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MANDATES
INVESTMENT FUNDS:
ASSISTING a major German asset manager in the setting-up of a EUR 2 billion pan-European SICAV - specialised investment fund (SIF) investing into real estate throughout the EU.
ASSISTING a European asset manager in the setting-up of a fund structure in the form of an unregulated SCSp-partnership investing into data centres in France.
ASSISTING a UK real estate asset manager with respect to the joint venture exemption under the AIFMD
ASSISTING a European asset manager with the creation of a Luxembourg RAIF in the form of a société anonyme, serving as umbrella fund with several sub-funds investing into several types of assets.
ASSISTING a German asset manager specialising in the setting-up of fund structures for German pension funds in the setting up of several SCS and SCSp partnerships.
ASSISTING an US investment firm on the structuring and setting-up of a EUR 2,2 billion senior infrastructure debt fund under the form of a specialised investment fund (SIF).
ASSISTING a German asset manager in the acquisition, as part of a loan restructuring, of the controlling-majority stake in various SPVs holding 28 primarily commercial properties with a market value of approximately EUR 1 billion.
ASSISTING GDF Suez with respect to a EUR 2,2 billion assets under management SICAV-SIF used as a Pension Pooling Vehicle. Negotiation of the terms and conditions of all the agreements in connection with the change of the services providers to the fund (central administration, paying agent, domiciliation agent, custodian bank...) in Luxembourg.
ASSISTING an European based client in a joint-venture debt fund consisting in the setting-up and structuring of a EUR 500 million SICAV-SIF and the setting-up and use of an underlying Luxembourg securitisation company.
SECURITISATIONS & STRUCTURED FINANCE
ADVISING Praxair, Inc. in connection with the listing of EUR 500,000,000 Notes and EUR 550,000,000 Notes due 2024 on the Luxembourg Euro MTF.
ASSISTING a Luxembourg issuer in connection with the issue of USD 600 million 8 per cent. loan participation notes under the USD 1,5 billion Programme for the issuance of loan participation notes by the Issuer for the purpose of financing loans to a non-EU bank.
ASSISTING a UK asset manager in the early repayment of EUR 523,246,000, USD 504,826,000 and GBP 211,060,000 tracking loan facilities and the admittance of leverage bonds to listing and trading on the Irish stock exchange.
ASSISTING a major UK investment firm on the structuring and setting-up of a GBP 1 billion infrastructure debt platform in the form of a Luxembourg securitisation vehicle.
ASSISTING a bondholders’ trustee in a regulated Luxembourg securitisation company facing liquidity issues which has issued bonds for GBP 1 billion.
ASSISTING one of the world's largest French asset managers in the structuring of catastrophe risk linked instruments.
ASSISTING a UK asset manager for the incorporation of a Luxembourg securitisation vehicle and the issue of EUR 500 million secured revolving profit participating notes for the acquisition of infrastructure loans.
BANKING & FINANCE
ASSISTING a leading broadcasting and media European group of companies in respect of a EUR 4,2 billion facilities agreement.
ASSISTING a major European fund asset manager in respect of a refinancing of a fund structure's debt in an amount of EUR 80 million by a major German bank.
ASSISTING a major German fund asset manager in the restructuring of a fund structure's debt having invested into distressed German real estate.
ASSISTING a German fund asset manager specialising in the management of funds invested into by German pension funds in respect of a EUR 180 million loan facility granted to a Luxembourg fund structure by a major Skandinavian bank.
ASSISTING a major German bank in respect of a EUR 195 million loan facility granted to a Luxembourg fund structure investing into German real estate, and drafting of Luxembourg share pledges, receivables pledges and account pledges.
ASSISTING a major French bank in respect of a EUR 130 million loan facility granted to a Luxembourg fund structure, and drafting of necessary pledges and independent guarantees to secure the loan.
CORPORATE
ASSISTING a world-leading fashion group in the migration of two U.S. entities to Luxembourg.
ASSISTING a major international corporate group in respect of a merger involving Luxembourg entities with an international broadcasting company.
ASSISTING a French corporate group active in healthcare sector in respect of a merger with a Swiss group involving Luxembourg entities.
ASSISTING a major UK asset manager in respect of a shareholders' agreement concluded in the scope of a joint-venture with an italian asset manager.
ASSISTANCE of a major UK asset manager for the acquisition of a regulated Luxembourg corporate service provider and performance of a detailed legal due-diligence in respect of the seller's entities.