The moment to leverage carve-outs

Paul Thiers has sold his entire shareholding to fellow ION co-founders Davy Demuynck and Kristof Vanfleteren.

The Belgian AI platform for accounting firms, Ravical, has raised a $17 million seed round led by MMC Ventures.

AI is changing not only what private equity firms invest in, but also how they invest. In the masterclass ‘Investing in the Age of AI’ at the Private Equity Summit Belgium, Wessel Wijtvliet, AI solutions lead at Loyens & Loeff and research fellow at the Faculty of Law of KU Leuven, offered a simple test: are you using AI to work a little faster, or to rebuild the way you work?

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

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

A fast climate transition creates both risks and opportunities, but BNP Paribas Fortis' Chief Economist and Chief Investment Officer believe strategic investment can prevent catastrophe.

This quarter, Smartfin has led two major funding rounds in the security space: a Series A for Marble and a Series B for Hadrian.

Vlerick Business School professor, Sophie Manigart, reveals the criteria she votes against for the annual M&A Awards Belgium.

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.