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Stéphane Collin

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Stéphane Collin

Partner

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

Stéphane specialises in the restructuring of private and public companies. He advises Belgian and foreign groups on the structuring of their shareholdings (in particular through mergers, transfers or contributions of branches of activity or company spin-offs) as well as the structuring of their partnerships.

Similarly, he is involved in merger/acquisition operations with a view to setting up post-acquisition integration operations or structuring divestments.

He has specific expertise in the steel and cement sectors and has participated in the conclusion of numerous collaboration agreements and construction projects in these sectors.

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"Stéphane and his team are easy to access, widely available, have a solid expertise on corporate law and are able to propose practical solutions to move forward with the negotiations, even under pressure."

Feedback from a client - Legal 500, 2023

"Stéphane and his team are easy to access, widely available, have a solid expertise on corporate law and are able to propose practical solutions to move forward with the negotiations, even under pressure."

Feedback from a client - Legal 500, 2023

Relevant experience

  • Advising a European steel group on the conclusion of a joint venture with another steel group
  • Advising on the conclusion of several joint ventures regarding the building of wind farms in Wallonia
  • Acting for a steel company in the revamping of a high furnace
  • Acting for a concrete company in the construction of a new concrete plant
  • Advising on the merger of public companies (“Intercommunales”) in Wallonia
  • Advising on the conclusion of a partnership regarding the construction of a power plant
  • Acting for a French pharmaceutical group in the reorganisation of the group’s Belgian companies
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Publications

  • S. COLLIN & M. COMANS: « Cross-border mergers after Brexit with Belgium », Thomson Reuters Practical Law, published on 27/09/2018, (www.practicallaw.com/w-016-8013)
  • S. COLLIN & COLLABORATEURS: « Les entreprises conjointes ou "joint-ventures" », Guide juridique de l'entreprise, Livre XVIII, Ed. Kluwer, Brussels, 4e éd., 2012
  • S. COLLIN & J-F. GOFFIN: « La protection de l’actionnaire minoritaire en droit belge », Brussels, Kluwer, 2000
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Lectures list

  • 03/04/2014: Speaker at seminar Vanham & Vanham, « Réalisation et conséquences juridiques d'une opération de fusion-acquisition » : Fusions, acquisitions et restructurations de sociétés : Actualités en droit des sociétés et en droit fiscal, with J. Janjevic
  • 25 & 26/09/2007: Speaker at seminar IFE, « Quelles nouvelles contraintes pour les communes, les intercommunales et les administrateurs en matière d’information et de bonne gouvernance ? » Intercommunales : Quels changements depuis le décret du 19/07/2006 ?
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Education

  • 1999 - Bar admission (Brussels, Belgium)
  • 1999 - University of Brussels, KUB (Postgraduate in IP & IT Law)
  • 1998 - University of Brussels, ULB (Law Degree)
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Expertise

06/04/2016
CMS European M&A Study 2016
2015 was a landmark year for M & A. There were several industry game-changing deals. Each of the first three quarters of 2015 saw European M&A deal value exceeding EUR 170bn culminating in Q4 2015 being...
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CMS European M&A Study 2024
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21/12/2023
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Turning the Corner? CMS European M&A Outlook 2024
We are pleased to share with you the 2024 edition of the European M&A Outlook, published by CMS in association with Mergermarket.
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13/09/2023
Turning the corner? CMS European M&A Outlook 2024
43% of dealmakers predict a decline in European M&A activity over the next 12 months, whilst 35% foresee an increase, with private equity dealmakers displaying heightened optimism. This time last year...
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07/12/2022
CMS Belgium advised Colliers on their acquisition of BelSquare
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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...
Deals
29/09/2022
Boom & Gloom? CMS European M&A Outlook 2023
We are pleased to share with you the 2023 edition of the European M&A Outlook published by CMS in association with Mergermarket.
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22/09/2022
Dealmakers bullish despite challenging market conditions
M&A expectations run high: Almost all respondents (88%) are currently considering M&A. Undervalued targets and distressed sales to drive activity: The biggest buy-side driver of M&A is expected to be...
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23/03/2022
CMS: European M&A bounced back to pre-pandemic levels, with a return to...
Multi-year analysis by CMS reveals that ‘normal service’ had resumed in European dealmaking as familiar patterns in deal metrics returnPrimary deal driver for transactions is buyers entering a new...
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14/09/2021
The Road to Recovery: European M&A Outlook 2022
71% of dealmakers agree that private equity (PE) firms are better placed than corporates to take advantage of buying opportunities presented by COVID-19, according to the ninth edition of the European...
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24/03/2021
CMS European M&A Study 2021: Europe pivots to become more ‘buy­er-friendly’...
Europe has returned to a ‘buy­er-friendly’ environment, similar to the US where more ‘buy­er-friendly’ positions are common, after the COVID-19 pandemic created more risk-averse attitudes. As a...
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07/12/2020
CMS Belgium assisted Proximus in establishing a partnership with EQT In­fra­struc­ture...
CMS Belgium assisted Telecom operator Proximus in connection with the establishment of a partnership with EQT Infrastructure (through its portfolio company DELTA Fiber) for building a fibre network together...
Deals
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