Laurent Fessmann
Baker McKenzie
Baker McKenzie
Client SatisfactionWith expertise across a wide variety of different regulated and unregulated fund structures and 'deep knowledge of market trends and regulatory insight', Baker McKenzie is a popular choice among global asset managers on the establishment and ongoing compliance issues associated with work in the private fund space. The team, which is also well integrated within the firm's wider global network, is particularly strong within the real estate space, where it picks up a considerable flow of work from fund managers on their pan-European/Asian fund initiatives, as well as from institutional investors on the due diligence associated with investing in the funds. The 'solutions-oriented' Laurent Fessmann provides 'pragmatic and creative' advice for real estate and private equity clients, as well as undertaking some work for family offices. Catherine Martougin co-heads the team alongside Fessmann and is noted for her 'ability to navigate difficult questions without losing sight of commercial objectives'.
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Testimonials
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- 'They offer a friendly and personal approach, able to anticipate requirements, alternatives and solutions in a quick and effective way, always adding value, which represents an indispensable part of our success.'
‘The team has a deep knowledge of market trends and regulatory insight.'
‘The highly capable Catherin Martougin is mindful of commercial considerations and investment objectives, and properly assesses risks. She is particularly adept at spotting issues in advance and taking appropriate steps to ensure that fund operations will go smoothly down the road, and has the ability to navigate difficult questions without losing sight of commercial objectives.’
'Laurent Fessmann is solutions-oriented and comes up with pragmatic or creative solutions that take into account specific legal requirements and our business expectations.'
‘Laurent Fessmann has extraordinary deep knowledge of the investment funds industry which includes a deep knowledge of any regulatory aspect related to investment funds and complex transactions.’
‘Laurent Fessmann provides proven and extremely valuable industry experience and has the ability to identify business challenges and the components of legal and regulatory needs in an apparently simple way to provide alternatives and solutions to each of them, always with our commercial interest and risk appetite in mind.'
- 'Amélie Woltrager is hardworking, responsive and results-oriented.'
Key clients
- Catella Residential Investment Management GmbH
- Invesco Real Estate - European Fund
- CapMan Infra Lux Management S.à r.l.
- Green Eight Capital AG
- Invel capital
- Heitman International SARL
- Conoco Philipps
- AM Alpha
Work highlights
- Advised Invesco Real Estate Asset Management Sarl on the daily maintenance of the open-ended real estate structure IREEF, and advised on a new pan-European real estate fund structure for its separate account client.
- Advised Catella Residential Investment Management GmbH (CRIM) on the setup and launch of its third European Residential Fund for international clients under the name Catella European Residential Fund III SCS, SICAV-SIF (CERIII).
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Laurent Fessmann, Catherine Martougin