Andreas Depoortere | Lawyers

Belgium

Testimonial

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

Overview

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.

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 in the corporate and finance practice since 2020 and was promoted to managing associate in 2026.

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.