Clifford Chance

Clifford Chance accompanies clients across the life cycle of their fund structures, including those domiciled in Germany, Luxembourg and further afield. The practice offers expertise in a broad variety of asset classes, with notable strength in handling, inter alia, private equity, real estate and infrastructure funds. Core members of the team include Marco Simonis, whose expertise spans both the structuring of funds and associated tax arrangements, and Sonya Pauls, who handles fund formations in the private equity and VC arenas. Jan Grabbe adds further private equity expertise and is also well versed in the real estate, energy and private debt fields, advising on both regulatory and tax matters. Andrius Bielinis is the key contact for tax matters impacting the investment funds space, while Gregor Evenkamp is called upon by fund managers requiring assistance with matters of European capital markets and regulatory law.