Jonas Van den Bossche

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Jonas Van den Bossche has more than 17 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 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.

Recent representative transactions include Euroclear's acquisition of Spanish-based Banco Inversis from Banca March, Bekaert's acquisition of two Chinese and Thai tire reinforcement plants from Bridgestone, Biobest's €500 million acquisition of Biotrop, and Pandox's sale of the Crowne Plaza Antwerp hotel to IRET.

Other major companies Jonas has advised include Arsenal Capital, Astellas, Barco, Bridgestone, Diebold, Hansteen, Heidrick & Struggles, Hexagon, International Automotive Components Group, MasterCard, Mitsui Chemicals, Nitto, Pioneer, Procter & Gamble, Solvay, Suez, Syensqo, Toyota Motor Corporation, and Wabtec Corporation.

Jonas is recognized as a "Next Generation Partner" in The Legal 500 M&A and PE editions and as "Up and Coming" in Chambers Global. Clients praise him as "an excellent, knowledgeable and business-oriented lawyer, with clear communication skills and a deep understanding of our commercial objectives"; "thinks one step ahead, takes complex issues and makes them easily understandable and offers great project management"; and "his proactive approach and commitment to client service have earned our full trust."

Jonas is also a director and officer of the American Chamber of Commerce in Belgium.

Esperienze

  • Pandox sells Crowne Plaza AntwerpJones Day advised Pandox Belgian AB on the sale of the Crowne Plaza Antwerp, including hotel property and hotel operations, to IRET INVESTMENT NV.
  • Bekaert acquires tire reinforcement business from Bridgestone in China and ThailandJones Day is advising Bekaert in the acquisition of Bridgestone’s tire reinforcement business in China and Thailand.
  • JENSEN-GROUP acquires G.A. BraunJones Day advised JENSEN North America, a subsidiary of JENSEN-GROUP NV, in its acquisition of the business of G.A. Braun, Inc., a laundry equipment supplier.
  • United World and Immo & Sport Invest NV sell Beerschot VA to KINPOUDOUJones Day advised United World Holding Limited in the sale of Koninklijke Beerschot Voetbalclub Antwerpen NV (K. Beerschot V.A.), a historic Belgian football club, by United World Holding Limited and Immo & Sport Invest NV to KINPOUDOU Holdings Inc., a Japanese holding company.
  • Euroclear sells its participation in Greenomy SRL and acquires minority stake in Position GreenJones Day advised Euroclear NV/SA in the sale of its participation in Belgium-based Greenomy SRL, a leading firm in AI-driven ESG reporting solutions, and the acquisition of a minority stake in Position Green Group Holding AS.
  • Sanofi to separate its consumer healthcare business, OpellaJones Day acted as securities law counsel in the separation of Opella, Sanofi's consumer healthcare business, and the sale of a 50% controlling stake to CD&R.
  • J.F. Lehman & Company acquires WristJones Day advised J.F. Lehman & Company in the acquisition of a majority shareholding of W.S.S. Holding A/S and its subsidiaries, global leaders in marine supply, logistics and budget management services for the maritime industry.
  • Euroclear acquires Banco InversisJones Day advised Euroclear SA/NV in its acquisition of Banco Inversis, a leading provider of global investment technology solutions and outsourced financial services.
  • Calgon Carbon sells European diatomite and perlite business to ImerysJones Day advised Calgon Carbon Corporation in the sale of its European diatomite and perlite business to Imerys.
  • 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.
  • SmartSD enters into strategic partnership with CobepaJones Day advised SmartSD and its longstanding stakeholders Smile Invest, co-founders and management on a strategic partnership with new majority shareholder Cobepa, a leading European private equity company.
  • GfK sells European Consumer Panel (GfK CP) business to YouGovJones Day advised GfK SE in the €315 million sale of its European Consumer Panel business (GfK CP) to YouGov PLC, a leading international online research data and analytics technology group headquartered in the United Kingdom and listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: YOU).
  • Biobest acquires BiotropJones Day represented Biobest Group NV, a Belgian developer of biological crop-protection products in its €500 million capital and debt raise for the acquisition of Biotrop Participacoes SA, a provider of biological and natural farming solutions in Brazil, for an enterprise value of about €532 million.
  • Norwest Equity Partners acquires United Sports BrandsJones Day represented Norwest Equity Partners in the acquisition and financing of United Sports Brands, a global leader in sports performance and protective products, including the Shock Doctor, McDavid, Cutters, Nathan, PEARL iZUMi, and Glukos brands.
  • Cortec Group sells Chauvet & Sons to Court Square Capital PartnersJones Day advised Cortec Group in the sale of its Chauvet & Sons platform to Court Square Capital Partners.
  • Diebold Nixdorf obtains $1.25 billion senior secured exit credit facilityJones Day represented Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated, a multinational financial and retail technology company that specializes in the sale, manufacture, installation, and service of self-service transaction systems (such as ATMs and currency processing systems), point-of-sale terminals, physical security products, and software and related services for global financial, retail, and commercial markets, in connection with a new $1.25 billion senior secured term loan facility as part of it’s emergence from chapter 11 bankruptcy and other domestic and foreign court-supervised restructuring proceedings.
  • Diebold Nixdorf successfully restructures over $2.7 billion in funded debt and completes the first-ever dual proceeding under the U.S. bankruptcy code and Dutch restructuring law in 71 daysIn the first-ever cross border restructuring involving dual main proceedings under chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and a scheme of arrangement (the "Dutch Scheme") under the Dutch Act on Confirmation of Extrajudicial Plans (Wet Homologatie Onderhands Akkoord ("WHOA")), and the first-ever chapter 15 recognition of Dutch Scheme proceedings and a sanctioned WHOA reorganization plan (the "WHOA Plan"), Jones Day represented Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated ("Diebold") and certain of its U.S. and Canadian subsidiaries (the "Debtors") in connection with (i) the prepackaged chapter 11 cases of In re Diebold Holding Company, LLC, et al., (Case No. 23-90602-DRJ) commenced on June 1, 2023, in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas (the "Bankruptcy Court"); (ii) the Dutch Scheme, commenced on June 1, 2023 by Diebold Nixdorf Dutch Holding B.V. (the "Dutch Issuer") in the District Court of Amsterdam (the "Dutch Court"), and (iii) the chapter 15 proceedings before the Bankruptcy Court commenced by the foreign representative of the Dutch Issuer, wherein the Bankruptcy Court recognized the Dutch Scheme proceeding as a foreign main proceeding and recognized and extended comity to the WHOA Plan that was sanctioned by the Dutch Court.
  • Diebold Nixdorf obtains $1.25 billion senior secured superpriority DIP credit facilityJones Day is representing Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated (the “Company”), a multinational financial and retail technology company that specializes in the sale, manufacture, installation, and service of self-service transaction systems (such as ATMs and currency processing systems), point-of-sale terminals, physical security products, and software and related services for global financial, retail, and commercial markets, and certain of its domestic and foreign subsidiaries (collectively, the “Debtors”) in (i) a pre-packaged chapter 11 proceeding in front of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas (the “Bankruptcy Court”), (ii) a scheme of arrangement by Diebold Nixdorf Dutch Holding B.V. (the “Dutch Issuer”) and the related voluntary proceeding in front of the District Court of Amsterdam under the Dutch Act on Confirmation of Extrajudicial Plans (Wet Homologatie Onderhands Akkoord), and (iii) an anticipated proceeding commenced by the Dutch Issuer under chapter 15 in the Bankruptcy Court, seeking recognition of such scheme of arrangement.
  • Biobest receives capital increase from Sofina and some private investorsJones Day advised Biobest Group NV in its capital increase in an amount of €98.5 million with cancellation of preferential subscription rights, subscribed by Sofina SA and by other private investors.
  • Sumitomo Bakelite Europe subsidiary acquires industrial land in Ghent, BelgiumJones Day advised Sumitomo Bakelite Europe NV in the acquisition by subsidiary Vyncolit NV of industrial land at the Vynckier site (Ghent, Belgium) from Gegrond BV.
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      Shareholders’ Agreements following the introduction of the New Belgian Companies and Associations Code (DAOR 2020/4)

    • 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"

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