Leveraging a collaborative culture across international offices and practice areas, as well as effectively utilising legal technology to streamline processes, CMS Luxembourg's relatively compact finance team punches above its weight, providing a 'solutions-oriented approach' for a range of stakeholders on cross-border banking and capital markets transactions. The 'extremely responsive and knowledgeable' Aurélien Hollard is particularly skilled at advising funds seeking to raise finance, including through the bond markets, for their downstream investment activity. Hollard is also adept at handling highly structured finance matters, including those involving securitisation vehicles, and is increasingly active in relation to transactions involving digital assets. The 'approachable and business-minded' Vivian Walry heads up the team, which also includes the 'very skilful' financial services regulatory lawyer Aurélia Viémont.
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Testimonials
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- 'It is recognised for its agility, client-centric mindset, and ability to anticipate and adapt to evolving regulatory landscapes.'
- 'The practice stands out for its ability to combine deep technical expertise with a solutions-oriented approach.'
- 'The team’s collaborative culture ensures seamless coordination across practice areas and jurisdictions, resulting in consistently successful outcomes for clients.'
- 'Potential clients should know that the team is very well integrated across jurisdictions, which is particularly valuable in cross-border transactions. The collaboration between offices and practice areas is seamless, and they are able to staff matters efficiently without duplication.'
- 'Vivian Walry is approachable and business-minded.'
- 'Aurelien Hollard is extremely responsive and knowledgeable.'
Key clients
- Three Seas Initiative Investment Fund
- Innovation Platform Capital (iPC)
- Avellinia Capital Group
- Avellinia Capital Group, re:cap
- Black Manta Capital Partners
Work highlights
Advised the Three Seas Initiative Investment Fund S.A. SICAV-RAIF on a $300m financing commitment from the United States International Development Finance Corporation.
Assisted Innovation Platform Capital (iPC) in relation to establishing a securitisation vehicle composed of multiple compartments, each focused on different investment sectors such as Technology, Energy, and Healthcare.
Assisted AvCap Luxembourg Asset Holding I S.à r.l., in respect and for the account of its compartment re:cap I, to invest in SMEs located across Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, and England by entering into Luxembourg law framework facility agreements.
Practice head
Vivian Walry
Other key lawyers
Aurélien Hollard; Aurélia Viémont; Zornitsa Dimitrova; Charlotte Demeuldre; José Ocaña