Arendt & Medernach funds practice incorporates legal, regulatory and tax expertise, and has the strength-in-depth to handle a broad range of work. On the retail front, the team is a market-leader for UCITS work, with Florence Stainier taking the lead on these mandates and leveraging her ‘deep knowledge of regulation and market practice’. Michèle Eisenhuth and Claude Niedner are also well-versed in the retail space, with Niedner also skilled at advising on hybrid products, including the structuring of European Long-Term Investment Funds. Adrian Aldinger has an ’in-depth knowledge about Luxembourg fund structures’, including for alternative funds investing in private credit, secondaries and infrastructure strategies. Other key practitioners include team head Gilles Dusemon, who excels in advising on innovative strategies in the private fund space, including on the structuring of evergreen funds; Isabelle Lebbe, who has niche expertise on sanctions and ESG-related fund issues; Nicolas Bouveret, who brings ‘valuable insights’, including on private debt work; the ’outstanding’ Corinne Prinz, who is the main contact for the firm’s liquid fund business in Asia; and founding partner Claude Kremer.
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Testimonials
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- 'Flexibility, deep knowledge of the legal practice, holistic approach to the investment fund practice.'
- 'Florence Stainier is an experienced UCITS specialist with deep knowledge of regulation and market practice.'
- 'Adrian Aldinger has in-depth knowledge about Luxembourg fund structures, but also guarantees pragmatic solutions to problems.'
- 'Nicolas Bouveret is highly experienced in the private assets space and brings valuable insights to structuring discussions.'
- 'Corinne Prinz is outstanding.'
- 'Piotr Giemza-Popowski is very knowledgeable of relevant laws, regulations, industry practise and regulatory expectations. He is able to advise on any matter regardless of complexity, and has a good blend of detailed knowledge and high level references.'
Key clients
- Schroders
- Neuberger Berman
- Generali
- Nordea
- General Atlantic
- Goldman Sachs International
- Blue Owl Capital Partners
- Partners Group AG
- Amundi
- HPS
Work highlights
Acted as Luxembourg counsel to Thoma Bravo on the completion of fundraising for its latest buyout funds, Thoma Bravo Fund XVI, a $24.3bn fund and Thoma Bravo Discover Fund V, an $8.1bn fund.
Advised iM Global Partner on its Luxembourg-based UCITS iMGP entering the European active UCITS ETF market with the launch of the iMGP DBi Managed Futures Fund R USD ETF.
Acted as lead Luxembourg counsel in the integration of Degroof Petercam into the Crédit Agricole Group, following Indosuez Wealth Management’s acquisition of a majority stake in June 2024.
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Practice head
Gilles Dusemon
Other key lawyers
Claude Kremer; Florence Stainier; Adrian Aldinger; Claude Niedner; Michèle Eisenhuth; Isabelle Lebbe; Pierre Beissel; Nicolas Bouveret; Corinne Prinz; Gregory Beltrame; Henning Schwabe; Camille Bourke; Yves Lacroix; Francis Kass; Rodrigo Delcourt; Carl de La Chapelle; Piotr Giemza-Popowski; Fiona de Watazzi; Michael Jonas; Stefan Staedter