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Legal tech company Afriwise acquires LawExplorer and boosts regulatory intelligence in Africa

Afriwise, Africa’s fastest-growing legal-intelligence platform founded by Belgian lawyer Steven De Backer, has acquired LawExplorer, South Africa’s most established provider of reg…

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Dentons renforce son équipe belge Corporate and M&A avec l’embauche d’Erwin Simons

Le cabinet d’avocats international Dentons a renforcé sa pratique Corporate and M&A à Bruxelles avec le recrutement d’Erwin Simons, associé. Dans le cadre de ses fonctions, il …

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Dentons a nommé Tom Geudens au poste de co-associé gérant pour la Belgique

Le cabinet d'avocats international Dentons a nommé Tom Geudens au poste de co-associé gérant pour la Belgique, aux côtés d'Edward Borovikov, qui dirige le bureau depuis 15 ans. En …

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29/09/25
Distribution et répartition des bénéfices en SRL et SA : règ…

Une société est constituée au moins dans le but de réaliser des bénéfices e…

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18/07/25
EU Listing Act | Key Changes to the Market Abuse Regulation

On 8 October 2024, the Council of the European Union adopted the Listing Ac…

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Two-tier board structure: liability of directors in case of bankruptcy

Since the entry into force of the new Belgian Companies and Associations Code, a public limited company (NV/SA) has the possibility to install a two-t…

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W&I insurance in M&A transactions

A warranty and indemnity (W&I) insurance policy is an insurance policy that covers a seller’s liability in the case of a breach of warranties by t…

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David and Goliath - How Minority Investors Can Arm Themselves

Minority investments are certainly on the rise. They enable established players to accelerate the digital transformation of their business or facilita…

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How the Belgian Cour de Cassation qualifies a director of a company as an “enterprise”

Since the entry into force of the new Belgian Code of Economic Law (‘BCEL’) it is possible for a company director, in its personal capacity, to be qua…

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What is in the proposal Directive on corporate sustainability due diligence?

On 23 February 2022, the European Commission issued the long-awaited proposal Directive on corporate sustainability due diligence (the “Draft Directiv…

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Registration requirements for virtual asset service providers

Following the previously published newsletter regarding the new law that will require virtual asset service providers to comply with&nb…

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Nouvelles obligations pour les prestataires de services liés aux crypto-monnaies

Les investissements en crypto-monnaies, susceptibles d’entrainer d’importantes plus-values, font désormais partie intégrante de notre monde financie…

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Directors with a non-remunerated corporate mandate can now be exempted from the professional card obligation i…

Non-EEA nationals practising self-employed activities in Belgium must apply for a professional card, unless they can benefit from a legal exemption. S…

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ESMA guidelines on marketing communications: Key Take Aways

Since 2 February 2022, management companies of AIFs and UCITs must comply with the new ESMA Guidelines on Marketing Communications which further outli…

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NDAs - Needless, Necessary, Sufficient?

Negotiating a non-disclosure agreement or NDA is one of the first steps in the M&A process. It is tempting to assume that all NDAs are boilerplate…

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Cryptocurrencies: new rules and registration for service providers in Belgium

As from 1 May 2022, the activities of certain virtual currency service providers in Belgium will be regulated.

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Virtual asset service providers to be subject to FSMA supervision

Last month, on 27 January, marked the end of an era when the provision of virtual asset services was not a regulated activity in Belgium. A law has no…

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Debt-to-equity swaps in the context of reorganisation proceedings and the transposition of the EU Directive on…

When a company faces financial distress, concessions are to be made and decisions to be taken in view of its turnaround. In the ordinary course of bus…

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Boring Boilerplates Can Create the Perfect Storm

Boilerplates are easily overlooked and neglected in M&A agreements as they typically cover the boring stuff. Most parties assume boilerplates are …

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The EU Recovery Prospectus: a useful tool?

In February 2021, a new short-form prospectus was introduced in the EU regulatory framework aimed at supporting recovery from the business and financi…

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No automatic liability for directors who do not ring the alarm bell

On 16 September 2021, the Antwerp Court of Appeal ruled on the liability of the directors of a company that did not respect the so-called ‘alarm bell …

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Direct Lending

Direct lending constitutes the provision of credit directly (i.e., without an intermediary) to middle-market companies, mainly for the purpose of fina…

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La nouvelle gouvernance des SRL en dix questions

Le nouveau Code des sociétés et des associations (CSA) a ouvert des portes en matière de gouvernance des sociétés à responsabilité limitée.

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Investment Funds in Belgium: choose the right type!

An investment fund is an undertaking which (i) does not have a general commercial or industrial purpose, (ii) pools together capital raised from its i…

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Conditions Subsequent - Underestimated Dealbreakers

In these times of uncertainty, parties are increasingly stipulating more conditions in transaction documentation. Conditions subsequent have the oppos…

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