Hermann Beythan

Practice Areas

Hermann is an Of Counsel in the Investment Funds practice. He has headed the practice for several years. His investment funds practice focuses on complex fund structurings. Hermann regularly acts as counsel to prime investment fund houses. Hermann is regularly involved in the structuring of complex investment fund structures, notably debt and real estate funds.

Brexit related work is the third pillar at Hermann’s practice.

Hermann is also acknowledged by the market as a regulatory expert in investment management matters. A particular focus of his regulatory practice, apart from cross-border financial service provisions and cross-border private placements, is outsourcing and the conduct of change of control procedure with the Luxembourg and EU regulators.

Beyond the Office

Hermann is active in several industry associations. He was recently appointed Chairman of the Luxembourg finance labelling agency Board, LuxFLAG, and has been re-elected to the Luxembourg investment fund industry association, ALFI, where he is also a regular speaker at all major conferences.

He sits as well on the ALFI Regulatory Board and he chairs the ALFI Working Group on European Marketing Rules and the ALFI/ABBL Depositary Bank Forum Working Group. He is further a member of several EFAMA Working groups.

Hermann is member of the very select CSSF Investment Fund Managers Committee.

Education and Qualifications

Hermann studied law at the University of Luxembourg and Japanese culture at the International Christian University in Tokyo.

He holds a master’s degree in law from the University of Nancy, France

Languages Spoken

Hermann speaks English, French and German.