Hadrien Servais leads the European Private Credit team and has extensive experience advising direct lenders, major investment banks, private capital providers and private equity sponsors. His practice focuses on cross-border acquisitions, complex banking and credit transactions, leveraged finance, opportunistic credit financings, direct loans, syndicated credit facilities and debt financing solutions spanning all market cycles.
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Work Highlights
Recent transactions include advising:
- Barings, Macquarie and Bank of Ireland on a financing in connection with the investment by IK Partners in Sansidor
- Funds managed by Bain Capital Credit in the investment by Eurazeo Global Investor in Rydoo
- A club of four unitranche lenders on the financing of the acquisition of Axis Europe by funds advised by H.I.G. Capital
Notable experience prior to joining Simpson Thacher includes advising:
- Barings, Goldman Sachs, Hayfin, Partner Group, CDPQ, Bank of Ireland and others on the unitranche financing for the acquisition of Unither by IK Partners
- Hayfin, SMBC and others on the unitranche and holding company PIK financing for the acquisition of Eres by Eurazeo
- The unitranche lenders on the financing for the acquisition of Sleepeezee by The Sleep Group, a portfolio company of H.I.G. Capital
- CDPQ, Macquarie and others on a unitranche financing for Yellow Hive, a portfolio company of IK Partners
- Bain Credit and Apax Credit on a unitranche financing for Kpler, a company in which Five Arrows and Insight Partners hold a significant stake
- JP Morgan and others in connection with a high yield bond and super senior revolving credit facility for the acquisition of Renta by IK Partners
- Cobepa and Inflexion on a unitranche financing provided by CVC Credit and Hayfin for the a acquisition of Easyfairs
- Partners Group and others on a unitranche financing for the acquisition of Nomios by Keensight
Accolades
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Belgium’s 40 Under 40, 2021
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IFLR1000, “Highly Regarded Lawyer,” 2022
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Legal 500, “Leading Individual,” 2022
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Chambers Global, Leading Lawyer, 2023
Education
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New York University, 2013 LL.M.
Graduate Editor, NYU Journal of Law and Business; David H. Moses Memorial Prize for the member of the LL.M. class with the highest academic average (rank1/515); George Colin Award for distinction in the LL.M. Corporation Law Program
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Université Catholique de Louvain, 2010 J.D.
summa cum laude
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Université de Namur, 2008 Bachelor's Degree, Law
magna cum laude
Admissions
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New York
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Brussels
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Luxembourg (Liste IV)
Hadrien Servais is a Partner in Simpson Thacher’s Alternative Capital and Private Credit group and leads the European Private Credit team. He has extensive experience advising direct lenders, major investment banks, private capital providers and private equity sponsors on cross-border acquisitions, complex banking and credit transactions, leveraged finance, opportunistic credit financings, direct loans, syndicated credit facilities and debt financing solutions spanning all market cycles.
Hadrien was recognized among Belgium’s 40 Under 40 in 2021, as well as a “Leading Individual” by Legal 500, a leading lawyer by Chambers Global, and a “Highly Regarded Lawyer” by IFLR1000.
Recent transactions include advising:
- Barings, Macquarie and Bank of Ireland on a financing in connection with the investment by IK Partners in Sansidor
- Funds managed by Bain Capital Credit in the investment by Eurazeo Global Investor in Rydoo
- A club of four unitranche lenders on the financing of the acquisition of Axis Europe by funds advised by H.I.G. Capital
Notable experience prior to joining Simpson Thacher includes advising:
- Barings, Goldman Sachs, Hayfin, Partner Group, CDPQ, Bank of Ireland and others on the unitranche financing for the acquisition of Unither by IK Partners
- Hayfin, SMBC and others on the unitranche and holding company PIK financing for the acquisition of Eres by Eurazeo
- The unitranche lenders on the financing for the acquisition of Sleepeezee by The Sleep Group, a portfolio company of H.I.G. Capital
- CDPQ, Macquarie and others on a unitranche financing for Yellow Hive, a portfolio company of IK Partners
- Bain Credit and Apax Credit on a unitranche financing for Kpler, a company in which Five Arrows and Insight Partners hold a significant stake
- JP Morgan and others in connection with a high yield bond and super senior revolving credit facility for the acquisition of Renta by IK Partners
- Cobepa and Inflexion on a unitranche financing provided by CVC Credit and Hayfin for the acquisition of Easyfairs
- Partners Group and others on a unitranche financing for the acquisition of Nomios by Keensight
Hadrien received his LL.M. from New York University in 2013 where he was graduate editor of NYU Journal of Law and Business and the recipient of the David H. Moses Memorial Prize, the David Moses Memorial Prize for the member of the LL.M. class with the highest academic average (rank 1/515) and the George Colin Award for distiction in the LL.M. Corporation Law Program. He received his J.D., summa cum laude, from Université catholique de Louvain in 2010 and his Bachelors’ degree in Law, magna cum laude, from Université de Namur in 2008.