Frederiek Adams
Partner
Brussels
Frederiek Adams
Partner
Brussels
Contact Details
Frederiek is a corporate partner with more than 15 years of experience advising Belgian and international corporate clients and private equity investors. His focus is on cross-border and domestic M&A, joint ventures and equity capital market transactions.
He has represented a large number of local and international clients on both sell and buy-side transactions across a wide range of sectors, such as life sciences and healthcare, (renewable) energy, technology & software and manufacturing and chemicals.
Since more than five years Frederiek is recognized by all major legal directories receiving excellent client feedback “very pragmatic, sharp, pleasant and efficient” (Chambers Global 2022), “dynamic, smart, commercial and pleasant lawyer able to run transactions in a remarkably efficient manner” (Legal 500).
Qualifications
Professional
Academic
Master, Law, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KUL), 2005
LLM, Oxford University, 2006
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Experience highlights
Advising Balta Group, the global textile floor coverings specialist on the IPO on Euronext Brussels.
Advising CVC, the international private equity firm on the acquisition of Corialis from Advent International.
Advising Waterland Private Equity and Alychlo on the sale of Omega Pharma to US-listed Perrigo.
Qualifications
Professional
Academic
Master, Law, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KUL), 2005
LLM, Oxford University, 2006
Other noteworthy experience
Advising:
- IK Investment Partners on its sale of Vemedia, a Dutch OTC drugs company, creating a pan-European OTC group with sales of around EUR400m.
- A division of a real estate investment trust company on the auction sale of a portfolio of 24 European logistics real estate assets to Blackstone Property Partners Europe.
- Ergon Capital Partners on its investment in and sale of De Boeck Education and De Boeck Digital.
- Gilde Buy Out Partners on its acquisition of t-groep, a Belgium-based cross-border human resource solutions provider from the Flemish Government.
- Sumitomo Corporation on its investment in and disposal of various offshore wind parks in the Belgian North Sea.
- Crelan on its highly competitive auction sale of Keytrade, Crelan’s internet bank and broker active in Belgium, Luxembourg and Switzerland.
- Omega Pharma on its EUR470m acquisition of a portfolio of leading OTC brands from GlaxoSmithKline.
- Selligent on its recapitalisation as a result of which California based private equity firm HGGC acquired a majority stake.
- Campbell Soup Company on the EUR400m sale of its business in Europe including four plants.
- Baltisse, the family office of Mr Balcaen (former owner of Balta and IVC) on its participation (alongside Waterland) in a private capital increase combined with a public rights issue for an aggregate amount of EUR220m.
Recognition
A rising star of the office and one of my favourite lawyers to work with in Belgium.
He is brilliant from a technical point of view and hyper-efficient in negotiations.
Very to-the-point, quickly up to speed, creative and committed.
Chambers Europe 2018
