Mr Michaël Kitai > BSP > Luxembourg, Luxembourg > Lawyer Profile
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11, rue du Château d’Eau
Leudelange
Luxembourg
L-3364
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Mr Michaël Kitai
Work Department
Corporate and M&A | Intellectual Property & General Commercial | Private Equity | Real Estate
Position
Partner
Career
- Michaël advises on a range of domestic and cross-border transactions, including acquisitions, disposals, exit strategy, formation of joint ventures, corporate organisations and reorganizations, mergers and acquisitions, recapitalisation, and migration. He also frequently counsels boards of managers and senior management on strategic and governance matters.
- He has an extensive experience working with major international clients (notably Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division and Asset Management Division) and he has developed a strong operational background and legal practice targeted to the real estate, private equity, venture capital, technology, debt investments and infrastructure sectors.
- In addition to his corporate expertise, Michael’s area of practice also includes unregulated fund structuring and formation as well as a particular interest in assisting international clients in Luxembourg legal aspects for their social gaming, gambling and ICT projects. He participated in many publications on gaming law, most notably with the co-operation of the Luxembourg authorities and he is author of articles aimed at explaining Luxembourg gambling laws and customs.
- Prior to joining our firm, he worked as a lawyer for a “Magic Circle” law firm.
Languages
French, English, Dutch, Hebrew
Memberships
International Bar Association (IBA)
Education
- Premier College London, Post-Graduate Degree in Business Law, 2002.
- Université Saint-Louis, Belgium / Université Catholique de Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, Licence en Droit (Bachelor of Laws), 2001.
- Admitted to the Luxembourg, 2008; Brussels 2004.
Lawyer Rankings
Luxembourg > Commercial, corporate and M&A
The ‘highly experienced’ team at BSP has strong ties with a number of major international referring law firms and global private equity sponsors, which are appreciative of the ‘practical and commercially minded’ manner in which the team dispenses local structuring advice on cross-border M&A mandates. The ‘technically excellent’ Linda Harroch has gained a reputation as ‘one of the go-to M&A lawyers in Luxembourg,’ in part due to her market visibility on behalf of high profile private equity clients. Michaël Kitai is also a key contact and regularly advises major banks in relation to both corporate and financing work.
Luxembourg > Private equity
Recognised for its ‘excellent technical and commercial skills’ and ‘practical approach to problem solving’, independent law firm BSP has strong relationships with a number of international financial sponsor clients, as well as US and UK-based heavyweight law firms, who regularly seek out the firm’s expertise to advise on the Luxembourg law aspects of major cross-border private equity mandates. Recognised by one major international referring law firm as ‘the go-to private equity lawyer in Luxembourg’, practice head Linda Harroch is a key member of the team, as are Michaël Kitai and Cécile Jager, whose tax and corporate proficiencies are compelling propositions on cross-border transactions.