Tom Cobbaert

Overview

Tom is a Counsel in the Corporate and Finance department. He specialises in debt and equity-linked capital markets transactions, assisting both issuers and the advising institutions on domestic and cross-border matters. He furthermore advises corporates and financial institutions in relation to bank financings and financial regulatory queries.

Work highlights

Tom has been involved in a wide range of major capital markets and banking transactions. These include advising:

• ageas SA/NV in relation to a liability management exercise by ageas SA/NV’s indirect subsidiary Ageasfinlux S.A. and the parallel issuance by ageas SA/NV of EUR 750 million Solvency II compliant restricted tier 1 notes
• AKKA Technologies SE on its EUR 175 million issuance of the first corporate hybrid convertible bond by a Belgian issuer
• Immobel SA/NV in relation to the set-up of the EUR 250 million retail and wholesale Euro Medium Term Note programme and its public offer of EUR 75 million 3% notes due 2027
• Gimv NV in relation to its inaugural public offer of EUR 75 million bonds due 2026 and EUR 175 million bonds due 2031
• Locorail NV, a Belgian SPV which was incorporated in 2008 to develop and maintain the Liefkenshoek rail tunnel under the Schelde river in Antwerp, in relation to the refinancing and restructuring of its existing indebtedness
• Solvay SA/NV in relation to the issuance of EUR 600 million 0.5% fixed rate bonds due 2029 and the redemption of USD 800 million 3.4% notes due 2020 by Solvay Finance (America), LLC

Education and Qualifications

Tom holds a master’s degree in Law from the University of Ghent and an LL.M. in Business Organization and Finance from the University of Virginia.

He works in Dutch, English and French.