Koen Hoornaert
Partner · Van Olmen & Wynant
BelgiumCorporate / M&A, Private EquityDutch, French, English
About
Partner in the Corporate department at Van Olmen & Wynant, advising Belgian and international clients on Belgian and cross-border mergers & acquisitions, private equity, share and asset acquisitions, divestitures, corporate reorganizations and corporate governance, with a special focus on family businesses. He was admitted to the Brussels bar and the New York State bar in 2011, previously worked for many years at a global law firm, and has served as a teaching assistant and voluntary scientific collaborator at KU Leuven.
Practice areas
Corporate / M&APrivate EquityCorporate GovernanceRestructuring & ReorganizationFamily Business
Office
Expertise
Family BusinessesCross-border M&AShare and Asset AcquisitionsCorporate ReorganizationsAdvising shareholders and directors
Education
- Ghent University — graduated 2009
- American University Washington College of Law — exchange student (2007)
- Georgetown University Law Center — LL.M. in International Business and Economic Law (2010), valedictorian
- University of Antwerp — Master in American Studies (2011)
Admissions
- Brussels Bar (admitted 2011)
- New York State Bar (admitted 2011)
Languages
DutchFrenchEnglish