Jonas Van den Bossche has more than 14 years of experience in complex domestic and cross-border M&A deals, joint ventures, private equity, and real estate transactions. He also advises clients on general civil, commercial, corporate governance, corporate law, and restructuring 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 among other 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, HRH Prince Abdullah's acquisition of Belgian football club Beerschot, Pandox's acquisition of the NH Louise hotel, and Hansteen's sale of its entire Belgian real estate portfolio.
Other major companies Jonas has advised include Arsenal Capital, Astellas, Barco, Bridgestone, Diebold, Ferrostaal, Global City Holdings N.V., Heidrick & Struggles, Hexagon, International Automotive Components Group, MasterCard, Mitsui Chemicals, Nitto, Pioneer, Procter & Gamble, Solvay, 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
- June 14, 2022
Lecture for the Flemish Pleading Association (Vlaams Pleitgenootschap) of the Brussels bar on "An Overview of the Impact of the New Company Code on Existing and New Shareholders' Agreements" - 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