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Paul Van den Abeele

Paul Van den Abeele

Global 2026

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
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Investment Funds

Luxembourg

9 years ranked

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Paul Van den Abeele is based in the Firm’s Luxembourg office. A member of Simpson Thacher’s Investment Funds Practice, he advises large-scale, global sponsors, financial institutions and asset managers across Europe, the US and Asia in relation to the structuring, implementation, and management of investment funds. His practice focuses on the formation of alternative investment funds, with experience across a range of asset classes including private equity, venture capital, private credit, real estate and infrastructure. His fund formation practice covers both closed-ended and semi-liquid evergreen offerings, includes multi-strategy platforms, as well as unregulated private funds and regulated private wealth products.

Career

Partner, joined the Firm in 2025.

Professional Memberships

Member of the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry (ALFI) and the Luxembourg Private Equity Association (LPEA).

Personal

University of Brussels, Postgraduate Degree in Estate Planning (2011); University of Leuven, Master of Laws

cum laude (2006).

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Chambers Global Guide

Investment Funds - Luxembourg

Band 3
Individual Editorial

Paul Van den Abeele advises on a wide range of fund set-up mandates, often acting for real estate and private equity funds, as well as assisting with transactions of fund platforms that require regulator approval, such as SIF conversions.

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