Bio

Etienne leads the firm’s Brussels office Financial Regulation and Investment Funds practices. He specialises in Belgian and EU financial regulation, advising top-tier Belgian and foreign financial institutions on a wide range of financial regulation questions and financial markets matters. Etienne has deep knowledge of the regulatory environment in which financial institutions operate, including extensive knowledge of UCITS (Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities), AIFMD (Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive), EMIR (European Market Infrastructure Regulation) and MiFID (Markets in Financial Instruments Directive) applications. Etienne is an expert in governance-related matters and is also often involved in cross-border M&A transactions in the financial sector and in group reorganisations, as well as regulatory investigations. The other component of Etienne’s practice is investment funds. He advises international and Belgian fund managers on all aspects of structuring and management of funds, including prudential regulation of management companies and funds distribution.