The 'very professional, flexible and committed' team at Elvinger Hoss Prussen has 'an outstanding understanding of the market practice and strong relations with the CSSF’, ensuring it is very well-placed to guide fund managers through the intricate regulatory terrain and to structure the optimal fund vehicle relevant to both retail and alternative asset strategies. Gast Juncker has 'perfect knowledge of both the Luxembourg and EU regulatory framework' and has developed a particular niche advising Chinese asset managers on establishing UCITS funds in the country. Jérôme Wigny is 'able to synthesise the nuanced analysis of complex issues, with a user-friendly delivery’, providing a 'practical and commercial' service to managers structuring both UCITS and private equity funds. Joachim Cour has 'great knowledge of regulatory practices and market trends' impacting a wide range of asset classes, including private equity, real estate, debt, infrastructure and hedge, and is also noted for being dedicated in 'finding the best solutions for his clients to efficiently launch new products’. Vastly experienced team head Jacques Elvinger has 'in-depth industry knowledge' gleaned through his many years of fee-earner work in the space, as well as through his strong connections with the regulator and various trade associations/working groups. Other recommended practitioners include Sophie Laguesse, for private equity and real estate fund structuring as well as corporate governance concerns; the 'very business-minded and well-connected' Yves Elvinger; and Jeffrey Kolbet, who combines the 'perfect mix of intelligence and technical excellence' for fund managers and investors in the alternative funds space.
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Testimonials
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'The team is very professional, flexible and committed.'
‘The team is great top to bottom, the correspondences are reviewed and generally of a high quality, the team is responsive and has an outstanding understanding of the market practice and strong relations with the CSSF. ’
‘The extremely high degree of professionalism at all levels of seniority is stunning. Advice on complex topics of regulation is pragmatic and aims at indicating practical solutions with high consideration for the client's interest.'
'Jacques Elvinger has in-depth industry knowledge.'
‘Joachim Cour has great knowledge of regulatory practices and market trends. He is dedicated to finding the best solutions for his clients to efficiently launch new products.’
‘Gast Juncker is the reference on the market, especially for Asian clients. He has a perfect knowledge of both the Luxembourg and EU regulatory framework.'
‘Yves Elvinger is a very business-minded partner, eager to understand what we on the business side want to achieve and tries to resolve the matter. He is well connected in Luxembourg which helps.’
‘Jerome Wigny is able to synthesise the nuanced analysis of complex issues, with a user-friendly delivery.’
Key clients
- abrdn
- Advent International Corporation
- Allfunds Bank
- Alliance Bernstein
- Allspring
- Amundi
- Antin
- Apollo Investment Management Europe (Luxembourg)
- Ares Management
- AZIMUT Investments S.A.
- BC Partners Management Lux
- Benson Elliot Real Estate Partners
- Blackstone Inc.
- Carlyle
- CBRE
- Citibank
- Cube
- DigitalBridge Group, Inc
- East Capital
- Fideuram Asset Management (Ireland)
- Harvest
- Horizon Capital
- HSBC Asset Management
- I Squared Capital Advisors (US) LLC
- ICG Senior Debt Partners Fund
- ILIM European Real Estate Fund
- JPMorgan
- Jupiter Asset Management
- KKR - Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. Ltd
- Lightrock LLP
- M&G Investment Limited
- Monroe Capital Management Advisors
- Natixis Investment Managers International
- Nikko Asset Management
- Nomura Asset Management
- Northern Horizon Capital A/S
- NREP Nordic Strategies
- Oakley Capital Limited
- Oaktree Capital Management
- Oquendo
- Pictet
- Portfolio Adivsors
- PROFounders Capital
- Quilvest Capital Partners
- Robeco
- Schroders
- SEB
- Stonepeak
- Tikehau Capital
- Vitruvian Partners
Work highlights
- Advised Blackstone on matters of Luxembourg law in the establishment of its tenth global opportunistic real estate fund.
- Assisted Azimut Investments S.A. in setting up a range of ELTIFs with different investment strategies (venture capital, private equity, private debt).
- Advised Apollo on matters of Luxembourg law in connection with the establishment of Apollo Accord+ Fund, SCSp, the Luxembourg parallel fund of Apollo Accord+ Fund, its commingled multi-asset opportunistic credit fund.
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Jacques Elvinger, Jérôme Wigny, Gast Juncker