Europe

Mergers & Acquisitions Law Firm of the Year Belgium

Firm Profile

Baker Tilly Belgium is one of the leading accounting and business advisory firms in Belgium.

Our reputation for excellence and integrity is our most precious asset. Through our multi-disciplinary teams, we offer advice that is tailored to our clients’ needs. We are able to quickly gain insight into our clients’ legal environment and are therefore able to advise in a cost-efficient manner. We can offer a proactive involvement from start to finish, as well as specific consultancy services in collaboration with our clients’ other advisers.

We can meet the many challenges faced by businesses in today’s expanding marketplaces. We are experienced in dealing with complex situations such as

Anne Roucourt

She started off as a financial analyst at Investco NV and later on became legal counsel, investment manager and a member of investment committees within the Investco-group (KBC group). She has been director in several companies. She has been teaching financial policy and financial analysis at Brucemo for a number of years. She was a member of the Selection Committee of the Flemish Film Fund for 8 years.

Anne Roucourt, born in 1963, is specialized in corporate law and trade law, as well as in financial engineering techniques and corporate governance. She obtained a Master degree in law at the K.U. Leuven in 1985 and a Postgraduate Degree in Business economics at the K.U. Leuven in 1987.

In 2001 she started the legal consulting division of Baker Tilly Belgium and became legal partner in 2005. Anne Roucourt now heads the legal consulting team of Baker Tilly Belgium. Her team has assisted many Belgian as well as foreign companies to start-up and expand their businesses in Belgium and abroad. Because of the integrated knowledge of finance and law, she can provide to-the-point cost-efficient services, together with the Baker Tilly Belgium tax and accounting/audit specialists in a multi-disciplinary approach.

reorganizations, acquisitions and private equity. We also assist start-ups to find their way and to avoid pitfalls.

Through our independent membership of Baker Tilly International, we enjoy access to member firms across more than 120 countries, employing over 25,000 staff, with clients including many listed and private companies.

Baker Tilly International is one of the world’s top 10 accountancy and business service networks, currently represented by 150 independent member firms. As a premier international network, the member firms are committed to providing the highest service to their clients, in their own market place and across the world, wherever the client needs help.

Areas of Expertise

• Company and associations law, including company restructurings, corporate governance, corporate housekeeping

• Trade law • Contract law • Property law • Employment law

Baker Tilly International is one of the world’s top 10 accountancy and business service networks, currently

represented by 150 independent member firms.

Contact:

Anne Roucourt Baker Tilly Belgium, Kareelstraat 120-124, B-9300 Aalst, Belgium

Tel +32 53 700 111 Fax + 32 53 70 60 62 Email: a.roucourt@bakertillybelgium.be. Website: www.bakertillybelgium.be.

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Lawyer Monthly Legal Awards 2012