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Private equity experts in Luxembourg
Your strategic partner for private equity in Luxembourg: legal, regulatory, tax and business advisory services across the full fund lifecycle.We combine in-depth local expertise with a global perspective to support private equity sponsors and investors in meeting complex demands, accelerating fundraising processes and structuring efficient cross-border transactions. Whether launching a fund, managing assets or preparing for an exit, our integrated team delivers practical, forward-thinking advice aligned with your goals.
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Understanding the current private equity environment
Today’s private equity firms, fund managers and institutional investors navigate increasingly complex waters amid tightening regulatory frameworks, heightened sustainability demands and cross-border operational challenges. Luxembourg continues to strengthen its position as Europe’s premier hub for private equity fund structuring, offering a stable, flexible and business-friendly legal environment backed by decades of financial expertise.
Arendt is uniquely positioned to help global and European private equity players address these evolving challenges. With Luxembourg law as our foundation, we advise across the entire investment lifecycle, from structuring and fundraising to investments, value creation, exits and portfolio company support.
Our deep industry focus allows us to deliver bespoke advice tailored to your sector, strategy and specific needs – whether you manage buyout funds, growth capital, infrastructure funds, venture capital, secondaries or hybrid strategies. As Luxembourg’s largest independent law firm with an integrated service offering, we provide seamless solutions that combine legal excellence with practical business insight.
Comprehensive private equity solutions across the investment lifecycle
Arendt’s Private Equity team brings together legal, tax, regulatory and business advisory experts under one roof. With Luxembourg’s largest dedicated private equity team, we advise both sponsors and investors on all aspects of fund formation, ongoing operations and value creation. Our multidisciplinary platform enables clients to confidently address the full spectrum of private equity challenges, from fund structuring to exit strategies.
Our services include
Fund structuring
- Selecting the appropriate Luxembourg vehicle (e.g. SCS, SCSp, RAIF, SIF, ELTIF 2.0)
- Fund documentation, AIFM coordination, GP/LP structuring
Fundraising
- Assisting with global fundraising efforts
- Advice on prevailing market terms and assistance with investor negotiations
- Fund marketing and distribution in the EU
Deal structuring and execution
- Acquisition finance and leveraged transactions
- Investment due diligence and structuring
- Support for exits: trade sales, IPOs, secondary buyouts
- Legal support for clients and their portfolio companies
- Legal and commercial negotiation with relevant stakeholders
Regulatory advisory
- AIFMD compliance and licensing
- CSSF filings, investor reporting
- ESG, AML, SFDR and BEPS alignment
Tax advisory
- Cross-border tax planning, carried interest structuring
- Tax compliance
Business support services
- Fund and corporate administration
- Domiciliation, governance and operational support
By relying on Arendt’s integrated approach, you benefit from true one-stop-shop capabilities tailored to your private equity structure in Luxembourg. Our team’s combination of technical excellence and commercial pragmatism ensures solutions that are legally robust, tax efficient and aligned with business objectives. This means fewer touchpoints, faster execution and greater consistency across every stage of your investment lifecycle.
Arendt is clearly in the category “best in class”. They are excellent in the regulatory field and their knowledge of both the legal technicalities and market practices in the investment fund arena is first rate.
Legal 500
Led by Adrian Aldinger, Arendt & Medernach’s ‘proactive, hardworking and smart’ multidisciplinary team has the strength-in-depth and resources to handle a tremendous range and volume of work for many of the largest global private equity sponsors, from the initial fund structuring, ongoing regulatory advice and on the pursuant downstream M&A.
Legal 500
The approachable investment fund team has a solid understanding of our needs and never fails to deliver on the most complex matters.
Legal 500
Navigate private equity complexity with confidence
Schedule a consultation with our private equity specialists to discuss your specific strategy and objectives.
Your key contacts
Adrian Aldinger
Partner
Sébastien Binard
Partner
Carl De La Chapelle
Partner
Jan Neugebauer
Partner
Stéphane Badey
Partner ARC
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