The Legal 500

Within Banking and finance, MNKS (formerly Noble & Scheidecker) is a second tier firm,

MNKS (formerly Noble & Scheidecker) provides ‘creative and innovative’ advice to a solid array of banks, corporates and funds. The team has handled numerous corporate finance matters for a global petrochemicals company, and advised a private equity sponsor on structuring a €90m senior secured agreement for the purposes of acquiring a leading Italian online gaming service provider. Marc Albasser has an excellent reputation for restructuring work, and is ‘clear in his guidance and instruction’. Katia Scheidecker heads the team.

Within Corporate and M&A, MNKS (formerly Noble & Scheidecker) is a third tier firm,

The ‘exceptional’ MNKS (formerly Noble & Scheidecker) is particularly accomplished at handling restructuring and insolvency mandates, where it benefits from a strong relationship with the Big Four accountancy firms. The firm also has a significant capability for new money corporate transactions, where the ‘excellent’ Philip Lea is ‘bright, smart, intelligent and can see the big picture’.

Within Dispute resolution, MNKS (formerly Noble & Scheidecker) is a second tier firm,

MNKS (formerly Noble & Scheidecker) has a significant profile in the market, and is handling over 70 active litigation cases. Shareholder disputes have dominated the group’s recent workload, including a representation of the majority shareholders of a local online company in a dispute with the minority shareholder. The firm has also been involved in a number of employment disputes, predominantly on the employer side. Recently promoted partner Cindy Arces heads the team.

Within Employment, MNKS (formerly Noble & Scheidecker) is a first tier firm,

Under the expert guidance of Marielle Stevenot, MNKS (formerly Noble & Scheidecker)’s employment group has significant market visibility across a raft of mandates and is increasingly active on the contentious side. Corporate reorganisations and collective redundancies are also a staple of the practice.

Within IP and IT, MNKS (formerly Noble & Scheidecker) is a first tier firm,

MNKS (formerly Noble & Scheidecker)’s ‘responsive and very personable’ team has ‘great knowledge within the sector’ and handles a predominantly non-contentious workload across a broad spectrum of IP and IT matters for a raft of leading international clients. Recent work includes advising a major international beverages company restructuring on its IP portfolio, and providing data protection compliance work for a number of major companies. ‘Very professional and precise’ team head Gary Cywie is particularly praised for his ‘excellence at handling IT matters’.

Within Investment funds, MNKS (formerly Noble & Scheidecker) is a third tier firm,

The ‘very proactive and co-operative team’ at MNKS (formerly Noble & Scheidecker) provides an ‘excellent’ service to regulated and non-regulated funds throughout their lifecycle, from structuring to investments. Praised for its ‘creativity and innovation’, the team recently advised a French management company on the establishment of a multiple compartmental hedge fund under the form of a SIF. Katia Scheidecker heads the team.