
Corporate M&A
Equity Capital Markets
General Corporate Law
Niek De Pauw is a Partner at Clifford Chance, based in Brussels, Belgium. He specializes in domestic and international M&A transactions, equity capital markets, and listed company advisory work. With extensive experience in public and private acquisitions, restructurings, joint ventures, and IPOs, Niek is a key figure in the firm's corporate practice. He has been with Clifford Chance since 2003 and became a partner in 2016. Niek holds a Licentiaat Rechten from the University of Ghent and an LL.M. from New York University School of Law.
Infrastructure and Joint Ventures
Mergers and Acquisitions
Financial Services and Capital Markets

- EVS Broadcast Equipment SA acquired the target/assets from Telemetrics Inc. in a acquisition on not available. - Deal value was 3300000000 Sector: Media Technology; Location: USA. - On the acquirer side, not available advised, led by Kevin Lehpamer, Niek De Pauw, Paul Seraganian, Reuven Falik, Violetta Kokolus.
Sep 04 2025
3B
M&A

Partner
2016 – Unknown

- Telekom Srbija acquired the target/assets from not available in a acquisition on not available. - Deal value was 1800000000 Sector: Media & Entertainment; Location: Europe. - On the acquirer side, not available advised, led by Anastasios Tomtsis, Nick Spurrell, Niek De Pauw.
Feb 24 2025
2B
M&A
Kirkland & Ellis is advising private equity firm Providence Equity Partners on a strategic minority investment in global architectural and design firm Populous. The transaction was announced October 17. The investment is designed to support Populous’ continued growth and to allow the company to pursue opportunities to expand its service offerings and geographic presence. Populous specializes in designing sports facilities, arenas, convention centers and airports around the world. Read the transaction press release The Kirkland team is led by corporate partners Andrew Arons, Michael Weisser and Daniel Yip and associate D. Kim Grinhaus as well as corporate associate Carly Bishop; tax partners Mark Schwed and David Morris; debt finance partners Melissa Hutson and Timothy Hughes and associate Charles Kilgore; employee benefits partner Matthew Antinossi and associate Jack Amaro; executive compensation partners Scott Price and Matthew Wood and associate Matthew Mutino; employment & labor partners R.D. Kohut and Jackson Phinney and associate Olivia Hunter; real estate partners John Thomas Goldman and Lanre Williams and associate Adamantia Giannakis; international trade & national security associate Brad Dumbacher; technology & IP transactions partner Seth Traxler and associate Justin Garfinkle; antitrust & competition partners Philipp Gnatzy, Michael Thorpe and Rebekah Tobison Scherr and associates Loukia Kopitsa, Alexandre Rouhette and Sarah Lonvick; and environmental partner Carleigh Rodriguez.
Oct 19

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