Florence Colpaert
LydianLydian advises on the full lifecycle of mid-market and bulge bracket private capital transactions and governance matters, counting a range of Benelux-based target companies as well as international PE and VC funds in its client roster. The team’s advisory expertise enables it to handle fund relocations and corporate restructurings in connection with carve-outs, while it applies its transactional expertise to advise on cross-border buyouts and sell-side M&A. Private equity and real estate transactions expert Peter De Ryck jointly leads the team with Maxime Colle, who handles corporate governance matters, and Tom Geudens. Florence Colpaert is another key contact.
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Testimonials
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‘Established legal firm in Belgium with a good reputation. I work with Lydian typically on M&A transactions. What I like is that the partner I work with, Peter De Ryck, is heavily involved. Peter is a dealmaker looking for pragmatic solutions without making shortcuts.’
‘Peter De Ryck: Lots of experience, hands-on and pragmatic.’
‘Lydian is an excellent firm, very service-orientated. Always to the point.’
‘Peter de Ryck is an outstanding lawyer, the go-to person to solve legal problems. Extremely service-orientated, always to the point, and very responsive. It's a real pleasure working with Peter.’
Key clients
- Naxicap Partners
- House of HR
- White Bridge Investments
- Andera Partners
- Tikehau Ace Capital
- Carl Zeiss Ventures
- La Financière Patrimoniale d'Investissement
- European Dental Group
- Northleaf Capital Partners
- Waterland Private Equity
- Hartree Partners
- Alantra
- IU Group
- Zurich Global Ventures
- StoneCalibre
- Dense Air Limited
- DWK Life Sciences
- Group-IPS
- SteelCase Inc.
Work highlights
- Acted for the sellers on the sale of House of HR NV to Bain Capital, with a total enterprise value of about €3bn.
- Assisted Zurich Insurance Company Ltd with the funding round of Qover S.A. in the form of a capital increase and the sale by certain shareholders of their shares to Zurich.
- Assisted Dense Air Limited with the sale of 100% of the shares in Dense Air Belgium SRL to Citymesh Mobile NV.
Lawyers
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Peter De Ryck, Maxime Colle, Tom Geudens