With strong capabilities on the fund formation, corporate, tax and restructuring fronts, the multidisciplinary team at Loyens & Loeff provides ‘very responsive and business-oriented’ advice to private equity sponsors throughout their investment life-cycle. The team has particularly good traction among US sponsors, helped by a New York office, headed by the ’pragmatic and business-friendly’ Frank van Kuijk which can provide real-time advice to funds seeking to realise European capital raises. In Luxembourg, Mathilde Lattard heads up the M&A team and is a key contact for many of the most significant private equity-led deals, including handling a considerable volume for EQT. Other key lawyers include managing partner Thierry Lohest, who heads up the firm’s representative London office which focuses on handling work for UK sponsors; the ‘prodigious’ Frédéric Franckx, who excels at handling work for US sponsors; ’seasoned strategist’ Guy Palmaers; fund formation private equity head Marc Meyers; and Ana Andreiana, who is able to handle both the corporate and finance aspects of a deal and is responsible for developing the team’s Lat Am links.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- Very responsive and business-oriented, fun to work with the team.
- Nicolas Bertrand is a calm and very precise tax lawyer.
- Thierry Lohest and Peter Adriaansen are prodigious lawyers and lead a team of excellent professionals. Their teams have a near-zero turnover - a rarity these days!
- The team at Loyens & Loeff has an acute knowledge of our business, our team, our structure, and how we operate. They are not just our lawyers; they are our strategic partners.
- Loyens & Loeff Luxembourg provides top-tier legal support. The team is highly professional, very responsive, and consistently reliable. They combine strong technical expertise with a pragmatic, solutions-oriented approach, which makes working with them smooth and efficient. Their ability to handle complex cross-border matters with precision and speed sets them apart. A serious and trustworthy firm that delivers excellent results.
- Guy Palmaers (Partner) – a seasoned strategist with outstanding expertise and business acumen. Ana Taleska (Senior Associate) – technically strong and exceptionally diligent. Ophélie Lochon-Hirschmann (Associate) – a rising talent, responsive and proactive.
- 'Guy Palmaers is a seasoned strategist with outstanding expertise and business acumen.'
- 'Ana Taleska is technically strong and exceptionally diligent.'
- 'The team is very responsive and business oriented.'
- 'The team is highly professional, very responsive, and consistently reliable. They combine strong technical expertise with a pragmatic, solutions-oriented approach, which makes working with them smooth and efficient.'
Key clients
- Apex
- Alvarez & Marsal
- Capvis
- EQT Fund Management S.à r.l
- J.P Morgan Securities
- Hootsuite
- Superbet Group
- Gegenbauer Group
- Trinseo
- Brookfield
- P10
- Zouari Group / IGZ
- Hayfin
- ITSME HOLDING B.V.
- Carne Group
- Nadara
Work highlights
Advised the joint venture composed of Zouari Group / IGZ and Intermediate Capital Group in connection with the acquisition of a majority stake in the French Group Picard Surgelés.
Advised J.P. Morgan Securities (Asia Pacific) Limited in the context of the privatisation of L’Occitane International S.A.
Advised Gegenbauer Group in the context of its strategic merger with Apleona and the roll-over of the shareholders into the newly formed entity.
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
Mathilde Lattard; Marc Meyers
Other key lawyers
Frederic Franckx; Thierry Lohest; Guy Palmaers; Ana Nicoleta Andreiana; Frédéric Lemoine; Diogo Dias; Ana Taleska; Jordan Kaselow; Alina Stoica; Frank van Kujik