Simmons & Simmons in Luxembourg

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Julie Carbiener

Julie focuses on direct and indirect tax aspects of real estate, private equity and debt transactions. Julie also deals with the structuring of Luxembourg regulated and unregulated investment funds. She also has significant experience in tax litigation and value added tax (VAT). Julie is a member of the International Fiscal Association (IFA), the VAT technical committee of the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry (ALFI) and the VAT group of the Luxembourg Bankers’ Association (ABBL). She also chairs the Task Force "VAT aspects of management fees relating to CDOs and CLOs" of the Luxembourg Capital Markets Association (LuxCMA).

Louis-Maël Cogis

Louis-Maël is head of the firm’s Luxembourg office. He acts for financial institutions and international investment banks in international banking and capital markets work. Louis-Maël specialises in and leads on a wide range of domestic and international finance transactions including secured and unsecured lending transactions, structured corporate finance matters, acquisition finance, property finance, bilateral loans, syndicated loans, real estate finance and debt restructuring. In addition to his role as head of Banking & Finance, Louis-Maël is recognised for his advisory work in respect of issues of debt securities, securitisation transactions, syndicated lending, leveraged acquisition finance, asset backed securitisations, repackaging’s repos and debt restructuring. He also advises banks and other professionals of the financial sectors on specific regulatory matters. Louis-Maël is also an expert in environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues and sustainable finance.

Augustin de Longeaux

Augustin advises domestic and international investment managers and financial institutions on legal and regulatory issues relating to the structuring, establishment, operation and distribution of all types of Luxembourg investment funds. Augustin leads the Luxembourg fund formation group. He brings together significant practical experience in advising clients who carry on business in Luxembourg or through Luxembourg vehicles, with industry knowledge and an understanding of applicable regulatory rules and regulatory requirements. He assists his clients in relation to the establishment of Luxembourg management companies, alternative investment fund managers and investment firms. He provides regulatory and compliance advice and representation in connection with CSSF proceedings. Augustin also advises institutional investors and family offices in relation to prospective investments in Luxembourg based funds. His practice has a particular focus on formation of regulated and unregulated real estate, private equity, infrastructure and debt funds.

Cathrine Foldberg Møller

Cathrine is a partner and leads the Luxembourg regulatory practice. She has a broad range of experience advising clients on Luxembourg and European financial services regulation. She advises financial institutions, insurance companies, FinTechs including cryptoasset services providers and other professionals of the financial sector on their regulatory work. Her background as a transactional lawyer has helped her to gain a deeper understanding of clients’ products and services and the practical aspects of their business. Her experience covers financial services ranging from traditional banking, payment services, investment activities as well as product regulation and financial promotion. She is known to deliver pragmatic and practical advice tailored to the clients’ set-up and operations. Cathrine contributes to the Simmons & Simmons Navigator service and Crypto Reviewer and works extensively on cross-border licensing matters. She advises on market players’ continuing obligations and compliance with regulatory requirements in connection with MiFID, transparency, market abuse, EMIR, prospectus matters as well as ESG regulatory requirements. Due to the nature of her work she is in regular contact with the local regulators and monitors closely any market and legal developments, helping clients anticipate and navigate regulatory change. She is fluent in five languages and serves clients on an ongoing basis in all of them. She is involved in teaching and often publishes on technical subjects in legal journals. Cathrine is also involved in ESG matters and is a member of the board of the Luxembourg Capital Markets Association.

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.

Thierry plans, manages and executes mergers, acquisitions, company restructurings, asset purchases and joint venture projects for international clients. In addition, he directs all aspects of cross-jurisdictional real estate transactions. Thierry works with international companies on the establishment, expansion and operation of their businesses in or though Luxembourg. He advises clients on the complex legal issues that can arise on international transactions involving Luxembourg subsidiaries of foreign companies, including advising on a broad range of corporate reorganisations. His experience in corporate law includes M&A, private equity, joint venture projects, the setting up of Luxembourg corporate structures, corporate restructuring, corporate governance, remuneration plans, corporate finance and more general corporate and commercial advice. While being specialised in infrastructure, real estate and private equity deals, his clients are from various industry sectors such as financial institutions, asset management and investment funds, real estate and automotive industries. Furthermore, Thierry has a vast pool of experience in real estate law advising clients on the legal aspects of related transactions. Thierry is also an expert in environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues and sustainable finance.