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Pieter-Jan Laleman

Associate

Pieter-Jan specialises in corporate law with a specific focus on domestic and cross-border M&A transactions both for private equity houses and for corporate clients.

Expertise

Industries

Experience

Representative matters

  • Alpha Private Equity and Management on the sale of IPCOM Group, a leading distributor and manufacturer of insulation solutions.
  • Providence Equity Partners (Providence) on the acquisition of Airties, a leading provider of cloud-based managed Wi-Fi solutions to operators globally (Airties) from several sellers including VC/PE group Invus, founders and managers.
  • Equistone Partners Europe and management on the sale of Amadys, leading system integrator of end-to-end connectivity solutions for the telecom, infrastructure and energy markets to ETC Group, backed by Cinven, the global private equity firm.
  • Verlinvest, a Belgian investment holding company, on its acquisition of veterinary platform Nesto CVBA, a growing network of veterinary practices in Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany.
  • Filip Goos (founder) and Indufin Investment (minority PE investor) on the sale of 100% of the shares in Cheops Capital Partners NV (a Belgian Based IT-services company) to Chequers Capital.
  • Apheon, a leading European investment firm, and management on a strategic partnership with Astorg, the global private equity firm, to support the long-term development of Sofico, a global frontrunner in providing mission-critical software for the automotive finance, leasing, fleet and mobility industry.

Qualifications

Admissions

Advocaat, Brussels, Belgium, 2023

Advocaat-Stagiair, Brussels, Belgium, 2020

Academic

MSc, Financial Management, Vlerick Business School, 2020

Master, Law, KU Leuven, 2019

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.