Drawing upon ‘a high level of expertise’ both from Luxembourg and its international offices, CMS is well-placed to advise clients on domestic and cross-border M&A and JV transactions, as well as in the context of the structuring and restructuring of corporate groups. In his role as head of the office’s corporate and private equity practices, a significant proportion of ’seasoned’ team head Gérard Maîtrejean's transactional deal flow relates to sponsor-led mandates. In addition, he is adept at assisting companies with corporate governance, joint venture transactions and corporate migrations.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Their team is versatile and always on top of things, ensuring that the implementation of the project goes as smoothly as possible.’

  • 'They bring business-oriented solutions and provide a pragmatic approach.'

  • 'The lawyers have a high level of expertise, commitment and flexibility.'

  • ‘Gerard Maitrejean is very seasoned, always finds a solution and is very practical.’

  • 'The team is always available and has really good technical knowledge.'
  • 'Gerard Maitrejean is always available, client-oriented and extremely good at risk management.'
  • 'All members of the team are highly knowledgeable, very professional and responsive. Their availability at short notice was impressive given the client pressures. The detail in their advice is what sets them apart.'
  • 'What makes the difference is their high level of expertise, their commitment, communication, dedication to different projects, availability and flexibility.'

Key clients

  • Equitix
  • Allianz Real Estate
  • PetroRio
  • Mayfair Equity Partners
  • Volkswagen AG
  • VGP European Logistics
  • Principal Real Estate Europe
  • DigitalBridge

Work highlights

  • Advised DigitalBridge Group on its acquisition, along with Brookfield Infrastructure Partners, of a majority stake in GD Towers.
  • Advised the CFL Group on acquisition of a stake in the Luxport Group.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Gérard Maitrejean

Other key lawyers

Pawel Hermelinskil, Andree Antonescu