Jonas Van den Bossche has more than 12 years of extensive experience in complex domestic and cross-border M&A deals, joint ventures, and real estate. He also advises clients on general civil, commercial, corporate governance, and corporate law issues. Jonas has been with Jones Day since 2008 and also spent 18 months in the Firm's London Office, where he has advised on cross-border M&A, capital markets, and private equity transactions.
Recent representative transactions include Suez' €1.1 billion divestiture of its recycling and recovery operations in four European countries to PreZero, Arsenal Capital's acquisition of HistoGeneX, HRH Prince Abdullah's acquisition of Belgian football club Beerschot, and Hansteen's sale of its entire Belgian real estate portfolio.
Other major companies Jonas has advised include Astellas, Barco, Bridgestone, Diebold, Ferrostaal, Global City Holdings N.V., Heidrick & Struggles, Hexagon, International Automotive Components Group, Macquarie Bank, MasterCard, Mitsui Chemicals, Pioneer, Procter & Gamble, Solvay, Starwood Corporation, Toyota Motor Corporation, Wabtec Corporation, and Van Hool.
Experience
Additional Publications
- December 2020
Shareholders’ Agreements following the introduction of the New Belgian Companies and Associations Code (DAOR 2020/4)
Speaking Engagements
- January 15, 2019
ELSA Maastricht lecture on "Introduction to Mergers & Acquisitions in Practice - A Perspective of Law and Business"
- New York University, U.S.A. (LL.M. in International Legal Studies 2008; Belgian American Educational Foundation [B.A.E.F.] Fellow, 2007-2008); University of Ghent, Belgium (J.D. magna cum laude 2007)
- Brussels
- Dutch, English, French