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Corporate M&A
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Gillis Waelkens is a Counsel at Clifford Chance, based in the Brussels office. He specializes in domestic and international M&A transactions and corporate advisory work, with significant experience in infrastructure transactions, venture and growth investments, and public and cross-border M&A. Gillis has been involved in high-profile deals across various sectors, including technology, healthcare, and energy. His expertise extends to advising on complex investment funds and corporate finance matters. Gillis has a strong academic background, having served as a teaching assistant at KU Leuven, and has gained valuable experience through various roles at leading law firms.
Infrastructure and Energy Investments
Corporate and M&A Transactions
Investment and Financing Deals
Telecommunications and Technology
Deal Summary
- Ardian and Finint Infrastrutture acquired the target/assets from not available in a acquisition on not available. - Deal value was 2000000000 Sector: Infrastructure; Location: Europe. - On the acquirer side, not available advised, led by Chiara Commis, Luciano Di Via, Umberto Penco Salvi, Xavier Remy.
Oct 20 2025
2B
Private Equity
Counsel
2025 – Unknown
Lawyer
2018 – 2025
Summer Trainee
2017 – 2017
Teaching Assistant
2018 – 2020
- EVS Broadcast Equipment SA acquired the target/assets from Telemetrics Inc. in a acquisition on not available. - Deal value was 3300000000 Sector: Media Technology; Location: USA. - On the acquirer side, not available advised, led by Kevin Lehpamer, Niek De Pauw, Paul Seraganian, Reuven Falik, Violetta Kokolus.
Sep 04 2025
3B
M&A
Kirkland & Ellis is advising private equity firm Providence Equity Partners on a strategic minority investment in global architectural and design firm Populous. The transaction was announced October 17. The investment is designed to support Populous’ continued growth and to allow the company to pursue opportunities to expand its service offerings and geographic presence. Populous specializes in designing sports facilities, arenas, convention centers and airports around the world. Read the transaction press release The Kirkland team is led by corporate partners Andrew Arons, Michael Weisser and Daniel Yip and associate D. Kim Grinhaus as well as corporate associate Carly Bishop; tax partners Mark Schwed and David Morris; debt finance partners Melissa Hutson and Timothy Hughes and associate Charles Kilgore; employee benefits partner Matthew Antinossi and associate Jack Amaro; executive compensation partners Scott Price and Matthew Wood and associate Matthew Mutino; employment & labor partners R.D. Kohut and Jackson Phinney and associate Olivia Hunter; real estate partners John Thomas Goldman and Lanre Williams and associate Adamantia Giannakis; international trade & national security associate Brad Dumbacher; technology & IP transactions partner Seth Traxler and associate Justin Garfinkle; antitrust & competition partners Philipp Gnatzy, Michael Thorpe and Rebekah Tobison Scherr and associates Loukia Kopitsa, Alexandre Rouhette and Sarah Lonvick; and environmental partner Carleigh Rodriguez.
Oct 19
1 min
Editor
2015 – 2018
Summer Associate
2017 – 2017
Summer Law Clerk
2016 – 2016
Summer Intern
2016 – 2016
Student Legal Research Assistant
2015 – 2015
Summer Law Clerk
2015 – 2015
