Céline’s practice covers leveraged and investment-grade finance, with a particular focus on cross-border leveraged and acquisition finance, real estate finance (investment and development financings) and export finance.
Céline advises lenders (including bank syndicates, financial institutions, debt funds and financial sponsors) and borrowers in connection with a large range of financing transactions.
Expertise
Industries
Experience
Representative matters
Syndicate of banks on the financing of the acquisition by a Belgian fund managed by Whitewood of 21 buildings previously held by the European Commission, being one of the largest real estate investments in Brussels, with a total value of EUR 900,000,000.
Syndicate of banks in connection with the financing of the acquisitions by Vandemoortele of Banneton and Dolciaria Acquaviva.
Syndicate of banks on various Credendo-backed financings (including for sovereign entities).
Qualifications
Admissions
Avocat stagiaire, Brussels bar, Belgium, 2017
Avocat, Brussels bar, Belgium, 2021
Academic
LL. M. in corporate and financial law, The University of Hong Kong, 2017
Erasmus Belgica, Ghent University, 2016
Master of Laws, UCLouvain, 2016
Bachelor's degree, Université de Namur, 2014
Languages
English, French
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.