Jan-Pieter Vangronsveld

Associate

Brussels + 32.2.645.14.32

Jan-Pieter Vangronsveld advises clients on a wide range of banking and capital markets transactions, with a focus on acquisition finance, syndicated loans, and refinancing transactions.

Experience

  • Naxicap Partners obtains financing for acquisition of majority stake in APF Autoparts GroupJones Day acted as legal counsel to Naxicap Partners in connection with the financing of the acquisition of a majority stake in APF Autoparts Group.
  • Belfius Bank, BNP Paribas, and ING Belgium finance Waterland's partnership with International Food ServicesJones Day acted as legal counsel to Belfius Bank NV/SA, BNP Paribas Fortis NV/SA, and ING Belgium NV/SA in connection with the financing of the partnership among Waterland and International Food Services, a global leading maritime catering management service company.
  • Consortium of senior creditors finance Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project in Visé, BelgiumJones Day advised a consortium of senior creditors comprised of Belfius Bank NV/SA, BNP Paribas Fortis NV/SA, and CaixaBank S.A. on the provision of debt financing for the development and construction of a 150 MW/600 MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project in Visé, Belgium.
  • BNP Paribas Fortis SA/NV updates its Programme for continuous issuance of Saving CertificatesJones Day assisted BNP Paribas Fortis SA/NV, the largest Belgian bank, part of the BNP Paribas Group, in connection with the update of their Programme for the continuous issuance of savings certificates (“bons de caisse”/”kasbons”).
  • BNP Paribas Fortis, ING Belgium, and KBC Bank finance Waterland's partnership with TG GroupJones Day acted as legal counsel to BNP Paribas Fortis NV/SA, ING Belgium NV/SA, and KBC Bank NV in connection with the financing of the partnership among Waterland and TG Group, a leading manufacturer and integrator of packaging machinery for the food industry.
  • Belfius Bank, BNP Paribas Fortis, and ING Belgium finance Waterland's partnership with pgb-GroupJones Day acted as legal counsel to Belfius Bank NV/SA, BNP Paribas Fortis NV/SA and ING Belgium NV/SA in connection with the financing of the partnership among Waterland and pgb-Group, a leading supplier of fastening materials.
  • Belfius Bank, ING Belgium, and KBC Bank refinance D'Ieteren ImmoJones Day acted as legal counsel to Belfius Bank NV/SA, ING Belgium NV/SA, and KBC Bank NV in connection with the refinancing of D'Ieteren Immo NV/SA.
  • Hexagon acquires SeptentrioJones Day advised Hexagon AB in the acquisition of Septentrio NV, a leading OEM provider of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) technologies.
  • Consortium of senior creditors finance Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project in Aubange, BelgiumJones Day advised the consortium of senior creditors consisting of Belfius Bank NV/SA, KBC Bank NV, and Triodos Bank on the financing of BSTOR SA/NV's, SOPAER SA's and SOCOFE SA's total required investment (equity and (external) debt) for the development and construction of a 100 MW/2 hours BESS project, to be located in Aubange (Belgium).
  • BNP Paribas, Coöperatieve Rabobank, and ING Belgium finance acquisition of What's Cooking Group NV's savoury branch by AURELIUSJones Day acted as legal counsel to BNP Paribas Fortis NV/SA, Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A., and ING Belgium NV/SA in connection with the financing of the sale of What's Cooking Group NV's savoury branch to the international investment group AURELIUS.
  • Belfius Bank and ING Belgium finance Waterland's partnership with Loc-Five, Locquet Power & Lights, and Green PowerfleetJones Day acted as legal counsel to Belfius Bank NV/SA and ING Belgium NV/SA in connection with the financing of the partnership among Waterland, Loc-Five, Locquet Power & Lights, and the Green Powerfleet.
  • Belfius Bank and KBC Bank finance acquisition by Indufin of stake in ACE PackagingJones Day acted as legal counsel to Belfius Bank NV/SA and KBC Bank NV in connection with the financing of the acquisition by Indufin of a stake in ACE Packaging.
  • BNP Paribas, ING Belgium, and KBC Bank provide financing to Sticomax groupJones Day acted as legal counsel to BNP Paribas Fortis NV/SA, ING Belgium SA/NV, and KBC Bank NV in connection with the financing of the Sticomax group.
  • Belfius Bank, ING Belgium, KBC Bank, and Caisse d'Epargne et de Prévoyance Hauts de France amend and increase existing financing to Equine Care GroupJones Day acted as counsel to Belfius Bank SA/NV, ING Belgium NV/SA, KBC Bank NV, and Caisse d'Epargne et de Prévoyance Hauts de France, as lenders, in connection with the amendment and increase of the existing financing granted to the Equine Care Group, an international provider of high-quality equine care through specialist equine clinics, ambulatory care,and nutrition/supplements, for the purpose of, amongst others, acquiring the Belgian companies Roose BV and Westpaille BV.
  • Belfius Bank, BNP Paribas, and KBC Bank finance Waterland's partnership with Umami, Deliva, and Clean MindsJones Day acted as legal counsel to Belfius Bank NV/SA, BNP Paribas Fortis NV/SA, and KBC Bank NV in connection with the financing of the partnership among Waterland, Umami, Deliva, and Clean Minds.
  • Consortium of senior creditors finance €73 million Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project in La Louvière, BelgiumJones Day advised the consortium of senior creditors consisting of Belfius Bank NV/SA, KBC Bank NV, and Triodos Bank on the financing of BSTOR SA/NVS' and Duferco Wallonie SA/NV's over €73 million total required investment (equity and (external) debt) for the development and construction of a 50 MW/2 hours BESS project, to be located in La Louvière (Belgium).
  • Belfius Bank, ING Belgium, and KBC Bank finance restructuring split of AXI Group into AXI digital leg and AXI software legJones Day acted as legal counsel to Belfius Bank SA/NV, ING Belgium SA/NV, and KBC Bank NV in connection with the financing of the restructuring split of the AXI Group into an AXI digital leg and an AXI software leg.
  • Bekaert acquires BEXCOJones Day advised NV BEKAERT SA in the €40 million acquisition of BEXCO nv, a leading global player in synthetic ropes for offshore energy production, both conventional and renewable.
  • Belfius Bank, ING Belgium, and KBC Bank finance acquisition of Specialty Paints & Coatings BV by Mentha CapitalJones Day acted as legal counsel to Belfius Bank NV/SA, ING Belgium NV/SA, and KBC Bank NV in connection with the financing of the acquisition of Specialty Paints & Coatings BV by Mentha Capital.
  • The Flemish Community issues €2.5 billion NotesJones Day assisted the Flemish Community, a federated entity of the Kingdom of Belgium, in connection with the issuance of €1.250 billion 3.125% Fixed Rate Notes due June 22, 2034 and the issuance of €1.250 billion 3.500% Sustainability Fixed Rate Notes due June 22, 2045 under the €25 billion Euro Medium Term Note Programme.