Maxim Van de moortel
Advises clients on a wide variety of capital markets and M&A matters. Named a 2025 “Rising Star” by IFLR1000.
Clients turn to Maxim for advice on the full spectrum of capital markets transactions. These include equity capital raisings, ranging from early-stage private placements to cross-over rounds and IPOs in Europe and the U.S., as well as debt financings and liability management transactions. Maxim also has relevant experience representing clients on cross-border M&A, including advising on various public company transactions as to the U.S. securities laws and tender offer rules.
In addition, he regularly counsels both early-stage ventures and large publicly traded companies on a variety of significant corporate matters, including in relation to strategic transactions, corporate governance, listing rules, and SEC reporting.
His practice covers a spectrum of jurisdictions and industries, and he has been particularly active in the Benelux, Baltics and Nordics regions working with clients in the life sciences and healthcare, fintech, energy transition, and financial institutions sectors.
Maxim is bilingual in Dutch and English.
Experience
Capital Markets and Corporate Finance
- IPOs (SEC-registered and Rule 144A) by EQT, LINK Mobility, HusCompagniet, CM.com (aborted) and Sedibelo Resources (aborted)
- SPAC IPOs (SEC-registered and Rule 144A) by Forbion, RA Special Acquisition (Ripplewood), SDCL EDGE and Frontier Investment
- Follow-on equity offerings (SEC-registered and private placements) by Vivoryon, ASR Nederland, Trustpilot, EQT, eDreams ODIGEO, Focus Financial, BJ’s Restaurants, CM.com, I-Pulse and Pepkor Holdings
- Rights offering for SAAB
- ADR programs for NatWest Group, Telecom Italia and Adidas
- High-yield debt offerings by eDreams ODIGEO and Boparan
- Investment-grade debt offerings (SEC-registered and Rule 144A) by British American Tobacco, NatWest Group, NatWest Markets, Fidelity National Information Services, Equinor, Imperial Brands, Nederlandse Waterschapsbank, Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Niagara Mohawk Power, KeySpan Gas and Massachusetts Electric
- Regulatory capital debt offerings (SEC-registered) by NatWest Group and Aegon
- Convertible debt offering by Invacare
- U.S. commercial paper program for NatWest Markets
- Liability management transactions by Signature Aviation, British American Tobacco, eDreams ODIGEO, NatWest Group, NatWest Markets and Fidelity National Information Services
- Leveraged loan financing transactions for Technicolor
Mergers & Acquisitions
- Aedifica in connection with the proposed €12.1 billion combination with Cofinimmo
- Prosus on its €4.1 billion recommended tender offer for Just Eat Takeaway.com
- European Acquisition Corp. in connection with its de-SPAC business combination with enGene, Inc.
- Reliance Industries and its Jio Platforms unit in connection with capital raisings from Facebook, Google, Vista, PIF, KKR, Silver Lake, Mubadala, General Atlantic and ADIA, amounting to over $20 billion in investments into Jio Platforms
- Reliance Industries and its Reliance Retail Ventures unit in connection with capital raisings from PIF, KKR, Silver Lake, Mubadala, General Atlantic and ADIA, amounting to over $5 billion in investments into Reliance Retail Ventures
- Telia on the sale of its interest in Tajik telecom operator Tcell to AKFED
Insights
Recognition
IFLR1000 – Capital Markets (Debt, Equity), United Kingdom
Education
- Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
- Lawrence A. Wien Corporate Social Responsibility Fellowship
- summa cum laude
- René Marcq Award
- summa cum laude
Prior experience
- Linklaters (Brussels), 2013-2014
Qualifications and admissions
- State of New York
Not admitted in England & Wales