Michael Heene

• Advising a leading Belgian financial institution on the sale of its in-house IT department to a global IT outsourcing company, the set-up of an asset management joint venture with a global asset manager and a strategic partnership with a leading Belgian telecom company
• Advising a leading Belgian financial institution on the sale of a banking subsidiary, the sale of an insurance company, the acquisition of a leading bank in Bulgaria, the set-up of a blockchain consortium with nine other banks, the incorporation of a payments joint venture with five other BeNe banks, two corporate venture investment and the potential investment in a payments business
• Advising a Chinese investment company on the acquisition of a leading Luxembourg bank
• Advising a Dutch private equity fund on its investment in the Belgian leader in port fumigation services and the add-on acquisition of the Dutch leader in port fumigation services
• Advising a US private equity fund on its investment in various soccer clubs in Belgium, France and Denmark
• Advising a multinational in outdoor lighting on its acquisition of two businesses in Australia
• Advising the shareholders of a European leader in salesforce implementation services on the sale of the company to a global leader in IT services

Michael Heene is ranked as a next generation partner in The Legal 500 for Corporate, M&A and Commercial in Private Equity and he is a ranked Fintech lawyer.

• "Michael Heene offers a fresh wind at DLA Piper in Belgium; he is young, eager to deliver and perform." Legal 500, 2020
• "Michaël Heene is an outstanding lawyer that operates with a rare deal-making attitude. He represents his clients well and with his can-do mentality he quickly gains the trust of all parties involved." Legal 500, 2020
• "Michaël Heene is a young and dynamic partner with ability to deliver this approach to private equity clients." Legal 500, 2020