International Corporate Finance

Law Firms^ International Corporate Finance

Corporate Law, Mergers &

Acquisitions

 Domestic and cross-border

mergers and acquisitions

transactions

 Complex multi-

jurisdictional corporate

restructurings

 Change of control

transactions including

tender and exchange

offers

 Private transactions

 Acquisitions and sales of

subsidiaries

 Divisions and assets deals

 Joint ventures

 Strategic alliances

 Recapitalisations and

liquidations

Private Equity

 Structuring and

organisation of investment

structures

 Private investment and

transactions

 Debt financing

arrangements and capital

market-related aspects

 Negotiation of purchase

agreements

 Carried interest schemes

 Regulatory advice

BUSINESS

Arendt & Medernach is the leading independent business law firm in Luxembourg. The

firm’s international team of more than 285 legal professionals represents Luxembourg

and foreign clients in all areas of Luxembourg business law from our head office in

Luxembourg and our foreign offices in Dubai, Hong Kong, London, Moscow, New York

and Paris.

The lawyers in our Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions practice area offer

comprehensive legal services across the full spectrum of corporate transactions to

leading multinational corporations, major commercial companies, ambitious domestic

entrepreneurs and smaller visionaries. The corporate lawyers furthermore provide

ongoing advice to clients’ in-house legal teams on general company law matters and

all corporate law issues that affect day-to-day operations. The scope of our corporate

and mergers & acquisitions lawyers includes advising companies and their directors and

officers regarding the full range of corporate governance, fiduciary duties, compliance

and director and officer liability issues.

The Private Equity lawyers advise on all aspects relating to the structuring

and organisation of private equity structures, managers or advisers, as well as on

investments and transactions, including in particular private investment transactions,

carried interest schemes, debt financing arrangements and capital market-related

aspects, and the negotiation of purchase agreements.

They regularly advise on private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) strategies, complex

investment strategies, including specific derivatives transactions, securities lending or

collateral-related topics, and furthermore generally advise on all asset management

related issues and topics.

The private equity lawyers also provide assistance in relation to the registration of

Luxembourg funds in other jurisdictions (with local support) as well as the registration

of foreign funds in Luxembourg.

The Tax lawyers and advisors provide bespoke tax advice and assistance to a wide range

of international and domestic clients, covering all fields of taxation. In particular, we

have a long experience and outstanding track-record in assisting sponsors and investors

in the set-up of funds (e.g. private equity, real estate, hedge and infrastructure) and

in transactional matters. We regularly assist banks, asset managers and multinational

companies on ongoing and transactional tax issues. We also have a dedicated team

specialised in transfer pricing. Their assistance spans from functional analysis and

benchmarking to strategic advice, advance pricing agreements and arbitrations.

Similarly, we have a dedicated VAT team whose expertise is widely recognised in the

market. It provides a full range of VAT services, from VAT advisory to litigation. Finally,

we have a state-of-the-art tax compliance team providing a comprehensive assistance

on direct tax and VAT compliance matters.

41A, avenue J.F. Kennedy

L-2082 Luxembourg

Luxembourg

Phone: (352) 40 78 78 1

Fax: (352) 40 78 04

 Guy Harles, Co-Chairman: [email protected]

 Jean-Marc Ueberecken, Managing Partner: [email protected]

 Laurent Schummer, Partner, Corporate law, Mergers & Acquisitions and Capital Markets: [email protected]

 Pierre Beissel, Partner, Private Equity & Real Estate: [email protected]

 Thierry Lesage, Partner, Tax Law: [email protected]

CONTACTS

http://www.arendt.com

POSITIONING

Guy Harles Jean-Marc Ueberecken Pierre Beissel

Sébastien Binard Marc Elvinger

Laurent Schummer Bob Calmes

Alain Goebel Thierry Lesage Alexander Olliges Carsten Opitz