Pieter Leguit > Simmons & Simmons in Luxembourg > Luxembourg, Luxembourg > Lawyer Profile
Simmons & Simmons in Luxembourg Offices
26A BOULEVARD ROYAL
2449 LUXEMBOURG
Luxembourg
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Pieter Leguit
Position
Pieter is a partner in our Asset Management and Investment Funds group in Luxembourg. He assists fund managers in the structuring, formation and marketing of their alternative investment funds, in particular private equity, open- or closed ended real estate, infrastructure and credit funds. Pieter also regularly acts for institutional investors in assessing and negotiating their fund investments.
Pieter has worked on several fund restructurings. He has represented fund managers in effecting fund mergers and obtaining investor approval. He has also represented limited partner groups and advisory boards in restructuring negotiations under more adversarial circumstances.
Before moving to Luxembourg in 2014, Pieter practiced for ten years in Amsterdam and for five years in Tokyo. In Amsterdam Pieter represented private equity firms in their M&A transactions. He also enjoyed secondmentsto a real estate investment management boutique and to the legal department of a fiduciary investment manager.
Pieter is an active member of the Luxembourg Private Equity Association and co-chairs their AML working group.
Lawyer Rankings
Luxembourg > Investment funds
Forming one of the core business sectors of the firm as a whole and supported by key offices in other core fund centres, including London, the ‘sophisticated and multi-disciplinary team’ at Simmons & Simmons in Luxembourg is well-placed to handle a myriad alternative fund-related work, including sophisticated multi-legged master feeder structures domiciled in a variety of jurisdictions. Augustin de Longeaux has ‘deep knowledge of the private equity industry’ and other illiquid asset classes. Pieter Leguit is also skilled at fund formation across a range of alternative asset classes and co-heads the team alongside de Longeaux, with both also adept at providing due diligence to investors investing into funds.