Linklaters LLP

Investment Funds

Silke is a Partner in the Luxembourg Investment Funds Group and is currently heading the practice.

Silke specialises in alternative investment funds, being the key contact for some of the largest global fund sponsors in private markets.

Her practice covers the full range of investment funds including retail and professional funds, with special expertise in alternative investment funds such as private equity, real estate, private credit and other alternative asset funds and investment management arrangements. Silke has been the counsel for several ground-breaking deals for some of the largest asset managers. Her practice includes the structuring, establishment and regulation of funds and asset management businesses, including the setting-up of co-investment structures, tailored managed accounts e.g. for sovereign investors and regulatory work (e.g. licensing and passporting procedures) in the asset management sphere. Silke covers all types of diversified, regulated, unregulated and tailored investment structures including beyond a typical fund set-up.

Besides her alternatives business Silke further has deep knowledge of retail investor funds (UCITS and UCIs) and is the legal counsel to a number of flagship funds distributed by some of the biggest asset managers around the world.

French, English, and German

Silke is heavily involved in the activities of the fund industry organisations in Luxembourg. She is chairing several working groups of the Luxembourg fund industry association (ALFI) and of the Luxembourg Private Equity Association (LPEA). She has been leading Luxembourg’s industry efforts on European Long-Term Investment Funds (ELTIFs) and currently on the Pan-European Personal Pensions Product (PEPP). Her industry involvement further covers various other fields such as e.g. infrastructure, private equity or private debt. She is a committee member of the European asset management association (EFAMA) in Brussels and is a regular speaker at various national and international conferences and industry roadshows.

Country of Admission: Germany and Luxembourg

>2004 Second State Examination, Germany

>2001 Master of Law (D.E.S.S.) in France

>2000 First State Examination, Germany