Mrs Catherine Baflast > PwC Legal Luxembourg > Luxembourg, Luxembourg > Lawyer Profile
PwC Legal Luxembourg Offices
BATIMENT CRYSTAL PARK
2, RUE GERHARD MERCATOR
L-2182 LUXEMBOURG
Luxembourg
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Mrs Catherine Baflast
Work Department
Corporate including M&A, Private Equity, Corporate Structuring, Real Estate and Commercial Contracts
Position
Catherine is the partner leading the Corporate practice of PwC Legal (Luxembourg) and has an extensive experience in advising private equity clients in the setting-up, acquisition or sale of investments structures, targets or joint ventures. Her practice covers a broad spectrum of corporate and transactional matters involving both international and domestic real estate deals as well structuring, financing of leverage and management buy-out transactions, domestic and cross-border mergers, corporate reorganisations, management teams and corporate governance matters. Catherine is also well versed in assisting operational companies running their activities in Luxembourg.
Career
Catherine is a member of the board of PwC Legal (Luxembourg) and Head of the risk management
Languages
French, English, German.
Memberships
Catherine is member of the Luxembourg Bar (2004).
Education
Law degree in private law, Robert Schuman University, Strasbourg (France), 1995.
Lawyer Rankings
Luxembourg > Commercial, corporate and M&A
The ‘very professional, efficient and attentive’ team at PwC Legal Luxembourg provides ‘sharp and to-the-point advice’ to domestic and international companies and funds across a broad range of transactional and day-to-day corporate matters. Catherine Baflast spearheads the firm’s M&A efforts, regularly handling buy and sell instructions both in relation to corporate and private equity-led mandates. Jean-Yves Lhommel leads the corporate services offering, handling M&A matters as well as advising multinational corporates on migration projects and internal corporate reorganisations and de-mergers. Both elements of the practice are also enhanced by the firm’s overarching tax advisory expertise and its international network.
Luxembourg > Private equity
At PwC Legal Luxembourg, Catherine Baflast has vast experience advising private equity sponsors on establishing Luxembourg investment structures to facilitate downstream investment activity. Jean-Yves Lhommel co-heads the team alongside Baflast and is noted for his corporate structuring and reorganisation prowess.