Shaping Impact Group raises 20 million for social investments

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.

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.

David Theys has spent more than 25 years moving through the world's financial capitals – in London, Paris, Moscow, Dubai, Hong Kong – before settling, a decade ago, back in Belgium. Today he lives in Antwerp and is based close to Brussels, but his career reads like a map of global finance: investment banking, corporate finance, restructuring, debt advisory, valuation.

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

Reverz merges with the Belgian enterprise hardware specialist, Ker Bolton, to become a global leader in IT lifecycle management.

Digital used-car leasing company Lizy plans to accelerate its ARR and European expansion with new investment.

Marc Coucke's investment firm, Alychlo has acquired a majority stake in famous ribs restaurant chain, Amadeus, to accelerate its nationwide rollout.

Belgian cultivated seafood startup Fishway has been acquired by Israel-based industrial technology company, Ever After Foods.

Benelux’s authorised Toshiba HVAC distributor, Intercool, has been acquired by Carrier Global Corporation.

Esprit ICT has acquired local specialist in integrated health tech and access control, Act with Care.