
The ‘highly responsive and pragmatic’ team at Arendt & Medernach provides ’solutions-oriented’ advice for international and domestic clients across the gamut of corporate advisory, compliance, transactional and litigation mandates. Many of these are within the asset management sector, an area in which Thierry Lesage excels, both on the upstream and downstream transactional front, blending strong local knowledge with an international mindset, including for real estate and private equity funds. Combining academic rigour with a commercial approach, team head Jan Neugebauer provides ‘very practical’ advice to clients in the funds space, as well as compliance guidance to financial institutions, including on international information exchange regulations. The ’smart, astute and resourceful’ Vincent Mahler heads up the Paris desk and regularly handles real estate and private equity-related tax structuring with a French nexus. The ‘exceptional’ Alain Goebel is the main contact for transfer pricing matters, and Bruno Gasparotto takes the lead on the VAT front.
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Accolades
Client satisfaction: Sector knowledge
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- 'They provide solutions-oriented advice.'
- 'It is an outstanding and extremely reactive team.'
- 'Thierry Lesage is in my view the best tax lawyer in Luxembourg. He always has comes up with a solution.'
- 'Jan Neugebauer is very practical and knows the trends of the Luxembourg market.'
- 'Bruno Gasparotto and Thierry Lesage stand out for their clear communication, reliability, knowledge and expertise.'
- 'Vincent Mahler is smart, astute and resourceful.'
Key clients
- 17 Capital
- Aermont
- Ardian
- Astorg Partners
- Bain Capital
- Blackfin Capital Partner
- CVC Credit
- InfraVia
- L’Occitane Groupe S.A.
- Ufenau
Work highlights
Advised Allianz and a consortium comprising BlackRock and T&D Holdings in their project set to acquire Viridium Group, a leading European life insurance consolidation platform, from Cinven and the setup of the acquisition and investment structure for the transaction.
Advised L’Occitane Groupe S.A., L’Occitane Holding S.A. and other group companies) in connection with the voluntary conditional general offers and related Luxembourg and Hong Kong driven squeeze-out and delisting of L’Occitane International S.A., a global multi-brand group specialising in the manufacture and retail of premium beauty and wellness products.
Lead counsel to Ufenau Capital Partners in connection with the successful fundraising of Ufenau Fund VIII, which closed at its hard cap of €2.1bn.
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Practice head
Jan Neugebauer; Thierry Lesage
Other key lawyers
Alain Goebel; Vincent Mahler; Bruno Gasparotto; Philipp Jost; Stéphanie Maschiella; Alexandre Maschiella


