Combining both corporate and fund structuring expertise, CMS Luxembourg provides a one-stop-shop service to private equity sponsors on the implementation of the vehicles used to structure their transactions and the advice pertinent to the subsequent execution of the downstream investment. Team head Gérard Maitrejean is well versed at advising on cross-border transactions involving European, US and Asian assets across a range of sectors, including real estate and technology. Pawel Hermelinski is the other main contact for private equity-related transactional work, and alongside advising on acquisitions is also skilled handling exits and JV structuring.
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Key clients
- Nordic Capital
- Alder II
- Change Capital Partners
- SINO-CEEF
- 3VC
- DartLabs
- Terra Firma
- Aviva Investors
- Apax
- Golding Capital
- Astorg
- Millemont Capital Partners
- Arcano Partners
- McWin Capital Partners
Work highlights
Acted as Luxembourg lead counsel to Millemont Capital Partners in connection with its acquisition of SOF-11 Erskine House Investment Lux S.à r.l., the Luxembourg property holding company (Propco) owning the Yotel Edinburgh hotel.
Advised Arcano Partners on the legal aspects of the set-up and launch of Arcano Spanish Value Added Real Estate III, a Luxembourg-based alternative investment fund structured as an SCA SICAR ELTIF.
Advised McWin on a partnership with Subway to expand the Subway franchise network in France, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Czech Republic.
Practice head
Gérard Maitrejean
Other key lawyers
Pawel Hermelinski