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Hans Kets

Partner

Email

Hans.Kets@aoshearman.com

Phone

+32 3 287 75 05

Offices

Antwerp

V-CARD
Hans specialises in corporate law and has a broad experience in the full range of M&A transactions with an emphasis on public M&A. 

He acts for a vast range of clients and sectors, with specific experience in the telecommunications sector.

His achievements in the field of corporate law are recognized by all the leading legal publications: “‘Hans Kets is one of the most brilliant M&A lawyers. He focuses on the really important items, guides his clients, is very engaged and always has the client’s best interest in mind. Genuinely nice person.” (Legal 500, 2023); "He has a very high level of business acumen and is able to grasp what is important commercially, as well as the legal nitty-gritty." (Chambers & Partners, 2023).

He was seconded to our London office in 2001.

Expertise

Industries

Experience

Representative matters

  • Telenet, the largest provider of cable broadband services in Belgium, on its “network of the future” joint venture with utility grid operator Fluvius estimated at €2 billion and the related creation of an independent self-funding infrastructure company.
  • SCR-Sibelco, a global leader in mining and glass recycling, on the sale of their global blast abrasives business by means of an carve-out transaction.
  • A world-leading multinational telecommunications company on its voluntary and conditional public takeover bid for all the shares of Telenet Group Holding NV that it does not already own or that are not held by Telenet.

Qualifications

Admissions

Stagiair, Belgium, 1997

Admitted as advocaat, Belgium, 2000

Registered Foreign Lawyer, England and Wales, 2021

Academic

Law Degree, Universiteit Gent (RUG), 1997

Languages

Dutch, 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.