Hermann Beythan > Linklaters > Luxembourg, Luxembourg > Lawyer Profile
Linklaters Offices
AVENUE JOHN F. KENNEDY 35
L-1855 LUXEMBOURG
Luxembourg
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Hermann Beythan
Work Department
Investment Funds
Position
Hermann is an Of Counsel in the Investment Funds practice. He has headed the practice for several years. His investment funds practice focuses on complex fund structuring. Hermann regularly acts as counsel to prime investment fund houses. Hermann is regularly involved in the structuring of complex investment fund structures, notably debt and real estate funds. Brexit related work is the third pillar at Hermann’s practice.
Hermann is also acknowledged by the market as a regulatory expert in investment management matters. A particular focus of his regulatory practice, apart from cross-border financial service provisions and cross-border private placements, is outsourcing and the conduct of change of control procedure with the Luxembourg and EU regulators.
Languages
English, French and German
Memberships
Hermann is active in several industry associations. He is a member of the board of directors of the Luxembourg investment fund industry representation, ALFI and he sits as well on the ALFI RegBo and he chairs the ALFI Working Group on European Marketing Rules and the ALFI/ABBL Depositary Bank Forum Working Group. He is further a member of several EFAMA Working groups.
Hermann is member of the very select CSSF Investment Fund Managers Committee and he is a regular speaker at all major ALFI conferences, such as most recently the ALFI Leading Edge Conference in London, the European Alternative Investment Funds Conference, the Global Distribution Conference as well as ALFI Roadshows to the U.S., to Switzerland and to Frankfurt.
Country of Admission: Germany and Luxembourg
Education
Hermann studied law at the University of Luxembourg and Japanese culture at the International Christian University in Tokyo.
He holds a master’s degree in law from the University of Nancy, France
Lawyer Rankings
Luxembourg > Investment funds
(Leading individuals)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