Practice

Dorien advises listed companies, private equity firms and corporates on complex public and private M&A and capital markets transactions. Her practice covers public takeover bids, equity and debt offerings and M&A transactions. She also advises listed companies and their boards on corporate governance matters and the corporate law aspects of strategic decisions.

Dorien’s approach

Having worked as a legal counsel at a private equity investment firm, Dorien brings an in-house perspective to her practice. She takes the time to understand the commercial considerations behind a legal question and focuses on making complex issues clear. Her approach combines careful analysis with practical advice and close involvement throughout a transaction, helping clients make informed decisions and move forward.

Qualifications

Dorien holds a Master of Laws from the University of Antwerp (2019) and an LLM degree from King’s College London (2020). She has been admitted to the Antwerp Bar since 2020.

Recent matters

Dorien’s recent experience includes advising:

• VGP on various capital markets transactions, including green bond issuances, rights issues and accelerated bookbuild offerings.

• Ageas’ committee of independent directors on a series of interconditional transactions with BNP Paribas, through which Ageas acquired full ownership of AG insurance.

• CMB.TECH on its share-for-share cross-border merger with the Golden Ocean Group.

• Saverex on its two successive voluntary consolidation bids for Exmar.

• Roularta Media Group’s board of directors on the public takeover bid launched by Koinon.