Leveraging strong ties with a number of leading private equity sponsors, as well as being a popular choice among international law firms serving in the role as local counsel on big-ticket cross-border mandates, BSP continues to receive a significant flow of work in the sector. Within the 'dedicated, hardworking and efficient' team a number of individual practitioners have developed strong and loyal ties with some leading players, including practice head Linda Harroch who remains Advent's go-to practitioner for Luxembourg investment structuring. Michaël Kitai is also a key member of the team and has nurtured an excellent relationship with Goldman Sachs' asset management division, regularly advising it on Luxembourg-related issues pursuant to their cross-border transactional work.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘It is a dedicated, hardworking and efficient team.'
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Key clients

  • Global Infrastructure Partners
  • Goldman Sachs
  • Advent International
  • Groupe Bruxelles Lambert

Work highlights

  • Advising Goldman Sachs’ Luxembourg lending vehicles in the Blackstone / Goldman led £1.25bn direct lending deal in support of the EQT take-private of Dechra Pharmaceuticals Plc, a global veterinary pharmaceuticals and related products business.
  • Advising Global Infrastructure Partners, a leading independent infrastructure investor, as Luxembourg counsel in connection with the sale by Global Infrastructure Partners of a 50.01% stake in Edinburgh Airport to VINCI Airport, the world’s leading private airport operator for £1.27bn.

Lawyers

Leading partners
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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Linda Harroch

Other key lawyers

Christel Pierre-Alexandre, Jean Steffen, Michaël Kitai, Cécile Jager, Yseult Tournebize, Axel Voisard