Quinz

What Quinz does

Quinz is a Belgian full-service law firm headquartered in Vilvoorde (Brussels metropolitan area), founded in 2011 by Benoît Allemeersch and Vincent Van Obberghen. The firm operates across four core practice areas — Corporate & Finance, Dispute Resolution, Life Sciences, and EU & Competition Law — serving national and international clients including governments, public authorities, multinationals, scale-ups, and private equity funds. Quinz is consistently ranked Tier 1 by Legal 500 and Band 1 by Chambers Europe in Life Sciences, and Tier 1/Band 2 in Dispute Resolution, with its EU & Competition practice ranked Tier 2 by Legal 500 and Band 3 by Chambers Europe.

The firm's competitive positioning rests on Magic Circle-trained partners (Linklaters, Clifford Chance, Cleary Gottlieb, Stibbe), strong academic credentials from KU Leuven, NYU, LSE, Cambridge, and Yale, and a 360-degree multidisciplinary team that combines corporate, regulatory, competition, commercial, data privacy, and IP expertise. Notable mandates include advising Ampersand Capital Partners on acquisitions of Purna Pharmaceuticals and P95, advising Gimv on its investment in Equine Care Group, advising CEO Giacomo Angelini on the €28.7M MBO of Standard de Liège from A-CAP, and assisting AstriVax on its €30M seed round with V-Bio Ventures and FundPlus.

Quinz's business model is a partner-led professional services firm billing through hourly rates, fixed transaction fees, and matter-based arrangements, with no public pricing. The firm does not sell software or technology products; its technology stack centers on a 2024 partnership with Legora to integrate AI-powered tools into legal service delivery. Distribution is primarily direct (partner-led engagement) within Belgium, supplemented by an EU network of associated firms for cross-border matters. The firm is privately held as Quinz BV, with no external investment, and operates without disclosed subsidiaries or parent entities.

Name

Quinz

Legal name

Quinz BV

Website

https://quinz.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Quinz is a Belgian full-service law firm founded in 2011, advising enterprises, governments, and PE/VC funds across Corporate & Finance, Dispute Resolution, Life Sciences, and EU & Competition Law from its Vilvoorde headquarters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Vilvoorde

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Legal Advisory Services: Full-service legal advisory including transactional, regulatory, compliance, and litigation services billed primarily through hourly rates, fixed fees for specific transactions, and success fees for certain matters

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Quinz is a Belgian law firm providing full-service legal advisory across four practice areas: Corporate & Finance (M&A, private equity, venture capital, corporate governance), Dispute Resolution (commercial litigation, arbitration, mediation, insolvency proceedings), Life Sciences (regulatory, compliance, licensing, transactional support for pharma, biotech, MedTech, Healthtech), and EU & Competition Law (merger control, state aid, EU regulatory matters). Services are billed through hourly rates, fixed fees, success fees, and retainer arrangements under multi-year contracts to clients including governments, public authorities, multinationals, scale-ups, and private equity funds.

Product overview

Quinz is a Belgian law firm providing legal services across four main practice areas: Corporate & Finance, Dispute Resolution, Life Sciences, and EU & Competition Law. The firm does not offer software products or technology platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Corporate & Finance Full-service corporate and finance advisory including M&A transactions, private equity and venture capital investments, corporate governance, joint ventures, divestments, restructurings, and corporate finance transactions. Serves entrepreneurs, scale-ups, mature companies, and PE/VC sponsors throughout the corporate life cycle, with deep expertise in life sciences and real estate verticals.
• Dispute Resolution Dispute resolution representation including complex commercial litigation, corporate litigation, arbitration, mediation, insolvency proceedings, regulatory claims, and white-collar defense before civil and criminal courts in Belgium and in national and international arbitration. Serves international companies from financial, investment, retail, leisure, industrial, life sciences, real estate, technology, and media sectors.
• Life Sciences Specialized legal advisory for pharmaceutical, biotech, MedTech, and Healthtech clients including regulatory compliance, market access, pricing and reimbursement, licensing, supply chain, M&A transactions, and clinical trial support. Serves multinationals, startups, scale-ups, clinical-stage ventures, and life-sciences-focused PE/VC funds.
• EU & Competition Law EU competition and regulatory advisory including EU competition and regulatory litigation, abuse of dominance and cartels, EU regulatory and digital matters, competition law compliance, merger filings and regulatory approvals, and state aid. Serves clients across banking, retail, leisure, energy, real estate, insurance, technology, media, and Life Sciences sectors, as well as governments and public authorities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Tier 1 ranking by Legal 500 in Life Sciences
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, notable and ongoing.

• LegoracoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2024Quinz partnered with Legora to drive AI-powered legal innovation. Legora is an AI platform designed to enhance legal service delivery through artificial intelligence technologies.
• Materialise (Eyewear Business)notableStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdvised management on management buy-out of Materialise's eyewear business unit. Quinz acted as legal counsel to the acquiring management team.
• Eight Lakes GroupnotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdvised Eight Lakes Group on the sale of 8L Software Solutions to Factory Systemes Groupe, a Sonepar Company.
• A-CAP (Standard de Liège)notableStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdvised Giacomo Angelini, CEO of Standard de Liège on successful MBO of the club from A-CAP with €28.7M capital increase.
• TSG GroupongoingStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing advisory relationship with TSG Group (European leader in technical services for mobility). Assisted with multiple acquisitions: E2MS, Gevitec group. Advised on buy-and-build strategy implementation.
• Ghent UniversitynotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerQuinz supports Ghent University's international business negotiations course through its 'The Clinic' life sciences know-how initiative.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Clifford Chance (Brussels): Clifford Chance's Brussels office is a Magic Circle hub for EU/competition, finance, and dispute resolution. Several Quinz partners trained here, and it competes for the same complex cross-border mandates.
• Linklaters (Brussels): Linklaters' Brussels office is a Magic Circle firm with strong EU/competition, corporate, and dispute resolution capabilities. It is the prior employer of Quinz's founders and a major competitor for high-end mandates.
• Loyens & Loeff: Loyens & Loeff is a leading Benelux-headquartered law and tax advisory firm with strong corporate, tax, and PE practices. It competes with Quinz for cross-border M&A and PE sponsor mandates involving Belgian targets.
• Freshfields (Brussels): Freshfields' Brussels office is a Magic Circle/Magic Circle-equivalent hub focused on EU competition, regulatory, and corporate M&A. It competes with Quinz for major EU and corporate matters.
• Hogan Lovells: Hogan Lovells is a global law firm with a top-tier life sciences practice and significant Brussels presence for EU regulatory and competition matters. It overlaps directly with Quinz's life sciences and EU/Competition offerings.
• Stibbe: Stibbe is a leading Benelux law firm with a Brussels office and broad corporate, finance, and litigation practices. It is the most direct competitor to Quinz's Corporate & Finance and EU/Competition work and was the prior employer of lateral hire Willem Witters.

Direct peers

• Eubelius: Eubelius is a top-tier independent Belgian law firm headquartered in Brussels, with strong corporate/M&A, dispute resolution, and competition practices. It is the closest Belgian mid-market peer to Quinz in terms of size, ranking profile, and cross-border ambition.
• Lydian: Lydian is a Brussels-based full-service law firm focused on corporate, finance, regulatory, and litigation matters. It competes directly with Quinz for Belgian mid-cap corporate, finance, and dispute resolution mandates.

Emerging players

• Covington & Burling: Covington is a globally recognized life sciences and regulatory law firm with a strong Brussels EU/regulatory practice. It is a key competitor for the type of life sciences regulatory and EU competition work where Quinz is ranked Tier 1 in Belgium.
• Bird & Bird: Bird & Bird is an international firm with strong life sciences, technology, and competition practices in Brussels. It competes with Quinz for Belgian and EU-level mandates in pharma, MedTech, and tech.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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