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Candice Kunkera

Senior Associate

CMS DeBacker
Chaussée de La Hulpe 178
1170 Brussels
Belgium
Languages French, English, Dutch

Candice advises clients on various aspects of corporate law, notably mergers & acquisitions, corporate restructurings, operations on equity as well as corporate governance matters, both in a domestic and cross-border context.
Before joining CMS in January 2018, Candice worked for another law firm where she also gained experience in banking and finance law.

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Relevant experience

  • K Law, Associate in Corporate Law and Banking & Finance, April 2013 - December 2017
  • KPMG Abogados (Madrid, Spain), secondment as Associate in Banking and Finance, February – May 2016
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Education

  • 2015 - ICHEC Brussels Management School - Belgium (Additional Diploma in Management)
  • 2013 - Bar admission (Brussels, Belgium)
  • 2012 - Université Libre de Bruxelles, ULB - Belgium (Master of Laws)
  • 2010 - Université Libre de Bruxelles, ULB - Belgium (Bachelor of Laws)
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21/12/2023
EU's Cross-Border Overhaul: Unveiling the Legal obligations and Initial...
Directive 2019 /2121 governing cross-border reorganisation operations (mergers, demergers, transfers of registered offices) was implemented during 2023 into the domestic laws of the various countries...
11/10/2023
CMS Belgium advised the sellers group in the sale of Nanocyl to Birla Carbon
CMS Belgium successfully advised Nanocyl SA, a worldwide leader in multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWCNT’s) based in Belgium, in the sale of its activities to Birla Carbon, one of the leading manufacturers...
29/06/2023
CMS advised Kereis in connection with the acquisition of a majority stakeholding...
CMS Belgium advised Kereis, the Europe’s largest insurance broker for specialist credit-related life insurance, backed by Bridgepoint, in connection with the acquisition of a majority stakeholding in...
22/02/2023
CMS Belgium advised the Czech rolling stock manufacturer Skoda Group on...
CMS Belgium advised the Czech rolling stock manufacturer Skoda Group on the acquisition of TheSig­nalling­Com­pany (TSC) from Lineas and ERTMS Solutions. TSC develops and produces signalling systems and...
06/12/2022
CMS assisted Quantessence in obtaining regulatory approval in Belgium
CMS Belgium, CMS UK, CMS Prague and CMS France assisted leading financial technology platform, Quantessence, in relocating and obtaining regulatory approval as a MiFID investment firm in Belgium, allowing...
08/04/2022
CMS advised Technology & Strategy, a company backed by the French private...
CMS advised Technology & Strategy (T&S), a European specialist in technology consulting (backed by the French private equity fund Ardian Expansion), in its acquisition of a majority stake in Intys, one...
23/11/2021
CMS Belgium advised Bruker on the acquisition of Molecubes
CMS Belgium advised the US-listed group Bruker on their acquisition of Molecubes, a Belgian company producing high-end preclinical imaging PET, SPECT and CT CUBES. The CMS team advising Bruker, was led...
15/11/2021
CMS Belgium and CMS France advised Gryphon Investors on their acquisition...
CMS Belgium and CMS France successfully advised, alongside Kirkland & Ellis, Gryphon Investors (“Gryphon”), a leading middle-market private equity firm, on the Belgian and French aspects of Gryphon’s...
13/09/2021
CMS assisted ALD with the acquisition of a minority stakeholding in Skipr
CMS assisted ALD, a subsidiary of Société Générale, with its investment in Skipr, a Belgian mo­bil­ity-as-a-ser­vice (MaaS) startup. Via the investment ALD acquires a 17% stake in Skipr. The CMS team...
12/01/2021
CMS Belgium advised Ecclesia Group on the acquisition of Kegels & Van Antwerpen
CMS Belgium advised Ecclesia Group, the German parent company of Concordia, on the acquisition of Antwerp based insurance broker Kegels & Van Antwerpen. Through this acquisition Ecclesia becomes the fifth...
14/12/2020
CMS Belgium assisted Proximus with the acquisition of Mobile Vikings
We assisted Proximus in connection with the acquisition of Mobile Vikings, a so-called MVNO or Mobile Virtual Network Operator, from DPG. The transaction is subject to clearance by the Belgian Competition...
19/11/2020
CMS Belgium and CMS France advised Biogroup in connection with the acquisition...
CMS Belgium and CMS France advised Biogroup in connection with the acquisition of the Belgian clinical lab Group CMA-Medina. With this acquisition, the largest private clinical blood analysis groups in...