookbuild offering (2021)

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