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Our Funds & Asset Management team provides investors and fund promoters with a full suite of legal services for regulated and unregulated investment vehicles to global asset managers and public or private institutional investors seeking portfolio performance through Luxembourg collective investment schemes. The team is led by Laurent Fessmann and Catherine Martougin, both highly proficient and well-known practitioners with extensive experience in funds and asset management. 


Key practice areas:

• Fund Formation

• Fund Raising

• Fund Financing

• Fund Due Diligence

• Joint ventures and co-investments

• Digital virtual and crypto asset industry

• Sustainable Finance and ESG compliance tasks  

• Creation of management companies, MIFID entities, Depositary bank, Domiciliary Agent

• Regulatory compliance advices (AIFMD, EMIR, FATCA, GDPR)


Chambers Review

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Investment Funds - Luxembourg

3
Band 3

What the Team is Known For

The international practice of Baker McKenzie acts on a range of alternative investment funds involving real estate and private equity assets. Its lawyers advise on the full lifespan of funds, from launching to closing, including assisting global investment managers with structuring and fund-raising. Clients benefit from the team's close collaboration with the firm's offices across the globe. Team members are also well placed to advise on regulatory matters, including SFDR compliance.

Work Highlights

Provided by Baker McKenzie

  • Baker McKenzie acted for Catella Residential Investment Management on the set-up and launch of its third European Residential Fund.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

"Baker McKenzie's lawyers understand our business and they are able to see the impacts on our group. They have a very global view."

Investment Funds respondent
Europe

Notable Practitioners

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3
Laurent Fessmann
Head of Investment Funds
3
Band 3

Laurent Fessmann advises on regulatory and governance issues, and additionally offers particular experience in handling questions relating to ESG-focused funds. He also assists with fund formation and closing matters.

"Laurent Fessmann is very knowledgeable and provides good and valued advice to us at all times."

"He understands our business extremely well, with a very good view of what we need. He has a very good experience in the regulatory side of investment activities."

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4
Catherine Martougin
Head of Investment Funds
4
Band 4

Catherine Martougin advises clients on the launch of a range of investment funds, acting for multinational investment managers on the establishment of real estate funds. She also assists with regulatory matters and the restructuring of fund portfolios.

"Catherine is very proactive in the way she works."

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Baker McKenzie

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Luxembourg

Investment Funds
3
Laurent Fessmann
Head of Investment Funds
3
Band 3
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4
Catherine Martougin
Head of Investment Funds
4
Band 4
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Members

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Niky Parisot

Ali Bouhrara

Amélie Woltrager

Catherine Martougin

Head of Department

Laurent Fessmann

Head of Department

Marta Laborda

Clients

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Catella Asset Management

Invesco Real Estate

Macquarie Asset Management

Industries

Provided by Baker McKenzie

Banking

Financial services

Investment management

Real Estate