Co-headed from Luxembourg by Patrick Goebel and Marc Seimetz Dechert Luxembourg provides a ‘responsive and solutions-focused service’ to managers and sponsors across a wide range of liquid and illiquid fund strategies, working with colleagues across the firm's international network. Alternative asset classes, including private credit, form a core part of the group's work. Appreciated by clients for his ’sharp technical knowledge of Luxembourg structures’, Matthias Kerbusch handles a considerable portion of the practice's structuring work, including on private equity and hybrid funds, also acting on the LP side for institutional investors.
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Testimonials
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- 'Dechert combines first-class legal knowledge with a genuine commercial understanding of how funds operate in practice.'
- 'Dechert's Luxembourg office balances Luxembourg-focused legal and regulatory advice with commercial pragmatism, which is particularly helpful for an audience less familiar with Luxembourg.'
- 'Matthias Kerbusch is a superb, commercially focused lawyer. Matthias has balanced client requirements with Lux legal and regulatory requirements such that all parties have a successful outcome.'
- 'Matthias Kerbusch stands out for his sharp technical knowledge of Luxembourg fund structures, his ability to translate complex legal requirements into clear guidance, and his pragmatic, solution-driven approach.'
- 'Matthias Kerbusch is very knowledgeable and above all a very commercial and problem solving oriented lawyer.'
- 'Very knowledgeable and efficient lawyers. Also extremely diverse backgrounds. Finally, they are very friendly, which does not hurt!'
Key clients
- Advisors & Partners Capital
- Aukera Real Estate AG
- Calamos Antetokounmpo Global Funds SICAV
- Eldridge
- HQ Capital GmbH
- New Capital
- Prime Capital
- StepStone Group LLP
- Strategic Selection Funds
- Zadig Asset Management
Lawyers
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Practice head
Patrick Goebel; Marc Seimetz
Other key lawyers
Mattias Kerbusch; Laura Rossi; Arne Bolch; Christine Renner