Pierre E. Berger

He/himPartner

Pierre and his team have a deep understanding of the market and are passionate about digital finance. They spot new market trends at early stages and are keen to understand their legal implications and share their insights with clients.

— Legal 500 2022

Emailpierre.berger@dlapiper.com

Call+32 (0) 3 287 2828

Antwerp

About

Areas of FocusFinancial Services Insurance Finance Litigation, Arbitration and Investigations Mergers and Acquisitions Restructuring

Professional QualificationsAdvocaat registered with the Orde van Advocaten te Antwerpen

EXPERIENCE

Assisted Belfius group with setting-up a strategic partnership with Proximus with an eye on developing an innovative combined product offering for banking and telecom products.
Assisted Argenta group with the investment of Argenta in Cake and the commercial partnership between Argenta and Cake, an open banking platform.
Assisted Unifiedpost group, an enabler of SME financial and document processes and a licensed payment services provider, with the global roll-out of their product-offering in 27 new markets by setting up local branches.
Assisted KBC group with its Bulgarian reorganisation project, which included preparatory share transfers and a cross-border merger between KBC AM and UBB AM.
Assisted Travelex AcquisitionCo (as seller) with the auction sale and purchase of the shares in Travelex.
Assisted Minna Technologies with its global scaling.
Assisted Visa with the Belgian regulatory aspects of the acquisition of Tink, a European open banking platform.
Assisted Alan, a French licensed InsurTech, with the set-up and development of its distribution network in Belgium.
Assisted ING group with various strategic and high-end commercial litigation matters.
Assisted several significant European banks with regulatory enforcement actions, including pleadings before regulatory enforcement bodies of ECB and local regulators, as well as before European and local courts.
Assisted Tioga Capital Partners with the regulatory, corporate and tax structuring and set-up of its private equity crypto funds.
Assisted Lloyd's of London with its relocation project to Belgium following Brexit (denotes experience at Pierre’s previous firm).
Assisted several Lloyd's of London coverholders with their relocation across Europe following Brexit.
Assisted Athora group with the auction sale of the former Generali Belgium non-life business to Baloise group.
Assisted Amlin Insurance UK with the merger with Amlin Europe, and the relocation and licensing of the Societas Europaea (SE).
Assisted a major international reinsurer with various regulatory matters applicable to conducting reinsurance activities in Belgium.
Assisted a top-three Belgian combined life and non-life insurer with the sale of three worldwide run-off portfolios.
Assisted several significant Belgian banks and insurers with regulatory capital issuances and conversions.