Belgium

Founded in 1965, Liedekerke Wolters Waelbroeck Kirkpatrick is a Belgian business law firm. The firm is based in Brussels and has had a London representative office since 2007. 

Focusses / specialisms 

The firm has a specialist banking and finance practice that has a focus on banking, financial regulation and capital markets. In banking, the firm’s specialties cover leveraged acquisition finance, syndicated lending, corporate lending, real estate and project finance and asset-based finance. It is common for the team to feature on complex transactions in Belgium. 

Part of the banking and finance practice, the capital markets team covers and is regularly active in both debt and equity. 

In financial services regulatory, the firm advises investment companies, banks, fund and portfolio managers and other regulated entities on the legal aspects of their operations. 

The M&A team is one of the firm’s key competencies. It has strong multi-jurisdictional and cross-disciplinary expertise and advises on both private and public transactions. 

Key clients 

The firm’s key clients list features such names as Euroclear, NN Investment Partners, Deutsche Bank, CGE Partners, Urbani, Veolia, Boehringer Ingelheim, Exact, Belfius Bank, Bekaert, Elia, Maxim Group, Global Graphics, Cochlear, Brussels Airlines, Postbank, Standard Life Aberdeen, ING Belgium and KBC Bank. 

Client feedback: 32nd edition (2022/2023) 

Financial services regulatory 

“Liedekerke is swiftly providing practical and straightforward legal advice notwithstanding the technical and complex legal environment.” 

M&A 

“They are very experienced, highly skilled and always respond very quickly to questions.”