Achim Pütz > Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH > Cologne, Germany > Lawyer Profile

Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
ANNA-SCHNEIDER-STEIG 22
50678 COLOGNE
Germany

Work Department

Capital Markets, Banking & Finance
Financial Services Investment Funds & Alternative Investments

Position

Achim Pütz has a wealth of experience in providing German and international clients with legal advice on traditional and alternative investment funds, specialising in the development, documentation and distribution of structured financial products and packaging solutions. He advises regulated and non-regulated institutional investors on their investments in complex alternative investment structures, in particular, hedge and commodity funds, real estate and infrastructure funds, as well as debt and private equity funds.

Career

Achim Pütz studied law at the University of Bonn (Germany). From 2003 to 2010, he was a Partner at SJ Berwin LLP, managing their Financial Services practice group in Germany. From 2010 to April 2019, he worked in the same function, and also as Managing Partner of the Frankfurt office, for the US law firm Dechert LLP. Achim Pütz is the founder and Chairman of Bundesverband Alternative Investments e.V. and was for many years a member of the Council of the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA). He has authored numerous papers and articles for legal publications in the areas of investment and insurance supervisory law and is a much sought after lecturer at industry events.

Lawyer Rankings

Germany > Banking and finance > Investment funds

Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH routinely cooperates with the Luxembourg team in assisting asset managers and institutional investors with the structuring, launch and sale of alternative investment funds, investments in alternative investment products and the structuring of investment platforms. This is complemented by expertise in regulatory and tax matters. Practice head Bela Jansen ((investment) tax and regulatory issues in the asset management area), Achim Pütz (conception, documentation and sales of structured financial products) and Martin Hüwel (asset management, investment and insurance supervisory law). Henning Brockhaus (previously at KPMG Law in Germany) joined the practice in July 2023 and is well versed in the securities fund area. Frank Wilbert (asset management and regulatory law) joined WTS in 2023.