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Philippe Harles

Partner in the Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions and Finance & Capital Markets, Head of Hong Kong office He specialises in corporate projects, advising domestic and global companies, including financial and insurance companies, as well as private equity houses on the structuring of international transactions, private equity investments, corporate reorganisations, mergers and acquisitions and governance matters. He also specialises in capital markets transactions.

Senior Associate in the Investment Management, Head of Hong Kong office. He specialises in legal and regulatory matters related to investment funds and management entities. He advises clients on the creation, structuring and operations of investment funds, with a particular focus on UCITS.

Camille Bourke is a Partner in the Private Equity & Real Estate practice of Arendt & Medernach. Head of the London office of the firm, she specialises in the formation of alternative investment funds (AIFs) and also advises on private equity transactions.

Vincent Mahler is a Partner in the Tax Law practice at Arendt & Medernach and Head of the Paris Tax Desk. He advises on both national and international tax issues, focusing on the tax aspects of unregulated and regulated real estate structures as well as private equity and finance transactions. Vincent Mahler was seconded to the New York office of Arendt & Medernach from June 2014 to June 2015 with a view to overseeing the Tax Desk. In this respect he assisted North American clients who are considering investing through Luxembourg and also dealt with other Luxembourg tax issues that North American clients might have, including the restructuring, acquisition and disposal of businesses or assets.

Stefan Staedter

Stefan Staedter is a Partner in the Investment Management practice of Arendt & Medernach. He became Head of the New York office in 2023, focusing on developing relations with markets in the US and more widely in North America. He promotes Arendt’s entire value chain, which encompasses the Luxembourg Legal & Tax, Regulatory & Consulting and Investor Services aspects. Stefan specialises in regulated and unregulated investment fund work, and mainly advises clients on the structuring and life cycle management of alternative investment funds – including real estate/infrastructure funds, private equity funds and debt funds, RAIFs/SIFs/SICARs and Luxembourg Part II funds, as well as their respective management entities. Stefan is also one of the firm’s experts on European long-term investment funds (ELTIFs), and he advises the majority of ELTIFs established in Luxembourg.

Laurent Schummer

Laurent Schummer is a Partner and a member of the Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions, the Private Equity & Real Estate and the Capital Markets practices of Arendt & Medernach.

Christian Point

Christian Point is a partner and a member of both the Administrative Law, Property, Construction & Environment and the Dispute Resolution practices of Arendt & Medernach He specialises in real estate law and insurance, both contentious and non-contentious.

Claude Niedner is a Partner and Co-chair of Arendt & Medernach.He specialises in investment funds and works in the areas of UCITS, hedge funds and real estate.

François Kremer

François Kremer is a Partner in the Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice of Arendt & Medernach.

Alexander Olliges

Alexander Olliges is a Partner in the Private Equity & Real Estate and the Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions practices of Arendt & Medernach where he specialises in corporate law, advising domestic and foreign clients in particular from the private equity and real estate industry on the structuring of international transactions, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions as well as the reorganisation and setting up of various company structures and joint ventures in Luxembourg.

Carsten Opitz is a Partner in both the Private Equity & Real Estate and the Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions practices of Arendt & Medernach. He specialises in corporate law, advising primarily international companies, large private equity and real estate funds in connection with mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, complex international corporate restructurings, corporate finance and transactional business law.

Philippe-Emmanuel Partsch

Philippe-Emmanuel Partsch is the partner in charge of the EU Financial & Competition Law practice of Arendt & Medernach. He specialises in EU and Luxembourg competition law, regulatory aspects of mergers and acquisitions, State aid rules, EU banking and financial law, tax law, telecommunications, public procurement and environmental law.

Philippe Schmit

Philippe Schmit is a Partner in the Employment Law, Pensions & Benefits practice.

Henning Schwabe

Henning Schwabe is a Partner in the Investment Management practice of Arendt & Medernach where he specialises in investment fund law, advising both national and international clients in particular on the regulatory, corporate and organisational aspects of the structuring, creation and marketing of investment funds and investment companies.

Florence Stainier

Florence Stainier is a Partner in the Investment Management practice of Arendt & Medernach where she specialises in legal and regulatory matters related to investment funds and management entities.

Matthieu Taillandier

Matthieu Taillandier is a Partner in both the Bank Lending & Structured Finance practice and the Capital Markets practice of Arendt & Medernach.

Jean-Marc Ueberecken

Jean-Marc Ueberecken is the Managing Partner of Arendt & Medernach, Luxembourg's leading legal, tax and business services firm with over 850 professionals. We are lawyers, regulatory consultants, business advisors, tax, corporate and funds services experts. Jean-Marc focuses his leadership on driving innovation at Arendt & Medernach in order to continue creating new services, new products and above all, new ways of providing our services to our clients. He is a corporate law and mergers & acquisitions partner by trade, with wide experience in the provision of advice to multinational corporations, major commercial companies and ambitious domestic entrepreneurs in connection with mergers and acquisitions, complex multi-jurisdictional corporate restructurings, change of control transactions including tender and exchange offers, acquisitions and sales of companies, joint ventures, as well as voluntary or forced liquidations.

François Warken

He specialises in securities laws as well as in capital markets and stock exchange regulation where he advises on all aspects of debt and equity capital markets transactions.He specialises in securities laws as well as in capital markets and stock exchange regulation where he advises on all aspects of debt and equity capital markets transactions.

Adrian Aldinger

Adrian Aldinger is a Partner in the Private Equity & Real Estate practice of Arendt & Medernach where he advises fund sponsors on all legal and regulatory aspects related to the structuring, formation, marketing and ongoing operation of alternative investment funds with a particular focus on real estate, private equity, debt and venture capital funds. Further areas of expertise include primary and secondary fund investments, fund governance and compliance, separately managed accounts, joint ventures as well as carried interest and co-investment arrangements.

Gaëlle Schneider

Gaëlle Schneider is a Partner at Arendt and Chief Executive Officer at AManco.

Pierre Beissel is a Partner and a member of both the Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions and the Private Equity & Real Estate practices of Arendt & Medernach. He advises private equity firms, hedge funds and real estate funds on funds structuring and formation as well as on the structuring and financing of international buy-out transactions, joint ventures, corporate reorganisations and corporate governance matters.

Sébastien Binard

Sébastien Binard is a Partner in the Private Equity & Real Estate, Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions and Commercial & Insolvency practices of Arendt & Medernach. He specialises mainly in corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions and restructuring & insolvency matters. He advises major private equity firms and alternative fund managers on the structuring and financing of cross-border buy-out transactions and private investments, the formation of joint venture companies and private investment vehicles, corporate restructurings, exit strategies, corporate governance matters and shareholder relations. He also represents institutional investors acting as shareholders or creditors of companies experiencing financial difficulties (whether solvent or insolvent) as well as such companies, including in relation to financial restructurings, COMI shifts, distressed business transactions, cross-border reorganisations and insolvency proceedings.

Bob Calmes is a member of the Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions and the Private Equity & Real Estate practice areas of Arendt & Medernach.

Pierre-Michaël de Waersegger

Pierre-Michaël de Waersegger is a Partner in the Insurance & Reinsurance Law practice and the Banking & Financial Services practice.

Philippe Dupont

Philippe Dupont is a Founding Partner and Chairman of Arendt & Medernach.

Gilles Dusemon is a Partner in the Private Equity & Real Estate practice of Arendt & Medernach. He specialises in the formation of alternative investment funds (AIF). He is qualified in corporate and tax law matters with a special interest in private equity, venture capital, private debt, infrastructure, real estate funds and related acquisition structures.

Michèle Eisenhuth

Michèle Eisenhuth is a Partner and Co-chair of Arendt & Medernach. She specialises in investment fund law, advising domestic and international clients on corporate, regulatory, compliance and governance matters arising in the course of the structuring, operation and reorganisation of investment funds and their management entities.

Bruno Gasparotto

Bruno Gasparotto is a Principal in the Tax Law practice of Arendt & Medernach where he specialises in VAT law, advising on both national and international issues where he focuses on the VAT aspects of financial transactions involving amongst others banks, SOPARFIS, investment funds and real estate companies. He also has extensive knowledge in the fields of industry, trading, retail and information technologies.

Alain Goebel is a Partner in the Tax Law practice of Arendt & Medernach where he advises an international clientele on the tax and transfer pricing aspects of Luxembourg and cross border transactions, in particular corporate reorganisations, acquisitions and financing structures.

Guy Harles is a Founding Partner of Arendt & Medernach.

Francis Kass is a Partner at Arendt & Medernach.

Claude Kremer is a Founding Partner of Arendt & Medernach.

Vincent Mahler is a Partner in the Tax Law practice at Arendt & Medernach and Head of the Paris Tax Desk. He advises on both national and international tax issues, focusing on the tax aspects of unregulated and regulated real estate structures as well as private equity and finance transactions. Vincent Mahler was seconded to the New York office of Arendt & Medernach from June 2014 to June 2015 with a view to overseeing the Tax Desk. In this respect he assisted North American clients who are considering investing through Luxembourg and also dealt with other Luxembourg tax issues that North American clients might have, including the restructuring, acquisition and disposal of businesses or assets.

Max Kremer is a Partner in the Private Clients practice of Arendt & Medernach.

Yves Lacroix is a Partner in the Private Equity & Real Estate practice of Arendt & Medernach. He advises international financial institutions and asset managers on the organisation of international investment structures and their Luxembourg operations, as well as institutional investors on the implementation of their investment programmes and activities, with a focus on legal and regulatory matters relating to the structuring and private equity, opportunistic real estate operations of Luxembourg domiciled private funds, alternative investment funds (AIFs) and alternative investment fund managers (AIFMs).

Isabelle Lebbe is a Partner in the Investment Management practice of Arendt & Medernach. She specialises in a wide range of investment funds with a focus on regulated funds. She advises clients on the corporate, regulatory and tax aspects of the creation, marketing and operation of investment funds and management entities. Isabelle also works with her colleagues in the litigation team on regulatory complaints and judicial proceedings involving regulated funds or their service providers.

Thierry Lesage is a Partner in the Tax Law practice of Arendt & Medernach.

Clara Mara-Marhuenda

Clara Mara-Marhuenda is a Partner in the Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Commercial & Insolvency practices of Arendt & Medernach. She specialises in civil and commercial law focusing on corporate and finance disputes, asset tracing, arbitration and mediation as well as insolvency and restructuring.

Glenn Meyer is a Partner in the Banking & Financial Services practice of Arendt & Medernach.

Grégory Minne is a Partner in the Banking & Financial Services, the Bank Lending & Structured Finance and the Commercial & Insolvency practices of Arendt & Medernach. He specialises in banking and finance, in particular in acquisition, fund, real estate, project, aircraft, rail, ship, and structured finance, securities transactions, payment and securities settlement systems, refinancing, restructuring and insolvency. He also advises clients on complex private international law matters and on the legal enforceability of set-off, netting and collateral arrangements with respect to cross-border transactions and related insolvency risks and regulatory requirements.

Paul Mousel is a Founding Partner of Arendt & Medernach. He is a member of the Banking and Financial Services practice where he specialises in securities law, regulatory matters involving banks, investment firms, insurance and reinsurance companies as well as all aspects of organisation, reorganisation, mergers & acquisitions and liquidation of financial institutions.

Marc Mouton is a Partner in the Banking & Financial Services practice. He advises financial institutions such as banks, investment firms, payment institutions and electronic money institutions. He is an expert in financial regulatory matters, mergers and acquisitions in the financial sector, financial litigation and general banking law. Marc further specialises in emerging sectors such as Fintech and the digitalisation of payment services and assists both new market entrants and established financial institutions.

Jan Neugebauer is a Partner in the Tax Law practice.

Nicolas Bouveret

Nicolas Bouveret is a Partner in the Investment Management and Private Equity & Real Estate practices of Arendt & Medernach. He advises global asset managers and institutional clients on the structuring, formation and marketing of Luxembourg investment funds, in particular private funds set up as alternative investment funds (AIFs) under AIFMD (partnerships, RAIFs and SIFs) as well as alternative UCITS. His practice includes mainly private equity funds, private debt funds and hedge funds.

Astrid Wagner is a Partner in the IP, Communication & Technology practice area of Arendt & Medernach. She is in charge of specialised areas of the law such as data protection and privacy questions, e-commerce and distance contracts, consumer protection, IT and outsourcing issues, the full spectrum of IP rights (trademarks, patents, designs and copyright), media and telecommunications, advertising, unfair competition and product regulation. Astrid also handles corporate law matters, advising operational companies on their establishment in Luxembourg (including required licences) and multinational companies on the structuring and financing of domestic and cross-border transactions and corporate reorganisations.

Corinne Prinz is a Partner in the Investment Management practice of Arendt & Medernach. She specialises in regulated and unregulated investment funds, including real estate and private equity funds. She primarily advises clients on the regulatory, corporate and organisational aspects of the formation, structuring, re-structuring, marketing and ongoing operations of investment funds. Corinne focuses on undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities (UCITS) and alternative investment funds and their managers under the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD). She specialises in UCITS KIIDs and PRIIPs KIDs. Further areas of expertise include fund governance and compliance.

Nicolas Tintanne

He specialises in banking and finance, with particular expertise in acquisition finance, fund finance, real estate finance, aircraft and ship finance, securities transactions, refinancing, restructuring and insolvency. He also advises clients on the legal enforceability of set-off, netting and collateral arrangements with respect to cross-border transactions, and on the related insolvency risks and regulatory requirements.