Koen Vanhaerents

Koen Vanhaerents is a partner in corporate finance in the Brussels office. Koen joined Baker McKenzie in 1987. He advises Belgian and foreign clients on a wide range of corporate finance operations (both public and private) and complex corporate law issues. He is closely involved in numerous operations and take-overs on the Belgian capital markets, private equity transactions and mergers and acquisitions. From October 2009 to October 2014, Koen was a member of the Executive Committee of Baker McKenzie and Chairman of the EMEA Region of the Firm. From October 2014 to July 2020, he was Head of Global Capital Markets. Koen advises Belgian and foreign clients on a wide range of corporate finance operations (both public and private) and complex corporate law issues. He is also closely involved in numerous operations and takeovers on the Belgian capital markets, private equity transactions, mergers and acquisitions. · Baker McKenzie BV/SRL

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Koen Vanhaerents is a partner in corporate finance in the Brussels office at Baker McKenzie BV/SRL. He joined the firm in 1987. He advises Belgian and foreign clients on a wide range of corporate finance operations (both public and private) and complex corporate law issues. He is closely involved in numerous operations and takeovers on the Belgian capital markets, private equity transactions, and mergers and acquisitions. From October 2009 to October 2014, he was a member of the Executive Committee of Baker McKenzie and Chairman of the EMEA Region. From October 2014 to July 2020, he was Head of Global Capital Markets.

Practice areas

Corporate FinanceCorporate LawCapital MarketsPrivate EquityMergers and Acquisitions

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Baker McKenzie BV/SRL · Koen Vanhaerents is a partner in corporate finance in the Brussels office. Koen joined Baker McKenzie in 1987. He advises Belgian and foreign clients on a wide range of corporate finance operations (both public and private) and complex corporate law issues. He is closely involved in numerous operations and take-overs on the Belgian capital markets, private equity transactions and mergers and acquisitions. From October 2009 to October 2014, Koen was a member of the Executive Committee of Baker McKenzie and Chairman of the EMEA Region of the Firm. From October 2014 to July 2020, he was Head of Global Capital Markets. Koen advises Belgian and foreign clients on a wide range of corporate finance operations (both public and private) and complex corporate law issues. He is also closely involved in numerous operations and takeovers on the Belgian capital markets, private equity transactions, mergers and acquisitions.

Belgium

Expertise

Corporate FinanceComplex Corporate Law IssuesCapital Markets OperationsPrivate Equity TransactionsMergers and Acquisitions

Education

Catholic University of Leuven (Law Degree, magna cum laude)
Catholic University of Leuven (Bachelor's Degree Philosophy)
University of California, Berkeley School of Law (LL.M.)

Admissions

Brussels Bar (Dutch language section) - Member

Languages

DutchEnglishFrench