Avocat / Advocaat – Member of the Brussels Bar
LL.B. “magna cum laude” (Catholic University of Louvain - UCL)
LL.M. (University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign)
Before joining Altra Law, Didier Leclercq was a corporate partner in the Brussels office of the global law firm of Linklaters.
Didier was admitted to the Brussels Bar in 1989. He started his career as an associate in the corporate department of the leading Belgian law firm of De Bandt, van Hecke, Lagae & Loesch and was made a partner in 1998. In 2000 and 2001, he was the resident partner of the firm in New York. When De Bandt, van Hecke, Lagae & Loesch merged with Linklaters in 2002, Didier became a partner of Linklaters.
His practice focuses primarily on private M&A. In his career as a corporate lawyer, including ten years as a partner of Linklaters and previously De Bandt, van Hecke, Lagae & Loesch, Didier has been involved in a significant number of transactions of different types (share purchases, asset disposals, management buy-outs, privatizations, etc.) and sizes, ranging from small domestic deals to major cross-border transactions, in a wide variety of industries.
He has significant experience in advising and representing both sellers and purchasers, in particular in auction sale processes. He has acted for Belgian, French, UK, US and other international corporates, as well as banks, government-owned companies and private equity houses.
Besides M&A, Didier has also developed specific expertise in complex joint-venture structures, foreign investments in Belgium, corporate restructurings (mergers, spin-offs, etc.) and company law advisory work.
Languages: French, English, Dutch, Italian
E-mail: didier.leclercq@altra-law.com
PUBLICATIONS
Didier was admitted to the Brussels Bar in 1989. He started his career as an associate in the corporate department of the leading Belgian law firm of De Bandt, van Hecke, Lagae & Loesch and was made a partner in 1998. In 2000 and 2001, he was the resident partner of the firm in New York. When De Bandt, van Hecke, Lagae & Loesch merged with Linklaters in 2002, Didier became a partner of Linklaters.
His practice focuses primarily on private M&A. In his career as a corporate lawyer, including ten years as a partner of Linklaters and previously De Bandt, van Hecke, Lagae & Loesch, Didier has been involved in a significant number of transactions of different types (share purchases, asset disposals, management buy-outs, privatizations, etc.) and sizes, ranging from small domestic deals to major cross-border transactions, in a wide variety of industries.
He has significant experience in advising and representing both sellers and purchasers, in particular in auction sale processes. He has acted for Belgian, French, UK, US and other international corporates, as well as banks, government-owned companies and private equity houses.
Besides M&A, Didier has also developed specific expertise in complex joint-venture structures, foreign investments in Belgium, corporate restructurings (mergers, spin-offs, etc.) and company law advisory work.
Languages: French, English, Dutch, Italian
E-mail: didier.leclercq@altra-law.com
PUBLICATIONS
Didier Leclercq is the author of a book providing a detailed analysis, both from a legal and a practical standpoint, of the negociation process, structuring and contents of Share Purchase Agreements under Belgian law (Les conventions de cession d'actions. Analyse juridique et conseils pratiques de rédaction, Bruxelles, Larcier, 2009).
Other publications from Didier Leclercq:
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Replacing the statutory auditor in case of change of control of a Belgian company with a works council, (D. Leclercq, "Le remplacement du commissaire-reviseur en cas de changement d’actionnariat dans une société anonyme ayant un conseil d’entreprise", note sous Comm. Verviers, 11 décembre 1998, R.D.C., 1999, p. 589 et s.).
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Selected topics about the legal regime of the Belgian limited liability company, (D. Leclercq, "Belgium: The Limited Liability Company", in Corporate Law in Practice (Second Edition), Kluwer Law International, 1998, p. 41 ff.).
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The scope of application of the regulation in Belgium of the public issuance of securities, (J.-P. Blumberg et D. Leclercq, "Le champ d’application de la réglementation des émissions publiques de titres et de valeurs mobilières", Mens. Not. Fisc., 1993, p. 167 et s.).
SEMINARS
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Legal aspects of M&A and due diligence, (Topics addressed by D. Leclercq each year since 2003 at seminars organized by Info Topics).
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Closing of an acquisition and post-closing phase: recipes for success or failure, (D. Leclercq, "Conclusion de l’opération d’acquisition et période ultérieure: facteurs de succès et d’échec", Fusions & Acquisitions, Séminaire Info Topics du 29 mai 2001).
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Investing in Belgium, (Presentation by D. Leclercq at the Seminar on International Business Transactions organized by the American Conference Institute, in San Francisco, California, on June 21, 22 and 23, 2000).
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How to use a family-owned holding company to secure and reinforce control over one or more subsidiaries, (D. Leclercq, "L’utilisation du holding familial pour conserver et renforcer le contrôle sur une ou plusieurs filiales", Sociétés de patrimoine, Séminaire Info Topics du 5 mars 1998).
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Practical aspects of legal due diligence, (D. Leclercq, "Aspects pratiques des audits juridiques", Séminaire I.R.E. du 10 octobre 1997).
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How to draft a share purchase agreement, (D. Leclercq, "Comment rédiger une convention de cession d’actions", Fusions & Acquisitions, Séminaire EFE du 2 octobre 1997).
- Legal aspects of share purchase agreements, (J.-P. Blumberg et D. Leclercq, "Aspects juridiques des conventions de cession d’actions", Les cessions d’entreprises, Séminaire Vanham & Vanham du 14 novembre 1996).
