Bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany, Luxembourg is Europe’s most prominent fund center and the second largest in the world after the United States. Despite its small size, Luxembourg's investment fund industry is a world leader in cross-border fund distribution. It is the biggest centre for Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (UCITS) funds distributed worldwide.
Leveraging our global platform and offices in other major international financial centres—including Boston, Chicago, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, London, Melbourne, Milan, Munich, New York, San Francisco, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney, Taipei, and Tokyo—we have the worldwide reach and experience necessary to address the challenges impacting clients in the financial services sector whether operating in Luxembourg, or across other regulatory jurisdictions. The lawyers in our Luxembourg office assist clients in complex transactions on various aspects of Luxembourg business and financial law in Luxembourg and abroad. We advise on cross-border matters involving European jurisdictions and countries on other continents. Our clients include investment funds and their investment managers, banks, financial service firms, corporate groups and entrepreneurs, investors, and insurance companies. Many asset managers in the industry rely on us to act as strategic advisers to help navigate legislation, regulation, and market practice across key jurisdictions.
As a full service firm, we deliver multidisciplinary, integrated advice on a broad array of disciplines, including:
- Banking and financial services;
- Bank lending and securitization;
- Corporate mergers and acquisitions;
- Funds and investment management;
- Restructuring and insolvency;
- Insurance;
- Private equity;
- Real estate; and
- Tax.
