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On 28 May 2025, the European Commission adopted its EU Startup and Scaleup Strategy (the "Strategy") - a coordinated EU-level framework designed to support the creation, growth and internationalisation of innovative startups and scaleups.

The common reporting standard ("CRS"), which has been implemented in Luxembourg by the law of 18 December 2015, has introduced an automatic exchange of information relating to financial accounts...

Global fundraising for private equity funds has seen a slowdown in the past 12-18 months, impacting the industry worldwide.

The European Securities and Markets Authority ("ESMA") published its final report on the guidelines on performance fees in UCITS and certain types of AIFs on 3 April 2020 (the "ESMA Guidelines").

In June 2004, the world was different from today. The financial crisis that triggered an avalanche of regulatory changes had not yet happened, Corona was just a type of beer and battery-powered locomotion was mainly associated with wheelchairs.

A Luxembourg SICAR (Société d'investissement en capital à risque) is a tailor made investment vehicle for private equity and venture capital. A SICAR is formed to combine attractive tax status...

On 5 November 2020, ESMA published Guidelines on performance fees in UCITS and certain types of AIFs ("Guidelines") on its website in all EU official languages.

On 19 December 2025, the CSSF published the Circular CSSF 25/901 (the "Circular"), which relates to the assets, investment limits, risk capital, techniques, borrowing, and transparency requirements in relation to SIFs, SICARs and Part II UCIs.

Initially the secondaries market was considered as a niche in the private equity market. In recent years, secondary transactions have been increasingly seen by limited partners...

On 8 March 2018, a new proposal for an EU Regulation was issued, in order to create a European Crowdfunding Services Business (CF Regulation).

The CSSF published the CBDF FAQ on 20 September 2022 to clarify the supervisory expectations of the CSSF regarding the application of the CBDF Regulation and the ESMA marketing communication Guidelines.

Revision of the AIFM Directive and Solvency II as well as Environmental Social and Governance concerns and cross-border fund sales do not allow the private equity and venture capital funds any regulatory break.

The Luxembourg legislation introduces changes designed to make the grand duchy significantly more attractive as jurisdiction for the management and structuring of private equity, venture capital and real estate fund vehicles.

For startup companies looking to raise funds, it is more important than ever to be able to demonstrate sustainable aspects.

Seeing as August is the hottest time for a holiday (in both the literal and figurative senses), we've seen fewer people round the office, fewer cars in Kirchberg, and more planes in the sky.

The Law of 15 June 2004 introduced into Luxembourg law the investment company in risk capital (société d'investissement en capital à risque or "SICAR") which was conceived as...

stands for Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities and designates those investment funds which have been set up in compliance with the provisions of the amended Luxembourg Law...