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Rankings published in 2026
Financial services regulatory
Tier 1
19 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
8 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
4 practice areas
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DLA Piper
5 practice areas
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Linklaters
8 practice areas
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Simont Braun
5 practice areas
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Tier 2

Baker McKenzie
6 practice areas
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Deloitte Legal
8 practice areas
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Eubelius
9 practice areas
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Gide Loyrette Nouel
1 practice area
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Loyens & Loeff
9 practice areas
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NautaDutilh
6 practice areas
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Tier 3

Altius
6 practice areas
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Ashurst Perkins Coie
6 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
9 practice areas
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K Law
3 practice areas
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Liedekerke
8 practice areas
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Lydian
7 practice areas
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Monard Law
7 practice areas
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Argo
7 practice areas
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M&A
Tier 3
39 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
8 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
6 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
7 practice areas
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Freshfields
7 practice areas
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Tier 2

Argo
7 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
9 practice areas
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Eubelius
9 practice areas
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Linklaters
8 practice areas
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Loyens & Loeff
9 practice areas
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Stibbe
8 practice areas
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Tier 3

Altius
6 practice areas
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Liedekerke
8 practice areas
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NautaDutilh
6 practice areas
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Simont Braun
5 practice areas
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Van Bael & Bellis
4 practice areas
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White & Case
6 practice areas
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Tier 4

CMS DeBacker
3 practice areas
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Cresco
5 practice areas
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DLA Piper
5 practice areas
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Deloitte Legal
8 practice areas
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Jones Day
6 practice areas
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Lydian
7 practice areas
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Monard Law
7 practice areas
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Quinz
3 practice areas
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Strelia
4 practice areas
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Van Olmen & Wynant
3 practice areas
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Tier 5

AKD
4 practice areas
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Astrea
3 practice areas
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Contrast
3 practice areas
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Dentons
2 practice areas
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PwC Legal
5 practice areas
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Quorum
2 practice areas
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Notable

Ashurst Perkins Coie
6 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
4 practice areas
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Cambrian
2 practice areas
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EY Law
4 practice areas
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Fieldfisher
4 practice areas
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Four & Five Law
2 practice areas
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PKF BOFIDI Legal
1 practice area
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

Simont Braun is an independent business law firm based in Brussels. The Belgian firm was founded in 2003. The team consists of notable legal practitioners including Joan Carette and Tom Swinnen. The firm has strong capabilities in the banking and financial services sectors and notable engagement in corporate and M&A work.

 

Highlights

The firm is advising Belgian Mobile ID on landmark and innovative identification project, which allows users of the itsme mobile app to register as new clients, log in and authenticate with Belgian Mobile ID’s partners remotely approve transactions and digitally sign contracts.

The firm advised DSC on the acquisition of its shares by Wondercar. The firm also advised Naxnova on its acquisition of the majority stake in Quad Industries.

 

Key Clients

ABN Amro, Buy Way Personal Finance, Cofidis, Itsme and NewB.

 

Testimonials

2025

“Very quick response time, very concise and practical advice.” – Financial services regulatory Client

“Simont Braun's team is on the ball, delivers high quality work against reasonable fees. We mostly deal with Philippe de Prez, who is a very charismatic and social person and a wonderful lawyer.” - Financial services regulatory Client

“Very responsive, very service oriented. Provides concise and quick advice. Deep industry knowledge.” – Philippe de Prez

“Client management; great communication skills; friendly, extremely knowledgeable; high quality lawyer. In-depth knowledge of both the financial sector and the continuing developments as well as the applicable laws and regulations relevant for stakeholders in the financial sector.” - Philippe de Prez

2024

Very timely, precise and practical. This is a difficult legal matter but Simont Braun is very knowledgeable in regulatory law and provides great service.” - Financial service regulatory

We mostly work with Philippe de Prez. Philippe's language skills are impressive. Very easy going and yet very thorough lawyer with the expertise and experience, as well as market and sector knowledge, that is needed for the job.” - Financial service regulatory

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Deal Highlights
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Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
Ingersoll Rand Inc. - M&A
2022-03-03
Simont Braun
Belgium
M&A
Steven Callens
Ingersoll Rand Inc.
Acquirer
IbanFirst - Secondary share offering
2021-01-05
Simont Braun
Belgium
Secondary share offering
Sandrine Hirsch
IbanFirst
Issuer
VH Invest AG - M&A
2021-02-15
Simont Braun
Belgium
M&A
Steven Callens
VH Invest AG
Seller
Brutélé - M&A
2022-02-24
Simont Braun
Belgium
M&A
Emmanuel Cornu
Brutélé
Seller
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