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TS&P
10 RUE DICKS
LUXEMBOURG L-1417
Luxembourg

Luxembourg > Tax Tier 1

Noted for its ability to provide ‘commercial and cost-effective advice’ across a broad range of direct and indirect tax matters, boutique independent firm TS&P has quickly gained traction directly from funds, banks, corporates and high-net-worth individuals, as well as from international referring law firms that lack a presence in the country. ‘Brilliant’ team head AndrĂ© Pesch is ‘highly adept at finding simple solutions to complex problems’, including for standalone regulatory matters and structuring pursuant to fund formation, as well as finance transactions, including sophisticated structured products. On the indirect tax front, François Antoine is recognised as ‘a great VAT expert’, particularly as it relates to funds and financial institutions. Other recommended practitioners include Carlos Morales Ribas for transfer pricing matters, and Arnaud Lebrave for private equity and real estate tax structuring.

Practice head(s):

André Pesch

Other key lawyers:

François Antoine; Romain Jacques; Arnaud Lebrave; Emilie Mattos; Carlos Morales Ribas; Juliette Zielinski-Vogt; Léna Breuille; Laurent Gengler

Testimonials

‘They provide commercial and cost-effective advice.’

‘The TS&P team are a distillation of the finest talent. They are responsive, thoughtful and technically excellent.’

‘AndrĂ© Pesch is fantastic and gives clear, concise advise which accommodates all technical and commercial considerations.’

‘The outstanding AndrĂ© Pesch is very knowledgeable, proactive, and solutions oriented.’

‘AndrĂ© Pesch is a brilliant lawyer. He is very smart, highly adept at finding simple solutions to complex problems and a real pleasure to work with.’

‘François Antoine is a great VAT expert, especially in the financial sector. He also has great expertise in VAT litigation, which is not common in the Luxembourg tax market.’

Luxembourg > Commercial, corporate and M&A Tier 3

The ‘very knowledgeable’ team at independent business law-focused boutique TS&P provides a ‘cost-effective service’ which effectively marries corporate and tax structuring prowess to good effect for an impressive and growing roster of European and US-based asset managers. The ‘very responsive and professional’  Torsten Schmitt heads the team that also includes Sabine Brandes, who provides a ‘high-quality work product’ in the context of private equity-led M&A matters, JV structuring and group restructurings.

Practice head(s):

Torsten Schmitt

Other key lawyers:

Nicolas Ronzel; Florian Bonne; Aurélie Guérin; Sabine Brandes

Testimonials

‘The team is very knowledgeable and provides a cost-effective service.’

‘The lawyers are very approachable, pleasant to work with, responsive and ensure a very good level of communication. They are intelligent and very capable at understanding the issues and how to effectively address them.’ 

‘They provide a personal approach, have profound knowledge of our structures, are approachable and are not afraid to think-outside-the box.’

‘Torsten Schmitt is very responsive and professional.’

‘Sabine Brandes provides exceptional client service and her legal opinions and advice is always on point. She really goes above and beyond what can be expected.’

‘Sabine Brandes is responsive and effective in providing advice and delivering a high-quality work product.‘

‘TS&P is better than many other law firms I have personally worked with in the last 5 years.’

‘TS&P’s team is always, and I mean always, available to act and provide exceptional legal advice. They are always interested and engaged no matter the question.’

Work highlights

Luxembourg > Banking, finance and capital markets Tier 6

TS&P provides ‘commercial and solutions-oriented’ advice to European and US asset managers across a wide array of financing matters, from fund finance through to acquisition finance to enable subsequent downstream investments. Torsten Schmitt heads the team that also includes Nicolas Ronzel, who provides ‘innovative solutions,’ in part due to his previous in-house role within the alternative investment funds space.

Practice head(s):

Torsten Schmitt

Other key lawyers:

Nicolas Ronzel; Florian Bonne; Aurélie Guérin; Sabine Brandes

Testimonials

‘The team is accessible, commercial and solutions-oriented.’

‘Nicolas Ronzel provides innovative solutions.’

‘Nicolas Ronzel goes above and beyond to ensure that the deal gets done; he is technically excellent while being pragmatic and responsive.’

‘Great service, good people.’

‘Nicolas Ronzel has been always helpful in providing innovative solutions to our queries.’

‘The team is very competent and reliable and always provides their services in time.’

‘We appreciate working with TSP on legal opinions for external bank financings.’

‘We can count on their professionalism, very good experience and pragmatic approach.’

Luxembourg > Investment funds

Business law boutique TS&P has a relatively small funds team compared to others but gains plaudits for its ‘personal attention’ and ‘commercial and pragmatic‘ advice, provided to fund managers across a range of regulated and unregulated structures. Team head Nicolas Ronzel covers matters throughout the fund life cycle, including initial structuring and financing as well as financing requirements related to subsequent investment work.

TS&P is a Luxembourg boutique law firm founded by highly experienced practitioners who believe that a pragmatic and commercial approach is key to understand the specific objectives of each client and deliver corporate and tax solutions of the highest technical quality tailored to those objectives.

This tailor-made advice is achieved with the support of an experienced team whose members have been working together for over a decade, creating strong and enduring client relationships built on trust. The team owes its long-lasting success and global market recognition to its unique common mind-set.

TS&P, as an independent law firm, has voluntarily made the distinctive choice to focus on a delineated range of topics: The team possesses a depth and breadth of corporate and tax expertise gained from years of experience advising banks (especially in structured finance matters), investment funds, large corporations and high net worth individuals in complex cross-border deals and structures involving Luxembourg.

Department Name Email Telephone
Corporate / M&A Torsten Schmitt torsten.schmitt@tsp.law +352 20 60 87 70 11
Tax André Pesch andre.pesch@tsp.law +352 20 60 87 70 17
Transfer pricing Carlos Morales Ribas carlos.moralesribas@tsp.law +352 20 60 87 70 27
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