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Arnaud Coibion

Arnaud Coibion

Partner, Brussels

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Testimonial
"I am a versatile corporate lawyer, advising multinational clients on their strategic, cross-border M&A deals throughout Europe and globally, as well as on IPOs. I am the trusted adviser of several listed companies and investment firms assisting with international expansion, group structure, corporate governance and capital raising."

Overview

Arnaud specialises in private and public M&A, joint ventures and corporate law, as well as IPOs and equity offerings. He advises (listed and non-listed) corporates, private equity firms and banks on complex domestic and cross-border deals in Europe, America and Asia. He has experience of working on deals that have high levels of public, political and market scrutiny.

Arnaud is global co-head of the firm’s Energy & Utilities Group and has in-depth knowledge of these sectors.

Arnaud spent two periods of secondment to the firm’s London office (2002 and 2008/2009).

Experience

Arnaud has advised on a wide range of major corporate transactions, with a focus on regulated sectors. These include advising:

  • Elia Group on its €2.2bn equity package including a €850m private placement to BlackRock, CPPIB, ATLAS Infrastructure and Publi-T/NextGrid.
  • bpostgroup on its € 1.3bn acquisition of Staci from Ardian and other shareholders.
  • 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 €1.55bn.
  • Dajia Insurance on its diposal of Nagelmackers to Caisse d’Epargne des Hauts de France.
  • Groupement Les Mousquetaires – Intermarché on its acquisition of supermarket group Mestdagh.
  • AKKA Technologies on its € 2bn business combination with the Adecco Group (including a mandatory takeover bid).
  • Greiner AG on its acquisition of a reference shareholding in Recticel, followed by a non-solicited takeover bid.
  • ENGIE on the disposal of four coal-fired power plants in Germany and the Netherlands (including coal optimisation business) to Riverstone Holdings.
  • Elia, the Belgian electricity transmission system operator, on its strategic reorganisation aimed at ring-fencing its regulated activities in Belgium.
  • Ablynx on its defence against a hostile takeover bid and on its eventual €3.9bn recommended takeover by Sanofi.
  • SABMiller on its £79bn merger with AB InBev, the world’s largest brewer.

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