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Linklaters Offices
AVENUE JOHN F. KENNEDY 35
L-1855 LUXEMBOURG
Luxembourg
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Claire Prospert
Work Department
Investment Funds
Position
Claire is a partner in the Luxembourg Investment Funds group.
Claire has a broad and deep expertise in all types of investment fund matters. She advises some of the largest international asset managers on the structuring of Luxembourg alternative investment funds in all private market classes, including private equity, real estate, infrastructure, debt and hedge funds, as well as the setting-up of co-investment structures or tailored managed accounts.
Claire further covers fund regulatory matters and provides day-to-day assistance to asset managers, both in the regulated and unregulated investments funds sphere.
Besides her expertise in the alternative business, Claire further has deep knowledge of retail investor funds (UCITS and UCIs) and is the legal counsel to a number of flagship funds managed by some of the largest asset managers in the world.
Career
- May 2022 to date Partner, Linklaters, Luxembourg
- May 2020 to May 2022 Consultant, Linklaters, Luxembourg
- 2015 to May 2020 Managing Associate, Linklaters, Luxembourg
- 2009 – 2015 Associate, Linklaters, Luxembourg
Languages
French, English, German, Luxembourgish, Spanish
Memberships
Claire is also an active member of several working groups of the Luxembourg fund industry association (“ALFI”).
Education
- 2008 – 2009 LL.M., University College of London (UK)
- 2006 – 2008 Master’s degree in law, Stockholm University (Sweden) and Ludwig Maximilian University (Germany)
- 2005 – 2006 Degree in law, University of Aix-en-Provence (France)
Lawyer Rankings
Luxembourg > Investment funds
With ‘strong bench strength from the partners down to junior associates’, Linklaters has the the critical mass to handle a tremendous volume and range of work for many of the highest-profile international fund managers, particularly within the alternative asset space. Here the team excels in advising on complex cross-border matters and is noted for its cohesion ‘and excellent ability to work well with other offices in the network’, including London. Team head Silke Bernard is ‘very well plugged in to many of the key industry forums and bodies’, ensuring she is abreast of market trends, including as these relate to the growing importance of ELTIFs. Of counsel Hermann Beythan is ‘very well connected’ and is a ‘reassuring presence’ across a wide range of matters, including the structuring of RAIFs and funds of funds, as well as the creation of AIFMs and other regulatory issues. Other key members of the team include the ‘thoughtful and commercial’ Claire Prospert, as well as the ‘highly technical’ counsel Adrien Timmermans, who along with Martin Mager spearheads the team’s investor-side work.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking, finance and capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Investment funds
- Private equity
- Real estate and construction