Legal & Regulatory
Public procurement, company law, debt recovery, permits and compliance, navigated daily, not studied theoretically.
About BIDM
Strategic advisory for businesses built to grow.
BIDM is a strategic advisory firm that helps entrepreneurs gain control, commercially, legally and financially. One partner, from opportunity to outcome.
A client isn't paying. A market stays closed. A partner turns against you. A bank says no. In every one of these situations there is a way forward, but it requires someone who sees the legal, the commercial and the financial picture at the same time. That is what BIDM does.
BIDM stands for "Baksteen In De Maag" — a Flemish expression that captures the weight of every project we take on. The name is a reminder: real responsibility sits with you, and you need someone who carries it the same way.
Our Story
Built from the inside out.
BIDM was founded by Leonid Gerashchenko, lawyer and entrepreneur, active on the Belgian market. Master in international and public law. A career built at the negotiating table, in boardrooms and in the field.
Not a firm that sells theory. Someone who has lived through the same problems his clients bring, non-payment, closed markets, partner conflicts, financing that doesn't come through, and knows how they get solved.
Belgium is a market with its own rules, its own language and its own way of doing business. Knowing it from the inside, how banks think, how public contracts work, how disputes are resolved here, is not something you acquire from a textbook. It is built over years of real engagement. That is the foundation BIDM operates from.
“The problems our clients bring are not abstract. We have lived them ourselves, and we know exactly what it takes to move through them.”
Track Record
Outcomes that speak for themselves.
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Why Belgium. Why BIDM.
The market from the inside.
Belgium operates differently. Knowing the rules is not enough, you need to know how they are applied, by whom, and when. That knowledge is what BIDM brings.
Banking & Finance
How Belgian banks assess risk, what they need to see in a dossier, and how to present a business case that gets a yes.
Markets & Networks
Public contracts, private developers, class 8 contractors, investors, the right introductions at the right moment.
Guiding Principle
Occam's Razor.
The simplest solution is usually the best one. In a world addicted to complexity, we are relentlessly committed to simplification.
Every strategy we build, every process we design and every engagement we take on is filtered through one question: can this be simpler? If it can, it should be. Because simplicity is not the absence of sophistication, it is the result of it.
Modus Operandi
From your situation to a solution.
Structured, efficient and without wasted time.
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Understand
Map goals, situation and what is actually blocking progress. Clear from day one.
02
Plan
A concrete roadmap. Every step defined, legal, commercial, financial.
03
Build
Structure, access, protection, implemented, not just advised.
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Deliver
Documented, verified and handed over. You move forward with full control.
Our Values
What drives every decision.
Simplicity
We apply Occam's Razor to everything. The simplest solution that works is always the best solution. Complexity is not sophistication, it is usually a sign something has not been thought through.
Transparency
Information should flow freely. Hidden data creates hidden problems. We tell clients what they need to hear, not what they want to hear.
Discipline
Consistent processes beat individual heroics. We build systems that work regardless of who is operating them, because reliability is a structure, not a personality trait.
Ownership
We treat every engagement as if it were our own business. Your outcomes are our outcomes. That is not a promise, it is how we were built.
Our Team
The people behind BIDM.
Legal, commercial and financial expertise, applied to real situations, not theoretical frameworks.
Leonid Gerashchenko
Founder & CEO