Alexandre Holvoet

Alexandre Holvoet

Senior Associate

Email

alexandre.holvoet@aoshearman.com

Phone

+32 2 780 2438

Offices

Brussels

V-CARD
Alexandre advises on mergers and acquisitions, private equity, joint-ventures and general corporate law matters. 
Alexandre has extensive experience in advising multinational corporations, financial sponsors and strategic investors on complex and high-value transactions across various sectors and jurisdictions. Alexandre joined in 2016 and was seconded to our Singapore office in H1 2020, where he gained experience on large infrastructure and energy projects in the Asia-Pacific region.

Expertise

Industries

Experience

Representative matters

  • Intervest Offices & Warehouses, a leading Belgian logistics and office REIT and registered real estate company (RREC), on the voluntary public takeover bid by TPG Real Estate Partners.
  • A consortium involving Besix Group; Stadsbader, I4B - The Belgian Infrastructure Fund, Rebel Group and Epico on the infrastructure project that seeks to develop and extend the R4 highway in Ghent, one of the largest Belgian PPP projects.
  • Danaher Group and its subsidiary Esko on the sale of its digital finishing business, Kongsberg Precision Cutting Systems to US private equity fund OpenGate Capital.
  • Borealis, the world-leading chemicals, polyolefins and fertilizers provider, on the acquisition of a minority stake and subsequent increase of its stake to a majority stake in Renasci, a Belgian company active in the circular economy, to jointly develop novel recycling solutions to turn plastic waste into pyrolysis oil.
  • Mercier Vanderlinden Asset Management on the sale to Van Lanschot Kempen, creating a Belgian wealth manager with more than EUR9bn in assets under management.Recticel, the Belgium listed manufacturer of insulation materials, on the acquisition of REX Panels & Profiles SA., specialized in the production of PIR and mineral wool insulated panels for the construction industry.
  • Otary, the Belgian offshore wind developer (and itself a joint venture between 8 different parties active in renewables or off-shore), on the merger of the two wind offshore parks Mermaid (in which Engie, the Belgian electricity utility, also participated) and Seastar (in which Eneco, the Dutch utility, had an interest).
  • Royal Vopak, the world’s leading independent tank storage company, on the acquisition of Gunvor Petroleum Antwerp, a storage tank terminal in the Port of Antwerp-Bruges, from commodity trader Gunvor Group.
  • SCR-Sibelco, a global leader in mining and glass recycling, on the sale of their global blast abrasives business by means of a multi-jurisdictional carve-out transaction, to EP Power Minerals GmbH.
  • Waterland Private Equity (alongside founder Jonas Dhaenens) on the auction sale of Combell to HG Capital.
  • Waterland Private Equity on the acquisition of Moore Belgium, an independent financial and consulting services provider.
  • Waterland Private Equity on the acquisition of Giovanni Daems BV, a leading service provider to the jewellery, watch and luxury industry.
  • Gimv NV on the sale of OTN Networks, a Belgium–based fiber glass network systems provider to US listed Belden.
  • Gimv NV on its acquisition of a minority stake in the Picot Group, a leading producer of gates and fencing.
  • Alpha Private Equity and management on the sale of IPCOM, a leading distributor and manufacturer of insulation solutions, to Astorg.

Qualifications

Academic

Master in General Management, Vlerick Business School, 2016

Master of Laws (LLM), University of Antwerp, 2015

Erasmus Student, Law, Université de Fribourg, 2013-2014

Languages

Dutch, French, English
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.