Environmental, Social and Governance
Luxembourg
24 April 2025
Elvinger Hoss Prussen's 'highly skilled, responsive and experienced' multi-disciplinary team has strong credibility among start-ups and well-established entities across a myriad fintech and fundtech-related mandates. Blockchain and tokenisation matters are particular areas of strength, with capital markets expert Karl Pardaens' knowledge of developments in the DLT space ensuring that he is well-placed to advise stakeholders, including issuers, utilising the technology to execute transactions. Technology specialist Gary Cywie is also a pivotal member of the team and as well as regularly advising financial services entities on IT-related outsourcing agreements, is also well-versed on blockchain and virtual currency-related work. Henri Wagner co-heads the team alongside Pardaens and Cywie and has particular expertise advising electronic money institutions.
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Testimonials
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- 'The team is highly skilled, responsive and experienced and knows our products very well.'
Key clients
- Société de la Bourse de Luxembourg S.A.
- BNP Paribas Luxembourg Branch
- M&G Investment Management Limited
- Next Gate Tech S.A.
- PSG Equity LLP
- AZIMUT Investments S.A.
- Consortium of banks
- Banque Degroof Petercam
Work highlights
Advised Azimut Investment S.A. and BNP Paribas’s Securities Services business in connection with the first phase of a joined blockchain initiative, through the first-of-its-kind tokenisation of units in one of Azimut’s Luxembourg reserved alternative investment funds (RAIF).
Advised the Luxembourg Stock Exchange Bourse de Luxembourg in connection with the sale of its participation in Funds DLT
Advised a leading Luxembourg electronic money institution on a complex foreign exchange functionality offered in connection with payment services.
Lawyers
Practice head
Gary Cywie; Karl Pardaens; Henri Wagner
Other key lawyers
Linda Funck; Sophie Dupin; Yves Elvinger