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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- '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