Thierry Bosly

Representation of Cobepa S.A. in the disposition and reinvestment of a portion of its position in Gen II Fund Services, LLC ("Gen II"), a leading independent private equity fund administrator, to a consortium of investors including General Atlantic, a leading global growth equity firm, and Hg, a leading global software investor.  Cobepa S.A. will continue to hold a minority position in Gen II.

Colisée, 2019
Thierry assisted the French group Financière Colisée SAS, in connection with the acquisition of 100% of the share capital in Belgian Armonea Group. With this acquisition, Financière Colisée SAS will become the 4th leader in the elderly care segment in Europe, with 270 nursing homes and 26.800 residents.

Cobepa, 2005-2019
Thierry has been assisting Cobepa, a privately-held investment company, for more than 15 years on numerous transactions across the globe, especially in connection with its acquisitions (such as Socotec, BALX Holdings, Babilou, EnoPlastic, Carmeuse, etc.).

Crédit Mutuel Arkéa, 2015-2017
Thierry advised Crédit Mutuel Arkéa on its exclusive negotiations to acquire through Keytrade Bank, the Belgian branch of Arkea Direct Bank, the client portfolio of investment products and pensions saving funds from the Belgian branch of Dutch credit institution Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A. Thierry also advised Crédit Mutuel Arkéa on its acquisition of Keytrade Bank in 2015.

Caprion Biosciences, 2016
Thierry advised Caprion Biosciences Inc., the leading provider of proteomics and immune monitoring services to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry, on the acquisition of the immune monitoring laboratory assets of ImmuneHealth ASBL.

Bank Degroof, 2015
Thierry was lead counsel to Bank Degroof on its merger with Petercam, forming the largest independent private bank in the Benelux.

Tractebel Engineering (GDF SUEZ), 2014
Thierry led the cross-border and cross-practices team that advised GDF SUEZ subsidiary and leading engineering company Tractebel Engineering on its recent acquisition of Lahmeyer, a Germany-based engineering company specializing in energy and water infrastructure.

Hamon, 2014
Thierry advised Hamon SA, a leading player in the engineering and contracting of cooling systems, process heat exchangers, air pollution control (APC) systems and chimneys (listed on NYSE Euronext Brussels), in a transaction which involved both the restructuring of its €375 million senior facilities and a debut €55 million 5.5 percent bonds, guaranteed by several of its subsidiaries in Belgium, France, Germany, the UK, the US and Hong Kong.

Major Win for Bank Indonesia, 2014-2019
Thierry represented Bank Indonesia (BI), the Indonesian central bank, in a major dispute with the trustees of its former Dutch subsidiary Indover. A judgment by the District Court of Amsterdam rejected all claims brought against BI and validated its claim of €43 million claim against the bankruptcy estate. Indover was one of the banks that did not survive the 2008 credit crunch and declared bankrupt. Its trustees had held BI liable for the entire deficit in the bankruptcy, but the court found that BI had provided substantial financial assistance to Indover, and was under no obligation to fully cover its subsidiary's debts.

MEDICA's Acquisition of SLG, 2013
Thierry led the cross-border and cross-practices team that advised French-listed company MEDICA, a leading provider of long- and short-term dependency care, on the 100 percent capital acquisition of Senior Living Group, a provider of long-term care in Belgium. Following the acquisition, the network operated by MEDICA comprised more than 22,500 beds, a third of which are outside France.