Business law boutique Strelia provides 'practical and high-quality advice' to a growing roster of clients, particularly private equity firms, on cross-border M&A transactions as well as portfolio company management. The 'outstanding' Michaël Meylan and 'pragmatic' Vanessa Schmitt have been pivotal to the firm's growth in the asset management space and co-head the overarching team alongside Etienne de Crépy, whose broad practice includes M&A, JV structuring and general corporate law matters.
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Testimonials
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- 'The team combines a boutique-style responsiveness with high-level transactional experience.'
- 'The outstanding Michaël Meylan's advice on private equity, M&A and restructuring has been consistently pragmatic, commercially-focused and timely.'
- 'Vanessa Schmitt distinguishes herself through a rare combination of intellectual rigour, strategic acumen, and genuine humanity. As a corporate lawyer, she demonstrates exceptional technical mastery while maintaining a pragmatic and commercially minded approach that clients deeply appreciate.'
- 'Giada Mognol and Vanessa Schmitt – high quality, responsive and keep the big picture in mind.'
- 'Estelle Schul stands out for her deep knowledge in corporate governance, compliance and foreign-investment work in Luxembourg.'
- 'The team provides practical and high-quality advice.'
Key clients
- IQ EQ
- Keensight Capital
- Transition Capital Partners / BeVet
- LVMH
- SGT Capital
- Opengate Capital
- UPS
- Eiffage
- Syntagma Capital
- Clarion Partners Europe
- Arev Partners
- MBO+
Work highlights
Regularly advise IQ-EQ, a global investor services provider backed by Astorg, on cross-border acquisitions, financings, and post-closing structuring.
Advised IPGL, a privately held family office, in its co-investment with PSG Equity.
Assisted AREV Partners, a Luxembourg based investment fund, with the joint acquisition alongside Bluegem Capital Partners of Pinard Group.
Practice head
Etienne de Crépy; Michaël Meylan; Vanessa Schmitt
Other key lawyers
Estelle Schul; Giada Mognol