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.

Julie’s experience includes advising:

  • Platinum Equity on:
    • Portfolio company Urbaser’s €2.7 billion refinancing and dividend recapitalization
    • The financing for its acquisition of XD Connects, a leading designer and value-added supplier of corporate gifts
    • The financing in relation to its exclusive negotiations to acquire Solo Group, a European market leader in business-to-business personalizable products
    • The financing for its investment in the Iberconsa group
    • The financing of its acquisition of Biscuit International Group
  • Ares Management on the financing of Ares Alternative Credit’s pending €2 billion acquisition of a 20% stake in Plenitude, a leader in energy transition, from Eni
  • Goldman Sachs Alternatives on the financing for its acquisition of 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 for its acquisition of 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 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

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

Languages Spoken

  • English
  • Dutch
  • French