Tom has a particular focus on: Asset based lending Asset finance Acquisition finance Export finance Project finance Financial services Tom advises international banks, corporations and public sector bodies. His broad expertise covers: (i) international banking (including leveraged finance transactions); (ii) project finance (national and international gas, oil and green energy projects, and PPP/PFI projects in all sectors including waste, roads, health, prisons, rail, airports and renewables); (iii) capital markets (including securitisations and repacks, debt capital markets and derivatives, high yield and equity capital markets); and (iv) financial regulatory (including clearing, settlement and custody, banking regulatory and investment funds, PSD2, MiFID2, AIFMD, CRR, CRD and EMIR).
Lydian
Lydian is active across asset-based lending, trade and project finance, and acquisition financing, assisting both domestic and international banks as well as corporate borrowers with a series of high-value, often cross-border arrangements. The team maintains particularly strong connections with UK and US-based clients and partners, enabling it to handle the domestic aspects of major multijurisdictional facility agreements. Tom Geudens leads the team and has a 'unique position and understanding of cross-border finance transactions'.
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‘Lydian's Banking team demonstrates profound knowledge of the market and very high level of expertise. Easy to deal with, reachable, reactive, reliable.’
‘Tom Geudens is an excellent and very pragmatic lawyer.’
‘Thoughtful, user-friendly advice delivered in a timely fashion. Understanding of the task at hand is excellent and work product to match. Attentive, responsive and always helping to drive the deal forward. ’
‘Tom Geudens is a class act. Friendly and personable - with a brilliant legal and commercial mind.’
‘The B&F transactional team at Lydian provides excellent expertise. They meet expectations and go above and beyond to make sure the transaction closes. They can draw on Lydian's wide legal expertise if any side matters arise, which makes their full service capability a great value add.’
‘We mostly work with Tom Geudens and his team. His international network and strong position in the London market gives him a unique position and understanding of cross-border finance transactions. He is supported by a very solid team which responds quickly and accurately. They are all pleasant people to work with.’
‘The Lydian team are my "go to" firm for Belgian banking transactions. They are pragmatic and sensible and have excellent deal management skills.’
‘Tom Geudens - technically sharp and very good at analysing and explaining issues.’
Key clients
- Allianz Global Corporate
- Deutsche Bank Capital Markets
- Societe Generale
- Credit Agricole
- Belfius Bank Nv
- Baloise Belgium Nv
- Stib-Mivb
- Immoweb Financial Services SA
- CME
- Merian
- SNS Bank
- Federale Pensions
- PMV
- BTMU
- Adams Street Partners
- N26 Bank
- TD Securities
- ANZ Bank
- Mercedes
- Royal Bank of Canada
- Argenta Bank
- Lufthansa Airplus
- KBC Bank NV
- Bank of America
- Deutsche Bank
- Commerzbank
- Wells Fargo
- National Westminster Bank
- Equistone
- United Rentals
- Burgo Ardennes SA
- Hitachi Capital
- TMF Group
- ABN Amro Bank N.V.
Work highlights
- Advised the lenders on to a €600m financing for Vynova, which will be used for the acquisition by International Chemical Investors France 2 S.A.S. of Benvic Group S.A.S.
- Advised the lenders and GLAS Trust Corporation in connection with the accession of Indigo SA, Fisocele SRL and Luna Belgium SA to a €132m facilities agreement as guarantors.
- Advised the borrowers on a €380m refinancing of the Seashell Group, the Natra Group, and its subsidiaries.
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Tom Geudens