Houben, Luc G.

Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Languages

• Dutch
• English
• French

Lawyer Overview

Luc Houben is an experienced corporate lawyer focused primarily on cross-border transactions who has practiced in Brussels, Tokyo, and New York. He has played a leading advisory role in various acquisitions, joint ventures, restructurings, and significant real estate and commercial projects for several U.S., Japanese, and European companies. He also has extensive knowledge in a wide range of Belgian law matters, including corporate, commercial, real estate, and labor law. Luc is Partner-in-Charge of the Brussels Office, where he also heads the corporate practice.

Representative M&A transactions include Toyota Motor Corporation's $1.3 billion joint venture with PSA Peugeot Citroën; various transactions for Bridgestone, including the acquisition of a minority interest in Nokian Tyres; various acquisitions for Sumitomo Bakelite Co., including the acquisition of Vyncolit (U.S. and Europe); and the $750 million acquisition by PepsiCo of the remaining interest in Snack Ventures Europe from its joint venture partner General Mills.

Other companies Luc has advised include Aleris, Base, British Land, Hansteen Holdings, London & Stamford Property, MasterCard, RHJI, RIM, Van Hool, Veolia, and Yum! Restaurants International.

Areas of Practice

• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Real Estate
• Product Response Team
• Corporate Compliance Programs
• M&A
• Automotive
• Joint Ventures & Strategic Alliances

Representative Cases

• Bridgestone acquires Belgian tire mold manufacturer Mecamold
• Bridgestone obtains European competition law approval for Nokian Tyres transaction
• Bridgestone sells 100% of the shares of Bridgestone’s Italian and Chinese steel cord manufacturing subsidiaries to Belgian-based NV Bekaert SA , (2010)
• British Land/Pillar Property acquires Belgium Company owning several commercial retail stores
• Cravey, Green & Wahlen acquired by SogGen Capital Europe , (2009)
• EuroConex Technologies acquires Citibank European Merchant Acquiring Services
• Hansteen acquires portfolio of industrial warehouses and offices
• Hexagon acquires IONIC Software and IONIC Enterprise
• London & Stamford Limited acquires three Belgian companies
• London & Stamford gains admission to AIM , (2009)
• Macquarie Goodman acquires Eurinpro for $451 million
• PepsiCo acquires interest in Snack Ventures Europe for $750 million
• Pillar Property acquires Arlinvest , (2009)
• PREF sells two Belgian property-owning companies , (2009)
• RHJ International SA acquires Tafime SA
• Sumitomo Bakelite acquires Fers Resin
• Sumitomo Bakelite acquires Vyncolit , (2009)
• Timken Company acquires Torrington Division of Ingersoll-Rand Company , (2009)
• Total acquires Elf Aquitaine for $55 billion , (2009)
• Toyota forms joint venture with PSA Peugeot Citroën

West Practice Categories

Business Organizations, Business Successions, Closely Held Businesses, Commercial Leasing, Commercial Real Estate, Condemnation, Condominiums & Cooperatives, Conveyancing, Corporate Governance, Directors' & Officers' Liability, Dissolution, Eminent Domain, Formation & Business Planning, Franchising, Joint Ventures, Land Use & Zoning, Landlord/Tenant, Limited Liability Companies, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Mortgages & Foreclosures, Non-profit & Tax-exempt Organizations, Partnerships, Real Estate Law, Reorganizations, Residential Real Estate, Shareholders' Rights, Title Insurance, Trade Associations

Bar Admissions

• Belgium
• New York

Education

• Columbia University - New York
• Katholieke U Leuven - Belgium
• U de Nancy II - France

Address

555 South Flower Street
Fiftieth Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90071-2300

Phones

32.2.645.14.47 (Business Phone)

Faxes

32.2.645.14.45 (Business Fax)

Emails

Contact Us (Business Email)

Websites

http://www.jonesday.com