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Loyens & Loeff

Capital Markets

Global Guide 2026 : Luxembourg


Loyens & Loeff

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About

Provided by Loyens & Loeff

Our leading Luxembourg banking and finance team is there to our clients navigate through complex debt and capital markets frameworks. We cover the domestic and international markets and provide structuring, legal and regulatory advice across all finance and capital markets areas. Our client base includes private equity firms, banks and other regulated entities, Fintechs, investment funds as well as corporate groups.

We have both the experience and the capacity to coordinate and lead transactions of any size and complexity in relation to the following matters:

  • Secured Lending
  • Acquisition Finance
  • Capital Markets
  • Financial Regulatory
  • Fintech
  • Fund Finance
  • Insurance
  • Real Estate Finance
  • Restructuring
  • Transportation Finance

These are the key areas we can assist your business with.

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Capital Markets - Luxembourg


What the Team is Known For
Loyens & Loeff has a strong team advising major domestic and international financial clients on all aspects of banking and capital markets transactions. The expertise of its lawyers spans acquisition and fund finance, as well as debt restructuring and credit facility agreements. It acts for clients on securitisation transactions and note programme updates, as well as regulatory issues. The law firm often advises on mandates in the technology and energy industries.

Work Highlights

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  • Loyens & Loeff advised EQT Fund Management on the Luxembourg fund finance aspects of the subscription line facility for its EQT Infrastructure VI fund.

Strengths

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  • Loyens & Loeff has extreme depth in the market and demonstrates efficiency of execution.

    Capital Markets respondentGlobal
  • Loyens & Loeff delivers precise, pinpointed and practical legal advice which immediately translates into next action items to deliver the commercial transactions that clients want.

    Capital Markets respondentGlobal
  • The team at Loyens & Loeff knows the market and its products very well and can tackle all kinds of issues.

    Capital Markets respondentGlobal
  • Loyens & Loeff has an extremely high level of understanding of the commercial issues and goals when providing legal advice.

    Capital Markets respondentGlobal
  • Loyens & Loeff has the ability to respond properly to all matters and resource them appropriately. It has such a great range of clients and experience that the team really gets the bigger picture.

    Capital Markets respondentGlobal

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 2Anne-Marie Nicolas
    Band 2Anne-Marie Nicolas

    Anne-Marie Nicolas

    Anne-Marie Nicolas has considerable experience advising clients on acquisition financing and debt refinancing mandates, acting for both international financial institutions and corporate borrowers.

    • She always provides the exact advice I am looking for on the first time.

      Capital Markets respondentGlobal
    • She is always helpful, responsive and pragmatic.

      Capital Markets respondentGlobal
    • Anne-Marie Nicolas provides impeccable advice, even to the most complex legal questions.

      Capital Markets respondentGlobal
    • Anne-Marie's real-world experience in-house brings expertise that is invaluable both in financing and restructuring scenarios.

      Capital Markets respondentGlobal
    • Anne-Marie Nicolas is our go-to Luxembourg lawyer for complex matters.

      Capital Markets respondentGlobal
  • Band 3Vassiliyan Zanev
    Band 3Vassiliyan Zanev

    Vassiliyan Zanev

    Vassiliyan Zanev assists clients with international fund financing mandates, primarily acting for lenders on credit facility agreements. He also advises clients on project financing mandates and securitisation structures.

    • Vassiliyan Zanev is a very good lawyer to work with. We trust him to deliver the right product.

      Capital Markets respondentGlobal
    • Vassiliyan Zanev understands our needs and knows our structure.

      Capital Markets respondentGlobal
  • Up and ComingNoémi Gémesi
    Up and ComingNoémi Gémesi

    Noémi Gémesi

    Noémi Gémesi leads the capital markets department, assisting financial bodies and EU institutions with notes offerings, EMTN programmes and regulatory issues.

    • Noémi Gémesi is a good lawyer and communicator.

      Capital Markets respondentGlobal
  • Luxembourg, expertise based abroad in SwitzerlandJudith Raijmakers
    Luxembourg, expertise based abroad in SwitzerlandJudith Raijmakers

    Judith Raijmakers

    Zürich-based Judith Raijmakers advises clients on acquisition financing, capital markets matters and restructuring and refinancing mandates involving significant aspects of both Swiss and Luxembourg law.

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