Clifford Chance
Gillis Waelkens focuses on domestic and international M&A transactions and corporate advisory work. He has particular experience in infrastructure transactions, venture and growth investments, public and cross-border M&A.
Gillis has been based in the London and Brussels offices of Clifford Chance.
- NextGrid Holding on its participation in Elia Group’s €2.2bn equity package
- Mitsui & Co. on the acquisition of 50% of ITC Rubis from Tepsa Infra
- Fosun on the sale of its stake in Ageas to BNP Paribas Cardif
- EQT Infrastructure on the formation of and its exit from Fiberklaar, its FTTH joint venture with Proximus
- Tikehau Capital on its investment in Biobest
- APG, QIC, SLAM and PMV on the acquistion of a 37% stake in Brussels Airport
- TPG Rise Climate on its Series D investment in Enpal GmbH
- 3i Infrastructure on its acquisition of Future Biogas
- Aikido Security on all its funding rounds
- Azelis and its majority shareholder EQT on IPO
- A consortium on the acquisition of Euroports, a major port terminal operator
- Deliverect, on its $150m Series D financing
- Dedalus Holding, backed by Ardian, on its acquisition of a part of Agfa-Gevaert Group’s healthcare IT business
- Hedge funds Highbridge and Whitebox on a €100m senior secured convertible facility for Mithra Pharmaceuticals
- Corialis, on Astorg's entry into exclusive negotiations to become the new majority shareholder of Corialis from CVC.
News and client work
Contact details
- Clifford Chance, Brussels
- +3225335947
- Email me
- Practice area M&A corporate
- Sector Aerospace & defence, Automotive, Aviation, Capital goods, Chemicals, Consumer goods, Government & public sector bodies, Infrastructure investors, Logistics, Materials, Media, Mining & metals, Oil & gas, Power & energy networks, Rail, Renewables, Retail, Shipping, Sovereign wealth, Technology, Telecommunications, Transportation infrastructure