Matthias Purnal
Senior Associate
Matthias Purnal has extensive experience in coordinating and negotiating financial transactions focusing on leveraged and acquisition finance, general corporate lending, project and real estate finance.
He regularly advises on debt restructurings, refinancings, distressed transactions, and other insolvency related situations. In this context, Matthias mainly works with financial institutions, investors and multinational corporates. Matthias is recommended by the Legal 500 for debt restructuring and financing matters.
Expertise
Industries
Published Work
- Purnal, M., Vanderheyden, K. and Van Den Broeck, A. (2015) “Uncertainty in Belgium’s Pre-Marketing Rules under the AIFMD”, Real Estate Gazette
Speaking Engagements
- Speaker, BeTA, Out-of-court restructuring, October 2023
- Guest Speaker, vdpPfandbrief Akademie, Länderseminar Immobilienfinanzierung Belgien, December 2022
- Guest Speaker, IFE Benelux conference on Anti-Money Laundering, March 2015
Leadership Positions And Professional Affiliations
- Member, BeTA - Belgium Turnaround Association
Qualifications
Admissions
Admitted as lawyer (advocaat) at the Brussels Bar, Dutch language section, Belgium, 2014
Academic
Master of Laws (LLM) in International Business Law, King’s College London, 2014
Master of Laws, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 2013
Erasmus Exchange Programme, Queen Mary, University of London, 2012
Bachelor of Laws, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 2011
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.