Dylan De Backer
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Dylan De Backer

Senior Associate

Email

dylan.debacker@aoshearman.com

Phone

+32 2 780 2519

Offices

Brussels

V-CARD
Dylan advises clients on a range of debt products across the capital structure.
He specialises in cross-border leveraged and acquisition finance with a particular focus on private capital transactions, acting for both private equity firms (and their portfolio companies) and private credit firms in unitranche, senior, senior/mezzanine, super senior and PIK/HoldCo financings.

Dylan also has significant experience in investment grade and crossover transactions, advising listed and private corporates and commercial and investment bank syndicates in syndicated loans, club deal transactions and crossover financings.

As a member of the Belgian AI Core Group, Dylan has been a driving force in the implementation of legal technology solutions in the firm's Belgian offices and is committed to harnessing the power of technology and AI to deliver innovative solutions to clients.

Experience

Representative matters

  • Various private credit funds and sponsors on their event-driven financings, including unitranches, special situations and hybrid instruments.
  • Etex on the financing of its acquisition of Ursa (Xella group’s business unit “insulation materials”), on its syndicated bank financing and on the issue of its EUR 800,000,000 ESG-linked Schuldschein loan.
  • The mandated lead arrangers in respect of the financing by Elia Group SA/NV to acquire a 35.1% stake in a subsidiary of an energy transition company.
  • The lenders in respect of the financing of the voluntary public tender offer by Cegeka Groep NV, a Belgium-based company IT group, on all outstanding shares of common stock of Computer Task Group, Incorporated (NASDAQ).
  • The lenders in relation to the multi-layered refinancing Ontex Group NV, composed of a EUR 580,000,000 high yield notes offering and EUR 470,000,000 syndicated facilities agreement.

Qualifications

Admissions

Advocaat-stagiair, Brussels bar, Belgium, 2018

Advocaat, Brussels bar, Belgium, 2023

Academic

Master of Science, European Union Studies, Ghent University, 2015

Master of Laws, Law, Ghent University, 2018

Languages

Dutch, English
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.