CEO Nathalie Callie reveals the multi-brand approach behind PIA Group’s Benelux buy-and-build strategy.

Dutch-born SINCERIUS expands into Belgium, combining its proven data-driven due diligence model, Big Four seniority and entrepreneurial culture with deep local dealmaking expertise under new partner, Koen Vermoere.

PwC head of M&A Tax, Nancy de Beule, navigates Belgium’s EBITDA multiples, capital gains and withholding tax using a combination of tax-savvy and accounting know-how.

Argona, a collaboration between Belgian energy and construction specialists, has added Deba to the group.

Tomorrowland Ventures, the investment arm of WEAREONE.world, has acquired theme developer Eye-Opener.

From 1 October 2026, Horsum (part of Vandelanotte) will welcome the Smithii team to its Antwerp offices.

In the run-up to the Private Equity Summit 2026, MandA.be sat down with Wessel Wijtvliet, AI solutions lead at Loyens & Loeff and research fellow at KU Leuven, to distinguish dealmakers’ value in an era of AI.

PwC’s Head of Tax and M&A explores how the new 2026 three-tiered framework impacts deal structures, private equity rollovers, valuation baselines, and more.

Prompt-first dealmaking and semantic search are streamlining due diligence, allowing M&A professionals to focus on strategic value rather than dredging through documents.

After a decade within the Big Four, Jens Pauwels is taking on a new challenge as director of Strategy, connecting transactions, transformations and turnarounds through one integrated Belgian-Dutch Strategy practice.

Ernest van Zuylen brings over a decade of experience applying valuation to an increasingly varied set of assets.

KooKoo’s newly appointed senior consultant, Cas Dessers, shares his technique for successfully completing deals.