Working collaboratively with the firm's German offices, both as an exporter and importer of work, and also leveraging strong ties with a number of UK and US firms from a referral capacity, Luther S.A. continues to gain increased visibility on cross-border finance transactions, as well as some purely domestic matters. Alongside the firm's traditional borrower-side real estate finance work, under the guidance of the 'outstanding' Bob Scharfe, it has also begun to generate an increased flow of work for banks, including on securitisation transactions and as trusted adviser on regulatory matters. Marion Lanne is also a key member of the team, adding commercial insight on transactional and regulatory matters by virtue of her previous in-house roles at regulated entities.
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Testimonials
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- 'The team is approachable, hands on and delivers solid, responsive and cost-effective advice.'
- ‘Bob Scharfe is an outstanding lawyer who is always helpful and very well connected in the Luxembourg market.’
Key clients
- DZ HYP AG
- Mizuho Trust & Banking
- AM aLPHA
- Altice Group
- Berlin Hyp
- N.A.S Group
- Euroclear SA/NV
- Sumup
- BANK OF CHINA Limited, Branch Luxembourg
- Vivid Money
- Tristan Capital Partners
- bitFlyer Europe S.A
Work highlights
Advised Euroclear SA/NV on a high-stakes, multi-jurisdictional acquisition involving Adepa Global Services Group S.à r.l. (AGSG), Banque Havilland and Banco Inversis S.A., Luxembourg branch.
Advised the financing sources on Luxembourg law matters in connection with Empark's successful €300m senior secured floating rate notes offering.
Advised Norddeutsche Landesbank (Nord/LB), one of the leading German banks in sustainable finance, on the Luxembourg aspects of its first large-scale Battery Energy Storage System financing in Germany.
Practice head
Bob Scharfe
Other key lawyers
Marion Lanne; Georgios Patsinaridis