The 'responsive and solutions-oriented' team at Clifford Chance is best known for its sponsor-side work within the alternative investment fund space, where it is particularly well-placed to advise on cross-border structures and raising capital from global investors, by dint of its extensive international network. Paul Van den Abeele is well-versed at structuring real estate, private equity, credit and infrastructure funds; he recently worked alongside the Beijing office to assist SINO-CEEF Capital Management Company in the establishment of a fund in Luxembourg focusing on investments in Central and Eastern Europe. As well as handing retail and private fund structuring, Emmanuel-Frédéric Henrion is noted for his overarching regulatory prowess, which has recently been acknowledged by the Commission for the Supervision of the Financial Sector when it asked him to join its fund advisory committee. Kristof Meynaerts 'stands out for his passion for client service and the drive that he provides to his projects', both on the sponsor and investor side. Maren Stadler-Tjan oversees ESG-related mandates such as carbon credit funds, while Luxembourg and German-qualified counsel Christian Lennig excels at advising on fund structures launched by clients based in Germany.
Testimonials
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‘The team is responsive and solutions oriented.'
‘From our perspective as investment fund manager dealing frequently with cross-border fund set-ups, the strong collaboration of Clifford Chance Luxembourg's investment fund practice with their offices in Frankfurt, London and New York is what sets this firm apart and provides us and our clients with first-class legal and structuring services.’
‘Christian Lennig is our go-to-contact with regard to fund structures launched on behalf of Germany-based clients, we value Christian's reliability and competence on matters of Luxembourg fund regulations.'
'Kristof Meynaerts stands out for his passion for client service and the drive that he provides to his projects.’
Key clients
- ICBC's SINO-CEEF
- Octopus Energy
- Avega Fund Services
- Three Hills Capital Partners
- CBRE
- Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners
- Climate Asset Management
- Manulife
- Credit Suisse Asset Management
- Fidelity Information Systems – FIS
- UniCredit
- Axa
- Schroders
- AltamarCAM
Work highlights
- Advised SINO-CEEF Capital Management Company on the establishment of SINO-CEE Fund II in Luxembourg.
- Advised Octopus Energy Group on the establishment of three new unregulated funds, to be open-end or closed-end depending on the investors targeted and the fund's strategies.
- Advised CBRE Investment Management on the setup of its €2.7bn European logistics fund, known as Europe Logistics Partners.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Paul Van den Abeele, Kristof Meynaerts, Maren Stadler-Tjan, Emmanuel-Frédéric Henrion, Oliver Zwick