Abreast of the domestic/EU level legislative and regulatory landscape, as well as being well-connected with the tax authorities and key market stakeholders, Goodwin is well-positioned to provide ‘legally sound and commercially relevant’ advice to private funds seeking to access and deploy capital in Europe. ’Responsive and hands-on’ team head Julien Schraub is skilled at handling complex structuring and transactional work for private equity/venture capital, real estate, and private credit funds. Schraub is also adept at advising the firm’s US fund client base on the alignment of EU and US considerations, as is the ‘talented and highly responsive’ Yann Ricard, who is admitted to the New York Bar.
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Testimonials
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- 'The team stands out for its deep technical expertise, pragmatic approach, and exceptional market awareness.'
- 'Goodwin’s Luxembourg tax team combines top-tier technical expertise with a commercial mindset. They don’t just provide technically accurate advice, they make sure it’s clear, practical and aligned with our strategic goals.'
- 'What differentiates the practice is the way it combines top-tier legal capability with a forward-thinking, innovative approach — particularly valuable to emerging companies operating at the intersection of technology, health, and science.'
- 'Julien Schraub is a responsive and hands on adviser.'
- 'Julien Schraub stands out for his exceptional technical expertise, commercial mindset, and leadership. He combines deep knowledge of Luxembourg tax law with a pragmatic and solutions-oriented approach, making him a trusted adviser for complex structuring and transactional matters.'
- 'Yann Ricard is a talented and highly responsive lawyer.'
Key clients
- Clarion Partners Europe
- Medical Properties Trust
- TA Associates
- Tikehau Capital
Work highlights
Advised TA Associates on the tax aspects of the financing of the acquisition of Harvest France SAS.
Advised Medical Properties Trust on the tax aspects of a 50/50 joint venture between Medical Properties Trust and Praemia REIM as it entered into a 10 year, non-amortizing €702.5m facility agreement secured by a portfolio of 69 German rehabilitation hospitals operated by MEDIAN.
Advised Tikehau Capital on its joint acquisition with Cresco Real Estate (an owner-managed real estate investor and developer) of a 30,000 square-metre office property in Berlin-Weissensee from a private individual in an off-market transaction.
Practice head
Julien Schraub
Other key lawyers
Yann Ricard