Movers & Shakers

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

Meet Natixis Partners Belgium’s new MD, Matthieu Denis, in charge of M&A and corporate finance advisory.

EY-Parthenon has promoted one of its Brussels-based M&A intern, Janna Berthels, to a consultant.

Belgian private holding and investment firm, Heylen Group, has appointed Benjamin Hillen as an investment manager.

Belgian private equity firm, WAD Capital, has appointed former Four & Five partner, Céline van Aalst, as its in-house legal counsel.

PwC strengthens its deal advisory capabilities in Brussels with the appointment of Charles Hermesse as senior associate within its Valuation & Business Modelling team.

Kjell Mortier has been appointed as an investment manager at PMV Life Sciences & Care.

Starting at the end of September, Jonah Israel will join KPMG Deal Advisory in Belgium as an M&A intern.

EY-Parthenon has appointed Leon Cheung as a senior consultant in data and AI for strategy and M&A.

Christophe Delmarcelle has been appointed to launch and lead Dentons’ new Employment practice in Brussels.

Thibault Bosch has joined Strada Partners’ investment team as a private equity intern.

BDO Belgium has broadened its advisory team with the appointment of Jarne van Herck as junior manager.

Ben Jansen has announced his exit after five “exciting” years as chief strategy officer at Alychlo, the investment holding firm of Flemish entrepreneur Marc Coucke.

Amaury Daignes joins Argos Fund as an investor relations manager for France, Belgium and Luxembourg.

EY-Parthenon has appointed Antonino Gargiulo as a capital and debt advisory manager in its Belgium Strategy and Transactions team.

Smile Invest has promoted Tom Vertregt from investment analyst to associate.

Smile Invest has promoted Reinoud de Klerk from investment associate to manager.

Smile Invest has promoted investment associate Henri de Vil to an investment manager.

ACE Law has appointed Reinart Vos as a partner, responsible for heading up its venture capital (VC) practice while continuing to support corporate transactions more broadly.

Dentons has appointed Isabelle De Smedt as a new partner, adding two decades of compliance and investigations experience to its Brussels offices.

Syntagma Capital promoted Paul Hoddé to managing director at the start of July 2026, following four years as a member of the operations team.

ING Belgium’s head of structured acquisition finance, Jan Wolfcarius, will be wearing an additional hat at ING Business Banking Belgium from 1 August 2026.

Pieter Bourgeois will be leaving Alychlo at the end of August to join Koramic Investments as a co-CEO alongside Christian Dumolin.

LDS Advisory, which works with companies anchored in Belgium, has appointed Pauline Vluymans as a senior advisor.

Ana Algueró Nadal, with extensive biomedical degrees and research experience, joins PMV Life Sciences & Care as an investment analyst.

Flemish investment company, PMV, has welcomed Caroline Goddeeris as a strategic advisor on its Life Sciences & Care team.

Antwerp-based law firm Four & Five has appointed Teona Aptsiauri as Counsel as of 1 June 2026. The appointment reflects her growing role within the firm and her strong reputation in the M&A market.

Elias Mennen has officially started a new position as Manager in Transaction Services & Restructuring at Eight Advisory, concluding a successful tenure with the team at KPMG.

M&A strategy consulting boutique KooKoo Strategy has appointed Jari Ingang as Engagement Manager, strengthening the firm’s capabilities in private equity value creation and commercial due diligence.

Jonathan De Landsheere has joined Baker Tilly Law Belgium as a partner, strengthening the firm’s ambitions to further expand its Corporate/M&A practice.

Paul Quick has been promoted to Investment Director at Fortino Capital. 

Kartesia announced the appointment of Bart Schenk as Head of Belgium and the Netherlands, effective May 2026 as a key milestone in the continued expansion of their European platform.

Jean Diercxsens is happy to share that he has joined Gilde Equity Management as a Partner, based in Belgium.

Jurimesh, the Ghent-based tech company for legal due diligence, announced today that Maurits Arnauw has joined the company as Head of M&A and Legal Innovation.