Sébastien Binard is a Partner in the Private Equity & Real Estate, Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions and Restructuring & Insolvency practices of Arendt & Medernach. He specialises mainly in corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions and restructuring & insolvency matters.
He advises major private equity firms and alternative fund managers on the structuring and financing of cross-border buy-out transactions and private investments, the formation of joint venture companies and private investment vehicles, corporate restructurings, exit strategies, corporate governance matters and shareholder relations.
He also represents institutional investors acting as shareholders or creditors of companies experiencing financial difficulties (whether solvent or insolvent) as well as such companies, including in relation to financial restructurings, COMI shifts, distressed business transactions, cross-border reorganisations and insolvency proceedings.
- Chambers 2024 – Corporate/M&A – Band 4
- “Sébastien Binard is talented and knowledgeable.” Chambers Europe 2024
- Legal 500 2024 – Private Equity
- Who’s Who Legal 2024 – Merger & Acquisition – Recommended
- Who’s Who Legal 2024 – Corporate Governance – Recommended
- Leaders league 2024 – Restructuring & Insolvency – Leading
- Legal 500 2023 – Private Equity
- Legal 500 2023 – Private Equity
- Leaders league 2023 – Restructuring & Insolvency – Leading
- Sébastien regularly speaks at seminar and conferences on his areas of expertise.
- He is a member of the legal committee and of the market intelligence committee of the Luxembourg Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (LPEA).
- And a member of the Business Law Commission of the Board of the Luxembourg Bar (Conseil de l’Ordre).
- He was seconded to the New York office of Arendt & Medernach where he advised US clients on Luxembourg corporate law matters.