The 'very commercial' team at Stibbe provides a 'high quality and cost-effective service' to creditors and debtors on loan deals, securitizations, capital market transactions, and reorganizations. Under the leadership of the 'outstanding' Jean-Marc Delcour, the team has built up particularly strong relationships with US law firms which frequently refer it work to advise on the Luxembourg law aspects of large cross-border deals. Private equity-led mandates remain a mainstay of the practice, although it has also continued to boost its real estate and capital markets offerings.

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Testimonials

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  • 'The team is very competent and reactive.'
  • 'They are very commercial in its approach of deals, offers balanced solutions and is pragmatic/reasonable on fees.'
  • 'The team provides a high quality and cost-effective service.'
  • 'Jean-Marc Delcour is outstanding - our go to for Lux financing matters.'

Key clients

  • Aperam
  • BNP Paribas
  • KKR
  • AUNA
  • Deutsche Bank
  • InvestIndustrial
  • PGIM
  • Helaba
  • Landesbank Baden-Württemberg
  • InPost

Work highlights

  • Assisting Deutsche Bank and Banco Santander on their $400m financing of the Inkia Energy group.
  • Advised a syndicate of lenders on the debt refinancing of the Alpega Group, being a leading global logistics software company that offers end-to-end solutions to shippers and carriers, allowing them to have efficient communication and collaboration within the logistics and transportation industry.
  • Advised Aperam, a global player in the stainless and specialty steel markets, on a sustainability-linked credit agreement from a syndicate of French banks.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Jean-Marc Delcour

Other key lawyers

Steven Paridaens, Nicolas Pradel, Edouard Musch