The Legal 500

Within Banking and finance, OPF Partners is a third tier firm,

Though often associated with the private equity industry, OPF & Partners has done well to build its presence in the restructuring and insolvency sector. Like many of its competitors, structured finance and securitisation is a key part of the practice.

Within Corporate and M&A, OPF Partners is a second tier firm,

The ‘excellent’ OPF & Partners is ‘very responsive’, ‘very personable even under pressure’, and is able to ‘apply sufficient resources to get the transaction done’. It has exemplary transactional experience, including recent advice on Apax’s sale of Tommy Hilfiger and handled a major restructuring for an international corporate. Gérard Maitrejean is ‘knowledgeable’, ‘commercial’, ‘calm under pressure’ and provides ‘the kind of service delivery ethos that North American clients demand’. Stef Oostvogels and Delphine Tempé are also recommended.

Within Dispute resolution, OPF Partners is a third tier firm,

Martine Gerber-Lemaire heads OPF & Partners’s broad dispute resolution practice that ranges from bondholder litigation and shareholder disputes to contentious insolvency and employment cases. Like many of its competitors, the firm is also involved in the Madoff fraud case.

Within Investment funds, OPF Partners is a third tier firm,

OPF & Partners is principally engaged in the private equity and real estate sectors. This includes longstanding involvement with the large Fortis Direct Real Estate Fund SICAV. François Pfister and Harold Parize are the lead partners.

Within Real estate, OPF Partners is a first tier firm,

OPF & Partners has created a strong and broad real estate practice, covering downstream acquisitions, real estate investment funds (including regulated and unregulated structures), and tax issues. Clients include a number of major real estate investment funds. Martine Gerber-Lemaire is a ‘strong negotiator’.

Within Tax, OPF Partners is a second tier firm,

The ‘excellent’ tax practice at OPF & Partners is commended for its ‘good interaction’ with the firm’s corporate department. The seven-member team continues to serve the private equity community with distinction, but is also applauded for its general tax compliance and VAT work. Frédéric Feyten is ‘very knowledgeable’, ‘responsive’ and ‘commercially minded’.