Julie Van der Meersche represents private equity sponsors, their portfolio companies, and corporate borrowers across a broad range of cross-border debt finance transactions at every level of the capital structure.
Julie draws on extensive experience representing both borrowers and lenders in the private debt and syndicated loan market to devise capital structure solutions involving leveraged finance, including:
Leveraged buyouts (LBOs)
Refinancings
Restructurings
She forges trusted relationships with top-tier private equity funds and works closely with the firm’s M&A and capital markets teams to help clients achieve their commercial objectives.
Experience
Julie’s experience includes advising:
Platinum Equity on:
The financing in relation to the creation of Peranel, a 50/50 joint venture with Nestlé for Nestlé’s waters and premium beverages business
The €5.6 billion sale of Urbaser to Blackstone and EQT
Portfolio company Urbaser’s €2.7 billion refinancing and dividend recapitalization
The financing to acquire XD Connects, a leading designer and value-added supplier of corporate gifts
The financing to acquire Solo Group, a European market leader in business-to-business personalized products
Its investment in Iberconsa Group
The financing to acquire Biscuit International Group
CVC Capital Partners on the financing to acquire Smiths Detection, a global leader in threat-detection and security-screening technologies
A consortium of funds led by CVC and Groupe Bruxelles Lambert on the financing of a €10.7 billion cash tender offer for Recordati, the largest European pharma deal and largest LBO announced to date in 2026
Bain Capital and portfolio company Fabbrica Italiana Sintetici on issuing €770 million senior secured notes due 2031
Bain Capital and portfolio company Italmatch Chemicals on issuing €690 million senior secured notes due 2031
Ares Management on the financing of Ares Alternative Credit’s €2 billion acquisition of a 20% stake in Plenitude, a leader in energy transition, from Eni
Goldman Sachs Alternatives on the financing to acquire a majority stake in the Crystal Group, a French leader in wealth management
Nordic Capital on:
Its investment in Alloheim, a private German care services provider
Its investment in Vizrt, a global leader in production software for live video production
The financing to acquire Care Fertility, a leading fertility clinic group
The financing for its investment in Nordax Group in connection with Nordax Group’s acquisition of Bank Norwegian
Permira on:
The financing for its investment in Neuraxpharm Group, a European specialty pharmaceutical company
Its investment in BestSecret, an omnichannel retail premium fashion community for private members in the DACH region
PAI Partners on the LBO financing to acquire Koninklijke Wessanen, a leading healthy and sustainable food company
CVC Capital Partners and its portfolio company Domestic & General, the UK’s leading appliance care specialist, on refinancing D&G’s existing capital structure with new bond issuances and revolving credit lines
Soho House, an international private members’ club, on its financing matters
IHS Towers on a US$6 billion acquisition by MTN Group
Qualifications
Bar Qualification
England and Wales (Solicitor)
New York
Education
LLM, Duke University School of Law, 2013
Master in European Economic and Regulatory Law, Ghent University School of Law, 2012
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