François Guillaume de Liedekerke
Counsel
Luxembourg
François Guillaume de Liedekerke
Counsel
Luxembourg
Contact Details
Expertise
Practices
Sectors
Qualifications
Professional
Admitted to the Luxembourg bar under his professional home title, 2011
Admitted as avocat, Belgium, 2002Academic
Master of Law, Catholic University of Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, 2002
Certificate of Business Management, Catholic University of Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, 2002
Erasmus exchange programme, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium, 2002
Experience highlights
Advising a private equity firm, on the EUR1bn acquisition of a leading European supplier of aluminium profile systems for windows, doors, sliding elements, roof systems and conservatories with activities in Belgium, France, the UK and Poland.
Advising a global financial services group on a EUR2bn revolving credit facility for Fiat. The facility involved a syndicate of 19 banks.
Advising the lenders (including Banco Santander, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, BNP Paribas and three other global financial services group,) on a USD75bn loan facility to support the takeover bid by Anheuser-Busch InBev of SAB Miller. This is the largest commercial loan in the history of the global loan markets, far surpassing pre-crisis values. Our involvement in the transaction, coming soon after our role in the financing of Royal Dutch Shell’s purchase of BG Group earlier in the year, reinforces A&O’s position as the global leader in the ‘super-jumbo’ loans market. Allen & Overy also advised the lenders on the loans supporting ABInBev's acquisition of Anheuser-Busch in 2008 (USD54bn) and Modelo in 2012 (USD14bn).
Advising Oaktree Capital Management, through one of its Luxembourg investment vehicles, on the sale of its portfolio company SACO Property Group to the Aparthotels group.
Expertise
Practices
Sectors
Qualifications
Professional
Admitted to the Luxembourg bar under his professional home title, 2011
Admitted as avocat, Belgium, 2002Academic
Master of Law, Catholic University of Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, 2002
Certificate of Business Management, Catholic University of Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, 2002
Erasmus exchange programme, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium, 2002
Published work
- "The Lending and Secured Finance Review", Second Edition, Law Business Research, 2016 (co-author)
- Family offices in Luxembourg », Revue Luxembourgeoise de Bancassurfinance, Wolters Kluwer, 2016 (co-author)
- "Expedited Corporate Debt Restructuring in the EU", Oxford University Press, 2015 (co-author)
- "The Lending and Secured Finance Review", First Edition, Law Business Research, 2015 (co-author)
- "Enforcing financial collateral arrangements in the new world - challenging times!", Bulletin Droit et Banque, No 47, April 2011 (co-author)
- "Les garanties financières en droit luxembourgeois : un gage de solidité en des temps incertains", Droit bancaire et financier au Luxembourg, Volume III, Larcier, 2014
News & insights
Publications: 22 JANUARY 2021
Bill 7637 (to be referred to as the Blockchain II Act 2021) was approved by the Luxembourg Parliament on 21 January 2021. The Blockchain II Act 2021 enables (a) the issuance of dematerialised…
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Publications: 20 JANUARY 2021
Key Regulatory Topics: Weekly Update 23 Dec - 7 Jan 2020
Our weekly update on key regulatory topics affecting the financial services sector. If you would like to receive this update by email and be added to our marketing mailing list please contact…
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News: 15 JANUARY 2021
A&O’s European Leveraged Finance practice leads the way across several Debtwire rankings for 2020
Allen & Overy has been recognised once again as the leading adviser for leveraged finance in Europe, according to data published by Debtwire.
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Publications: 04 JUNE 2020
Podcast : The new Luxembourg bill on professional payment guarantee
On 22 April 2020, the Luxembourg government introduced a draft of a law aiming to establish a new regime for personal guarantees in a professional context.
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