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About
Koen Bauwens is Legal Counsel at Sofina. He graduated cum laude from the University of Brussels (VUB) in 2016 and earned a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from the University of Leeds the same year, having also completed an Erasmus exchange semester at the University of Bremen in 2014. Admitted to the Brussels Bar in 2016 and fully bar certified in October 2019, he speaks Dutch, English, French and German.
Experience
- SofinaLegal Counselcurrent2021 — present
- SofinaSecondment Singapore office2022
- SofinaAssociate Legal Counsel2019 — 2021
- Université libre de BruxellesTeaching Assistantcurrent2025 — present
- KU LeuvenTeaching Assistant - Jan Ronse Instituut2019 — 2025
- KU LeuvenLecturer Corporate Law2024Brussels, Brussels Region, Belgium
- NautaDutilhJunior Associate2016 — 2019Brussels Metropolitan Area
- NautaDutilhSecondment2017Luxembourg
- NautaDutilhIntern2015Brussels Metropolitan Area
- Law SquareSummer Intern2015Brussels Metropolitan Area
- European Law Students' AssociationDelegate UNCITRAL Working Group V: Insolvency Law2015
Skills & more
Microsoft Word2Microsoft Excel2PowerPoint2Microsoft Office1Microsoft PowerPoint1French4English4Legal Advice3Legal Assistance3Contract LawDue DiligenceMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)
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TeamworkLanguages Dutch · English · French · German
- CFA level 1 exam — CFA Institute
- TOEFL IBT 115/120 — ETS
- Goethe-Zertifikat C1 — Goethe-Institut
From Koen's professional profile.
Colleagues at Sofina
Ainhoa Manterola Solans
Managing Director at Sofina
Alexi Gantelme
Principal at Sofina
Amélie Lagache
Managing Director at Sofina
Anthony Keusters
Principal at Sofina
Arthur Wildiers
Investment Associate at Sofina
Benjamin Sabatier
Principal at Sofina
Bertrand Fawe
Principal at Sofina
Bhuvan Beejawat
Investment Associate at Sofina
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Koen Bauwens?
- Koen Bauwens is Legal Counsel at Sofina. He graduated cum laude from the University of Brussels (VUB) in 2016 and earned a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from the University of Leeds the same year, having also completed an Erasmus exchange semester at the University of Bremen in 2014. Admitted to the Brussels Bar in 2016 and fully bar certified in October 2019, he speaks Dutch, English, French and German.
- Where does Koen Bauwens work?
- Koen Bauwens is Legal Counsel at Sofina.
- Where did Koen Bauwens go to school?
- Koen Bauwens studied at KU Leuven (Postgraduate Studies in Corporate Finance); University of Leeds (Master of Laws (LL.M.), Comparative Corporate & Financial Law); Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Master's degree, Law).
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