What keeps a renowned M&A lawyer energised after thirty years in the game? For Dirk Meeus, global co-head of M&A at A&O Shearman, it's never been about the paperwork. It's the complexity, the emotions and the sheer number of moving parts that make every deal irresistible – and his ability to hold onto the client's North Star amid all of it has made him one of Belgium's most respected dealmakers.

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.

Acquiring IBIS Insurance adds a range of specialist cover to Federale Verzekering’s offering – a move out of the insurer’s own investment playbook.

Space Applications Services has received €10 million as part of PMV’s new investment focus in defence, security and space.

Hg, CPP Investments and Sofina-backed team.blue has more than doubled its Euro term loan B extension from €500 million to €1.1 billion.

Finvision leads Dealmakerdata.be's Q3 M&A and FDD advisory rankings in a quarter when advisory firms focus on Scale, strategy and data.

Fortino Ventures tops Dealmakerdata.be's Q3 private equity league table with five deals, in a quarter where one of the clearest emerging trends was existing backers, founders and managers putting capital back in.

Ten deals apiece put ACE Law and Cresco Law level at the head of Dealmakerdata.be's Q3 legal league tables, while A&O Shearman, Stibbe and Eubelius worked on several of the quarter's most complex mandates.

Alvarez & Marsal has appointed Danny Van D’huynslager as MD for its PE Performance Improvement (PEPI) practice in Brussels.

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.