Trustee Services

GLAS provides independent corporate trustee and loan agency services to the fixed income and debt restructuring sectors.

Loan agency and trustee services support the smooth administration of syndicated and bilateral lending arrangements.

A loan trustee—also known as a Security Agent or Security Trustee—is appointed to hold security on behalf of creditors and facilitate the flow of funds and information between borrowers and lenders.

Trustees may also be responsible for administering amendments, consents, or waivers, as well as acting in enforcement or default scenarios.

Administration
Agent for
borrowers in over
35
jurisdictions

Why choose the GLAS trustee services team?

GLAS provides trustee services on a diverse portfolio of trustee appointments from issuers covering fixed income, debt issuance programmes, infrastructure projects, real estate projects to stand alone bond issues.

We consider amendment, consent and waiver requests from the issuer in a proactive and commercial manner and facilitate communication between the issuer and beneficiaries in default or potential default situations.

GLAS has teams in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and APAC who together offer local and international expertise. They can also take security in multiple jurisdictions depending on the requirements of the transaction.

As an independent provider of successor bond trustee services, we offer a conflict free solution during the restructuring process. The specialist skills of our team help actively manage the restructuring requirements throughout the life of the transaction.

Our teams are agile, they have been appointed directly by the main creditors on bond issues to replace the incumbent bank trustees to overcome inflexibility during the restructuring process.

We are also often appointed as security agents by incumbent bank trustees themselves to avoid conflicts on transactions for which they also provide other roles.

The GLAS loan
management platform

At GLAS deal participants have access to our bespoke loan management software platform. This gives real-time oversight of portfolios. It makes the administration of even the most complex arrangements straightforward and easy to visualise.

GLAS Loan Management Platform
$500 billion
Assets under
administration
4500
Loan facilities under
management
Over 100
Jurisdictions have
collateral

GLAS services include

  • Security Trustee
  • Paying Agent/Fiscal Agent
  • Bond/Note Trustee
  • Calculation Agent
  • Transfer Agent
  • Settlement Agent
  • Restructuring Agent
  • Bondholder Identification
  • Tabulation Agent
  • Information Agent
  • Exchange Agent
  • Tender Agent
  • Scheme of Arrangement

Connect with a GLAS Professional

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What makes GLAS the right fit?

  • Pre-opened escrow accounts on standby for all major currencies
  • In-house escrow agreement template
  • In-house Legal Counsel
  • KYC completed and client on-boarded in 48 hours, if required
  • Dedicated Transaction Manager and commercial point of contact
  • 400+ experts based around the world
  • 24 hour service available
  • 12 global office locations throughout Europe, the US, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific

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Our global team

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