In 2010 Lydian poached leading capital markets lawyer Patrick della Faille from Liedekerke in a move which will boost its market presence. Della Faille will work alongside one of the market's young up-and-comers Tom Geudens....
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In 2010 Lydian poached leading capital markets lawyer Patrick della Faille from Liedekerke in a move which will boost its market presence. Della Faille will work alongside one of the market's young up-and-comers Tom Geudens.
The firm received a number of referrals from US firm Latham & Watkins, including one mandate advising initial purchasers Citigroup, JPMorgan, Standard Chartered Bank, Crédit Agricole, Nordea, UniCredit, KBC Bank and RBS on Sappi Papier Holding's issuance of €250 million and €350 million senior secured notes.
Also supporting Latham, the team provided Belgian law advice to Siemens Enterprise Communications on a €200 million secured notes issuance. A good standalone deal saw Lydian advise WEB on a €30 million capital increase.
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Lydian does well in referrals and is particularly noted in the market as often working as local counsel for Hogan Lovells. It does also receive mandates from a number of other international firms as well as on stand-alone deals....
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Lydian does well in referrals and is particularly noted in the market as often working as local counsel for Hogan Lovells. It does also receive mandates from a number of other international firms as well as on stand-alone deals.
Among the bigger mandates from Hogan Lovells, the firm, led by Tom Geudens, advised on the Belgian aspects of a restructuring by Mizuho Corporate Bank, Morgan Stanley International, Dresdner Bank and others of a £1.25 billion financing to Select Service Partner (SSP) Group, and a $2.8 billion financing of Honeywell International by Citibank and JPMorgan.
In a third mandate with the international firm, Lydian helped Natixis, BNP Fortis Paribas, Société Générale and others provide a €105 million facility to EuroMedia Group.
Elsewhere, the firm provided advice to Siemens Enterprise Communications relating to its €65 million facility by UBS, Wells Fargo and Jefferies and to Citigroup and Barclays in connection with a €60 million revolving credit facility to InterXion.
On a project finance deal, Wouter Neven advised the sponsors SNC Lavalin, Cofinimmo, Cordeel and Willemen in the financing of €350 million to build four new prisons under a PPP (public-private partnership) agreement.
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Lydian has a mixed reputation in the market. The firm made a strong move in 2010 with the hire of Liedekerke partner Patrick della Faille along with three associates, which has already paid dividends with della Faille leading on a number of the firm's corporate deals....
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Lydian has a mixed reputation in the market. The firm made a strong move in 2010 with the hire of Liedekerke partner Patrick della Faille along with three associates, which has already paid dividends with della Faille leading on a number of the firm's corporate deals.
Among its key transactions, Lydian helped Hogan Lovells advise AXA Assistance on the cross-border merger of its Swiss and Spanish operations into its Belgian subsidiary.
Peter De Ryck advised Esckert & Ziegler on a mandatory €40 million takeover bid on Euronext listed International Brachytherapy and acted for the shareholders of Nafta on its sale through an auction process with seven bidders.
The firm also assisted Parcom Ventures Oventwee Janivo Holding on its acquisition of the Eurobakers group and private equity funds E-Capital and Pentahold in its acquisition of the Garden Vision Group.
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