The 'small but reliable' team at Luther S.A. provides 'pragmatic and solutions- oriented' advice to corporates, funds (including family offices) and banks across a range of transactional and regulatory matters. Team head Bob Scharfe's expertise traverses both bank lending and capital markets matters, including advice to longstanding multinational Altice on its bond issuances. In addition, Scharfe regularly handles real estate financings, often alongside German offices at the firm, and has also recently combined his corporate and regulatory skills to good effect in relation to payments/fintech investments.
Testimonials
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- ‘It is a small but reliable team.'
- 'They are very pragmatic and solutions oriented.'
- 'Bob Scharfe is on the ball, pragmatic and is being considered as part of "our team" where Luxembourg involvement is required.'
‘Bob Scharfe and Marion Lanne are excellent financial lawyers and were both very helpful.'
Key clients
- DZ HYP AG
- Sumup
- Vivid Money
- Antaria Luxembourg S.A.
- Berlin HYP AG
- Mizuho Trust Banking (Luxembourg) S.A.
- Avellinia Capital
- Altice Group
- Dynamica
- SV Sparkassenversicherung Holding Ag
- European Investment Bank
- Bentall Greenoak Europe
- Bitflyer Europe S.A.
- Lagfin S.C.A., Campari Group Holding Company
- Aviva
- N A S Invest
Work highlights
- Advised the digital financial services provider Vivid Money on the acquisition of electronic money institution and virtual asset service provider Joompay Europe.
- Advising SumUp, one of the leading global fintechs, on its €1.5bn private credit loan from private credit lenders in a round led by Goldman Sachs including Alli-ance Bernstein, Apollo Global Management, Arini, Deutsche Bank AG, Fortress Investment Group, SilverRock Financial Services, and Vista Credit Partners, joining existing investors including BlackRock, Crestline Investors, Liquidity Capital, Oaktree Capital Management, Sentinel Dome, and Temasek.
- Assisted AM Alpha, a BaFin-regulated privately owned real estate family office in the context of the acquisition of a leading business park in the Lisbon region.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Bob Scharfe