Thomas Glauden
- +352 2 822 4617 (Luxembourg)
- +32 2 239 2674 (Brussels)
Biography
Overview
Thomas Glauden is the Executive Partner of the Luxembourg office and a partner in our Global Corporate and Private Equity practice, registered with the Brussels and Luxembourg bars and practicing in both jurisdictions.
He advises on all aspects of general corporate law, domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings, leveraged buyouts, joint ventures and venture capital transactions. He acts on behalf of private equity funds as well as domestic and international companies, both listed and privately held.
Thomas is recognized by Legal 500 as a "Next Generation Partner" in the area of Private Equity, and corporate M&A (2025), and for his experience handling corporate administration of private equity funds in Belgium and Luxembourg. He is also highly recommended by Leaders League for Private Equity and Corporate M&A (2023) and, at the end of 2022, Thomas was named Private Equity Rising Star for 2022 across the UK and Europe by Law.com
His Luxembourg secondment to the Fund Management team of a global private equity firm in 2019, provided him with invaluable insight from an industry perspective. Previously, in 2018, Thomas was also seconded for six months to our Stockholm office.
Thomas has a law degree from the Université Libre de Bruxelles and studied Private Law at the Universiteit van Amsterdam on an Erasmus scholarship. Thomas also holds an LL.M in International Business and Commercial Law from King's College London (University of London).
Thomas has been a teaching assistant in Corporate Law at the Université Libre de Bruxelles since 2014.
Experience
Advising the Luxembourg group Hameur on a partnership agreement with Ardian through which Ardian will take a majority stake in Robot Coupe and Magimix, the food processor and cooking accessories brands.
Advising the Groupe BPCE on the acquisition of Société Générale Equipment Finance (SGEF), one of the leading European providers of industrial equipment lease financing, from Société Générale.
Advising Evolem, a family investment holding company on the acquisition of Groupe Alipa's industrial packaging division.
Advsising Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners on its (indirect) sale of shares in VTG AG, a leading railcar lessor, to a consortium of Global Infrastructure Partners and Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, valuing VTG AG with approximately € 7 billion.
Advising Mehiläinen on its acquisitions of Regina Maria in Romania and MediGroup in Serbia from private equity firm MidEuropa.
Advising Rossini S.à.r.l., controlled by CVC Capital Partners, on the placement of 10,500,000 ordinary shares of Recordati – Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica S.p.A., (Recordati), equal to approximately five percent of the share capital of Recordati, for a total amount of approximately €600 million.
Advising an overseas-based client Atalian, on a notes issuance of senior secured notes due on 2028 for an aggregate amount of circa €836.4 million.
Advising private equity firm Hg on the acquisition by Téthys Invest and GIC of a minority stake in Septeo Group, a leading European software provider, in which Hg is the majority shareholder. The transaction values Septeo at over €3 billion.
Advising of Ramudden Global, a Triton Fund IV portfolio company, on its acquisition of RSG International, a North American provider of infrastructure safety services.
Advising CVC Capital Partners on acquiring a majority interest in Partner in Pet Food Group (PPF). PPF produces pet food in 12 European facilities, supplying over 280 customers in 35+ countries with 2023 revenues of €800 million.
Advising DNEG SARL, a leading VFX service provider, on a USD 200 million investment by UAE's United Al Saqer Group, valuing over 2 billion $.
Representation of ORPEA Group in appeals before the Paris Court of Appeal against the AMF's decision granting an exemption to CDC, CNP Assurances, MAIF, and MACSF from filing a takeover bid. The court confirmed the exemption on November 9, 2023, enabling the group to invest in ORPEA without a takeover bid.
Advising ABN AMRO Bank N.V. on its acquisition of Hauck Aufhäuser Lampe Privatbank AG from Fosun International Limited, subject to regulatory approvals.
Belgian Chapter of Lexology Getting The Deal Through: Corporate Governance Guide, September 2022 (co-author)
The functioning of the board of directors in limited liability companies, Vanham & Vanham Seminar, 26 February 2015, (Le fonctionnement et les compétences du conseil d'administration de la société anonyme) (co-author)
Highly recommended for Private Equity and Corporate M&A in Luxembourg (Leaders League 2023)
Private Equity Rising Star 2022 (Law.com)
Next Generation Partner for Private Equity (Legal 500)
