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Wim De Vlieger

Wim
De Vlieger

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CONTACT INFO

wdevlieger@gibsondunn.com

TEL:+44 (0)20 7071 4279

FAX:+44 (0)20 7070 9279

London

Telephone House, 2-4 Temple Avenue, London, EC4Y 0HB United Kingdom

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PRACTICE

Private Equity Capital Markets Mergers and Acquisitions

BIOGRAPHY

Wim De Vlieger is a partner in the London office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. Mr. De Vlieger is Co-Head of Private Equity in Europe and a member of the Mergers and Acquisitions and Capital Markets practice groups.

Mr. De Vlieger advises private equity investors and their portfolio companies on a wide range of corporate transactions, including growth equity and control investments and co-investments, structured transactions, buy-out transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and exits. He also has considerable experience advising on strategic cross-border M&A transactions and on international capital market transactions. He has broad experience counselling clients across a wide range of European jurisdictions, with a focus on transactions in the technology and life sciences sectors.

Mr. De Vlieger is recognised by Legal 500 UK 2023 for private equity: transactions – high-value deals. He is also recognised by the 2023 edition of Best Lawyers in the United Kingdom as a leading lawyer for Private Equity Law.

Mr. De Vlieger received an LL.M. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 2007, a M.S. from HEC Paris in 2003 and a Masters of Law (cum laude) from the University of Leuven in 2002. He is admitted to practice in New York. He speaks Dutch and French.

Selected experience:*

  • Arvelle Therapeutics, a Swiss-based biopharmaceutical company, on its sale to Angelini Pharma for a total cash consideration of up to US$960 million.
  • Gilde Buy Out Partners in its investment in Caseking, a supplier of high-performance PC gaming equipment and peripherals.
  • Goldman Sachs Private Capital, including on its:
    • investment and follow-on investment in Wolt, a delivery platform active in 18 countries;
    • investment in DocPlanner Group, an international healthcare booking platform provider; and
    • investment in technology platform LumApps.
  • Kiniciti, a Welsh Carson, Anderson & Stowe platform, in its control investment in Ncardia, a company focused on developing stem cell-based solutions for drug discovery and cell therapy.
  • KKR, including on its:
    • control investment in Biosynth Carbosynth, a life sciences reagents and custom synthesis and manufacturing services company headquartered in Switzerland;
    • investment in Leapwork, a Danish no-code automation platform;
    • investment and follow-on investment in Feedzai, a leading cloud-based financial risk management platform based in Portugal;
    • acquisition of Argenta, a leading animal pharmaceutical research and manufacturing company;
    • control investment in ReliaQuest, a cybersecurity technology company;
    • investment in Zwift, the at home training game connecting cyclists around the world;
    • investment and follow-on investment in music platform Artlist in Israel, and on Artlist’s acquisition of Motion Array in the U.S.;
    • exit from Paris-based company Ivalua; and
    • initial investment in, follow-on investment in and exit from KnowBe4, a security awareness training and simulated phishing platform provider.
  • KKR and Goldman Sachs Private Capital on their respective investments in OutSystems, the global leader in low-code rapid application development, as part of a US$360 million investment round.
  • NXP Semiconductors, on its merger with Freescale, on various issuances of senior cross-over notes and secured and unsecured high-yield notes, and on its initial public offering on NASDAQ and subsequent secondary offerings.

*Some of these representations occurred prior to Mr. De Vlieger’s association with Gibson Dunn.

EDUCATION

University of Pennsylvania - 2007 Master of Laws (LL.M.)

Hautes études commerciales de Paris-HEC Paris - 2003 Master of Science

Catholic University of Leuven - 2002 Master of Laws (LL.M.)

ADMISSIONS

England & Wales - Solicitor - Registered Foreign Lawyer

New York Bar

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