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Roel Meers

Roel Meers is a partner in the Corporate Finance Practice Group of Baker McKenzie's Brussels office. He joined Baker McKenzie in 1997. Roel is head of the Corporate Finance Practice Group of Baker McKenzie in Belgium. He is also chair of the EMEA Healthcare and Life Sciences Industry Group, and a member of the steering committee of the Global Healthcare and Life Sciences Industry Group and the EMEA Capital Markets Practice Group of Baker McKenzie. Roel advises clients in the field of corporate finance, covering mergers and acquisitions (public and private), private equity transactions, as well as security offerings, listings and other capital market transactions. He also advises on complex corporate restructurings, corporate governance matters, and shareholder activism. · Baker McKenzie BV/SRL

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About

Roel Meers is a partner in the Corporate Finance Practice Group of Baker McKenzie's Brussels office, heading the practice group in Belgium. He chairs the EMEA Healthcare and Life Sciences Industry Group and serves on steering committees for the Global Healthcare and Life Sciences Industry Group and the EMEA Capital Markets Practice Group. His practice focuses on corporate finance, including public and private M&A, private equity, securities offerings, listings, and other capital market transactions, as well as complex corporate restructurings, corporate governance, and shareholder activism.

Practice areas

Corporate FinanceMergers and AcquisitionsPrivate EquityCapital MarketsCorporate RestructuringCorporate GovernanceShareholder Activism

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Expertise

Corporate FinanceMergers and AcquisitionsPrivate EquityCapital MarketsCorporate RestructuringCorporate GovernanceShareholder Activism

Education

  • Oxford University (Magister Juris) (1997)
  • Catholic University of Leuven (Law Degree) (1996)

Admissions

  • Brussels Bar (Dutch language section)

Languages

DutchEnglishFrench