‘Carlo Meert and Nick Hallemeesch truly stand out in their ability to support clients not just by laying out facts but how to navigate on this basis.’
“We always like working with Carlo Meert. He is experienced, has a calm demeanour and gets things done.”
“Carlo Meert is extremely commercial and pragmatic.”
“Carlo Meert is a great lawyer who is brilliant, smart, nice and everything you want.”
Biography
Carlo Meert is a seasoned Belgian and cross-border M&A practitioner who regularly advises listed and non-listed companies and financial investors on strategic and complex transactions. He focuses on public and private M&A, joint ventures, restructurings and corporate governance matters, with strong experience in regulated sectors and multi-jurisdictional deals.
Carlo has been involved in many of the most significant M&A and private equity transactions in Belgium over the past 15 years. Recent matters include advising CVC Funds on its €2.2 billion carve-out acquisition of Animal Nutrition & Health from dsm-firmenich (with an earn-out of up to €0.5 billion and a retained 20 percent stake), advising a consortium including Hy24, Altor, GIC and Just Climate on their approximately €1.5 billion investment in Stegra (previously H2 Green Steel), and advising Caisse d'Epargne Hauts de France on its acquisition of Bank Nagelmackers.
Clients describe him as "technically world class and as responsive as it can get", "meticulous in his attention to detail, while maintaining a constructive, solution-oriented approach".
Experience
Advised CVC on CVC Funds' acquisition of Animal Nutrition & Health (ANH) from dsm-firmenich via a carve-out transaction and for an enterprise value of €2.2 billion.
Advised Triton on the sale of Ramudden Global to I Squared Capital, a leading independent global infrastructure investor.
Advised Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW) on its realignment in commercial real estate finance.
Advised leading global investment firm EQT on its sale of portfolio company Karo Healthcare, one of Europe’s leading consumer health platforms, to KKR.
Advised Cobepa on its investment in Easyfairs, one of the world's leading events companies, alongside its founder Eric Everard and Inflexion, on its acquisition of a majority stake in SmartSD, a distributor of solutions in camera security, access control, intrusion and fire detection, and on its acquisition of Ned Stevens from AVALT.
Advised Caisse d'Epargne Hauts de France, member of BPCE Group on its acquisition of Bank Nagelmackers, Belgium's oldest bank.
Advised General Mills on its acquisition of 4 Healthy Pets, the Belgium-based premium pet food company active throughout Europe, owner of the 'Edgar & Cooper' brand.
Advised Monizze SA on its acquisition of Offr HR, a Brussels-based startup that developed an innovative SaaS solution for payroll customization.
Advised private equity firm Summit Partners and other shareholders, including management, on the sale of and the reinvestment in Belgium headquartered CluePoints SA to EQT.
Advised EQT on its sale of portfolio company Karo Healthcare, one of Europe's leading consumer health platforms, to KKR.
Advised CVC on several projects, including its acquisition and exit-sale of Continental Foods, the European activities of the Campbell Soup Company.
Advised the consortium of lead investors including Hy24, Altor, GIC and Just Climate on their landmark approximately €1.5 billion investment in Stegra (previously H2 Green Steel), regarding the construction of the world's first large-scale renewable hydrogen-based steel plant in Boden, Sweden.
Advised Cosucra, a Belgian natural ingredients processor, on its capital increase subscribed by Sofiprotéol, Wallonie Entreprendre and the Société Fédérale de Participations et d'Investissement (SFPIM).
Clients describe him as "technically world class and as responsive as it can get", "meticulous in his attention to detail, while maintaining a constructive, solution-oriented approach".
'Rising Star' for M&A in Belgium (IFLR1000 2025)
Clients describe him as "technically world class and as responsive as it can get";
"meticulous in his attention to detail, while maintaining a constructive, solution-oriented approach";
"Very skilled team, easy access, creative problem solving approach."
"Carlo Meert is great. Humble and very professional. Always available to help." Legal 500 2024
"Up and Coming" for Corporate/M&A in Belgium, Chambers Europe, 2023 and Chambers Global, 2023
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