Patrick Geortay > Linklaters > Luxembourg, Luxembourg > Lawyer Profile
Linklaters Offices
AVENUE JOHN F. KENNEDY 35
L-1855 LUXEMBOURG
Luxembourg
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Patrick Geortay
Work Department
Capital Markets and Banking
Position
Patrick is a partner of the Luxembourg capital markets and banking group.
Patrick is a recognised expert by the industry in banking, restructuring and insolvency, structured finance (including tax-based and fund-linked products), real estate and asset finance, debt capital markets products and securitisation. He advises international financial groups and investors on the setting up and acquisition of Luxembourg banking and insurance businesses. This includes advising on regulatory requirements, product review, security structuring, taking and enforcement, and monetary policy matters.
Within leveraged finance, he has worked on the Luxembourg structuring of private equity deals for both lenders and sponsors.
His asset finance practice includes the acquisition and the financing of asset registered in Luxembourg, such as aircraft and vessels, for lenders, investors and operators alike.
Patrick served as National Managing Partner between 2007 and 2010 and between 2016 and 2022.
Languages
French, English, Dutch and German.
Memberships
- Haut Comité de la Place Financière: Member of several working groups
- Banque Centrale du Luxembourg: Member of the Legal Committee
Country of Admission: Luxembourg
Education
Patrick studied law at the University of Liège, Belgium and Leiden, the Netherlands, and European and international trade law at the University of Leicester, UK, and also obtained a diploma in economics and management.
Lawyer Rankings
Luxembourg > Banking, finance and capital markets
(Leading partners)Leveraging ‘excellent industry knowledge’ across the banking and capital markets landscape, as well as being abreast of relevant market trends, Linklaters ‘delivers top quality work’ to a myriad stakeholders engaged in new money and refinancing work. Much of this is cross-border, with the firm collaborating ‘extremely well with other offices’ throughout the network to provide a compelling service on many high-profile transactions. The tone is set by ‘exceptional’ team head Melinda Perera, who ‘has all the technical skills necessary to execute complex financings’ throughout the capital structure, with recent work encompassing cross-border restructurings, real estate finance and supranational debt capital markets transactions. The ‘excellent’ Patrick Geortay is also a key member of the team and is particularly active advising on leveraged and asset finance transactions. On the regulatory front, Eliane Dejardin Botelho excels at providing ‘tailor made and out of the box solutions’ to clients both on standalone matters, as well as in the context of financial services M&A. Nicki Kayser also maintains a vibrant transactional practice, including on fund financings, DCM and structured financings, work which he combines with his duties as managing partner.
Lawyer Rankings
- Banking, finance and capital markets Luxembourg
- Leading partners Luxembourg > Banking, finance and capital markets
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking, finance and capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Investment funds
- Private equity
- Real estate and construction