DLA Piper Luxembourg delivers ‘commercial and extremely responsive’ advice to a growing number of domestic clients, as well as providing the Luxembourg law structuring advice for global entities. The alternative investment management sector informs a significant volume of the deal flow, with the team regularly handling downstream investments and establishing co-investment platforms in relation to LBO mandates and real estate transactions. Country managing partner Catherine Pogorzelski heads the team and provides a holistic service to funds, both on the initial fund structuring and the subsequent downstream work. ’Very knowledgeable’ counsel Céline Pignon is also recommended.
Testimonials
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‘The team is commercial and extremely responsive and exhibits very strong collaboration with other offices throughout the network.’
‘Céline Pignon is very knowledgeable.’
- 'Very commercial team and extremely responsive. Very strong collaboration with other offices of DLA.'
Key clients
- Harrison Street Real Estate Capital LLC
- Patrizia AG
- SVP Worldwide
- MML
- Michelin
Work highlights
- Advised Michelin on the formation of a joint venture, together with Scandinavian Enviro Systems and Antin Infrastructure Partners, to create the world's first large-scale tire recycling group.
- Advised Harrison Street on the implementation of its Luxembourg joint venture partnership with Eagle Street to acquire and develop a 554-residential-unit BTR multi-phase development at East Road in Dublin.
- Advised one of the largest US multinational private equity, alternative asset management and financial services corporations, in connection with its acquisition of a French self-storage business and in particular on the setting up of the Luxembourg acquisition structure and re-investment of the sellers into the Luxembourg holding vehicle, as well as the implementation of an incentive scheme.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Catherine Pogorzelski