Investment funds

DLA Piper Luxembourg

Drawing upon ‘a robust knowledge of market practice’, DLA Piper Luxembourg’s growing team delivers an ‘excellent work product’ to a fairly balanced mix of managers and investors setting up or investing in a myriad alternative fund types. Catherine Pogorzelski’s ‘ability to navigate complex legal landscapes with ease’, not just in Luxembourg but also other jurisdictions, (where she can also lean into experts spread across the firm’s vast international network) is a compelling proposition to clients engaged in the establishment of private equity, real estate and debt funds, in particular. The ’creative and solutions-oriented’ Caroline Pimpaud co-heads the team alongside Pogorzelski, and as part of her wide ranging asset class expertise that includes venture capital, also provides a considerable amount of regulatory advice relating to the retailization of private funds, particularly in the context of ELTIF 2.0. Counsel Marceau Visano also has strong client traction and ‘stands out for his meticulous attention to detail and profound legal knowledge’, particularly in the context of venture capital and private equity-related funds.

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Testimonials

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'The team is very proactive and efficient in delivering an excellent work product and has a robust knowledge of market practice.'
'Catherine Pogorzelski is a very-well rounded legal professional. She is solutions-oriented and very kind.'
'Catherine Pogorzelski: I value her extraordinary energy, her emotional and technical intelligence and her vast experience.'
'Catherine Pogorzelski's strategic vision and leadership are unparalleled. Her ability to navigate complex legal landscapes with ease and provide clear, actionable advice has been invaluable.'
'Marceau Visano: I value his exceptional technical sharpness and intimacy with venture capital.'
'Marceau Visano stands out for his meticulous attention to detail and profound legal knowledge. His analytical skills and foresight in identifying potential challenges have been instrumental in managing fund structuring risks and ensuring seamless transactions.'
'Caroline Pimpaud is very responsive, creative and solutions-oriented.'

Key clients

Adams Street Partners LLC
Generali Investments Luxembourg S.A.
Sparkle Ventures
MiddleGame Ventures
Energy Infrastructure Partners
Flowstone Partners LLC
Claret Capital Partners Limited
Harrison Street
CBRE limited
Alpha Intelligence Capital

Work highlights

Advised Energy Infrastructure Partners, a world-leading Swiss investment firm focusing in the energy infrastructure sector, in establishing an alternative investment fund for indirect investments alongside their commingled vehicle in Eni Plenitude S.p.A. Società Benefit.
Advised Ardian France, a French world-leading private investment firm, on the structuring of their pioneer investment fund platform dedicated to the semiconductor industry.
Assisted Sparkle Ventures SAS on the structuring, setting up and launching of a closed ended special limited partnership, qualifying as an alternative investment fund whose investment strategy focuses on early-stage companies through a participation at pre-seed and seed financing rounds and mainly, without limitation, companies building up infrastructures and applications in Web 3.0 including blockchain-based distributed systems, automation systems, artificial intelligence and virtualisation technologies, in their equity and/or Digital Tokens on a world-wide basis.