Acting on its own as well as often alongside other offices throughout the firm’s international network, the ‘approachable, technical and highly responsive’ team at CMS is well-versed at advising on the Luxembourg aspects of cross-border new money and refinancing transactions. Much of the work is fund-driven, with ’business and solutions-oriented‘ team head Vivian Walry noted, in particular, for his expertise advising asset managers on the financing to facilitate their downstream investment activity, including within the real estate space. On the regulatory front, Aurélia Viémont is ’flexible and adaptive’, traits which are extremely important for fintech start-ups, which account for some of her client base.
Testimonials
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- 'The approachable, technical and highly responsive team provides practical solutions.'
- 'Vivian Walry provides business and solutions-oriented advice.'
- 'Aurélia Viémont is extremely flexible and adaptive.'
Key clients
- Deutsche Bank
- ING
- Quantumrock
- 3Seas Initiative Investment Fund
Work highlights
- Represented Deutsche Bank on the €414m refinancing of secured loans provided to CELSA Huta Ostrowiec, the Poland-based subsidiary of Barna Steel.
- Advised a syndicate of banks led by ING Bank on an adjustment to the loan repayment terms under the $450m pre-export facility for Ukraine’s Kernel Group.
- Representing Quantumrock the leading Germany-based AI-driven investment technology company on the establishment of an investment vehicle, further confirming the wide-ranging nature of our skills in this field.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Vivian Walry