Peter De Ryck
LydianLydian‘s corporate and finance team is ’very efficient and agile’, focusing on M&A and private equity buyouts with experience in large-scale, international transactions. Practice co-head Peter De Ryck is recommended as ‘extremely responsive, hands-on, helpful and professional’, offering particular expertise in real estate transactions. Alongside De Ryck, Maxime Colle co-heads the team: Colle’s practice spans a wide range of sectors, with notable experience in private equity, technology, and life sciences. Florence Colpaert was made partner in January 2024 and is team co-head, often supporting private equity clients and is experienced in the energy and telecommunications sectors.
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‘This team led by Peter De Ryck is very efficient and agile. They understand and accommodate clients' needs perfectly.’
‘Peter De Ryck and Delphine Penninck have excellent legal skills and excellent responsiveness.’
‘We have worked with Lydian in M&A transactions and in the setup of several joint ventures. They have shown themselves to be a very competent and efficient law firm.’
‘The knowledge and experience of Peter De Ryck and his M&A Team is outstanding. I have recommended him to several people for M&A advisory and they have always delivered exceptional service!’
‘Florence Colpaert and Louise Berrier do not only convince professionally, but also have a client-centred pragmatic approach.'
‘We work regularly with Lydian referring Belgian law questions. We recommend Lydian to many of our offices across our network. The lawyers at Lydian are responsive and have real expertise in their areas. They work in a very professional manner and are an excellent firm to partner with.’
‘Our key contact is Peter De Ryck who is always extremely responsive, hands-on, helpful and professional. A pleasure to work with.’
‘Partner listens well, understands the underlying economic reasoning of the intervention and has the experience to grasp the organisational sensitivities. In addition, when interacting with the broader group, partner speaks with authority and empathy.’
Key clients
- Naxicap Partners
- House of HR
- Dana
- Coil
- European Dental Group
- Vivalto Home
- IBM
- McDonald’s
- Visma
- 5N Plus Inc
- Scandinavian Tobacco Group
- RiskPoint Group
- Tikehau Ace Capital
- Andera Partners
- White Bridge Investments
- Kyndryl
- Vado Beheer
- Baloise
- IU Group
- Group IPS
- StoneCalibre
- Saviola Group
- Level Equity
- Northleaf Capital Partners
- Carl Zeiss Ventures
- IQGeo Group PLC
- Kuka AG
- Bose
- Leggett & Platt
- Mitsubishi
- Schäfer Group
- Topp Holdings GmbH
- TefCold NV
- LFPI
- Ghent Transport and Storage NV
- Eurovia
- Ciner Group
- Arthur J. Gallager & Co
- Worthen Industries
- Zurich Insurance Company
- Groupe Astek
- Matrox
- Dense Air Limited
- Ciner Glass
- Roth Benelux BV
- Fedegari Group
- The Truck Company
- Equals Group PLC
- Franchise Brands PLC
- Steelcase Inc.
- Deltafin BV
- Casa International
- Belfius Insurance
- Enstar (EU) Limited
- Allen SA
- Plukon Food Group BV
- Named Natural Medicine
- Professional Science 360 Holdings Inc
- FMR LLC
- La Martiniquaise
- Quist Holding BV
- Riedel Communications International GmbH
- Waterland Private Equity
- Hartree Partners
- Alantra
- MS Amlin Insurance
- BCD Travel NV
- EuroParcs
- Knorr-Bremse
- Mindgap
- Bencis Capital Partners
- Ufenau Capital Partners
- Metrans
- WOW Logistics SA
- Trill Impact Ventures
- Optio Group Limited
- Dalton Bidco Ltd
- Group De Cloedt NV
- Billups Inc
- Energizer International Group BV
- TINC NV
- DWK Life Sciences GmbH
- Sip-Well NV
- Aurelius
- Mindspring Padel BV
- Eli Lilly
- MediaMarkt
- Septentrio
- Windrose Technology
- Valtris Advanced Organics Limited
- FraktionX
- Luminus
- Dexteritas
- Speakap
Work highlights
- Assisted Energizer, a US listed company known worldwide as one of the biggest manufacturer of batteries, with the purchase of a Tessenderlo-based factory owned by the Advanced Power Solutions group (including multiple contracts, the employees, and other assets).
- Assisting TINC NV, a listed investment company (EURONEXT Brussels), with the acquisition of a minority participation (33%) in Azulatis NV, a company currently held for 100% by Vlaamse Maatschappij voor Watervoorziening that is specialized in industrial water management through the execution of tailor made water projects as Water-as-a-Service (WaaS).
- Assisted Zurich Insurance Company Ltd with a funding round by Qover S.A. (winner of the Venture Capital Company of the Year award organised by the Belgian Venture Association (BVA) in 2022) in the form of a capital increase and the sale by certain shareholders of their shares to Zurich.
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Practice head
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Peter De Ryck, Maxime Colle, Florence Colpaert