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Gertjan Dewilde

Senior Associate
Paris
About

Gertjan Dewilde advises on M&A, private equity transactions and joint venture structures.

Gertjan mostly advises investment funds, corporate groups, and management teams.

Areas of FocusMedios, deportes y entretenimiento
Professional QualificationsAvocat admitted to the Paris BarAdvocaat registered with the Nederlandse Orde van Advocaten bij de Balie te Brussel

EXPERIENCE

  • Advising MML Capital Partners, an international private equity firm, on its investment in ARHS Group, a leading player in IT projects for institutional, governmental and corporate clients.
  • Advising Sciforma, a French IT group, on the acquisition of the American group KeyedIn Solutions.
  • Advising Onclusive, a global PR and Communications group, on the acquisition of the social media platform Digimind.
  • Advising Principal Real Estate on the EUR543m sale of a hotel portfolio consisting of eleven properties to AXA.
  • Advising Hyundai/KIA Motors on its EUR100m Series A investment in Arrival SARL, a Luxembourg-based company focused on creating and designing electric vehicles.
  • Advising a leading American real estate investment management firm on the joint-acquisition of European real estate assets dedicated to the education, healthcare and storage sectors.
  • Advising Aberdeen Standard Investments on their EUR50m acquisition of a Luxembourg target holding a Dutch warehouse and office complex.
  • Advising the leading omnichannel e-commerce platform on the acquisition of a growth-stage software business investment company.
  • Assisting a global real-world media and entertainment company with the implementation of a major intra-group restructuring.
  • Advising a global energy conglomerate on day-to-day matters and on the acquisition of Luxembourg based petrol stations.
Languages
  • Inglés
  • French
  • Dutch
Education
  • CFA Institute, CFA Level I
  • ESCP Europe, Specialised Master in Law and International Management, Avec les Félicitations du Jury, 2018
  • Queen Mary University of London, LLM, International Business Law, 2018

Awards

  • Listed by Business Today in Top 10 Visionary M&A Lawyers Transforming Luxembourg’s Corporate Landscape in 2023.
  • Gertjan was considered by Chambers Global Guide as Foreign Expert, Corporate/M&A, 2023.
  • Gertjan was considered in IFLR1000 for “His responsiveness and 'flexible but still professional' attitude", 2022/2023.
  • Prize for Best Research Thesis 2019 related to Governance, awarded by the KPMG International Corporate Governance Professorship

Prior Experience

  • 2023 to date, Senior Associate, DLA Piper Paris
  • 2018-2022, Associate, DLA Piper Luxembourg
  • 2013-2018, Numerous full-time traineeships in Belgium, France and Spain-based law firms, consultancy firms, notaries and start-ups

Memberships And Affiliations

  • Bar of Paris (Avocat à la Cour)
  • Bar of Brussels

My latest insights

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DLA Piper advises Qatar Sports Investments on strategic investment with Arctos in Paris...

14 de diciembre de 2023 .2 minute read

Publication

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8 de febrero de 2022 .2 minute read

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DLA Piper advises Schroder Real Estate on the sale of the "Victoriastadt Lofts" in Berlin...

30 de diciembre de 2021 .3 minute read

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