Alexandre Van Laere

Associate Director

Alexandre is an associate director at Oaklins Canada. With over ten years’ experience in corporate finance and buy-side equity research, he has worked on deals in a wide array of industries, including business services, consumer goods, retail, real estate, food & beverages and TMT. Notable transactions he has recently advised on include the sale of a majority stake in Den Berk Délice to Egeria, the sale of Vandamme Group’s Hungarian activities to Archer Daniels Midland (NYSE), the sale of Ardo’s Costa Rican activities, the takeover of Euronav (NYSE) by CMB, the takeover of Picanol by Tessenderlo Group (EUNXT), the sale of Advipro to Normec and the sale of Mobile Vikings to Proximus.

Alexandre joined Oaklins KBC Securities in Belgium in 2020 as a senior associate. At the start of 2025, he transferred to Oaklins Canada, leveraging his cross-border M&A experience. Prior to joining Oaklins, Alexandre worked at PwC in corporate finance and at a family office as an equity buy-side analyst. Alexandre has a master’s in applied economics and a master’s in financial management from Vlerick Business School.