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Chambers 2024 Review
Arendt & Medernach has a large team offering both domestic and cross-border expertise in a broad range of banking and finance matters. It assists a number of banks and investment funds with matters relating to debt refinancing and acquisition financing, as well as representing clients in regulatory matters and mandates concerning exchange-traded commodities. Its lawyers regularly advise issuers on debt and bond offerings and offer expert advice on SPAC transactions. The law firm is highly active on cross-border matters, with particular involvement in mandates relating to Germany.
Strengths - Client feedback
"Arendt & Medernach has an undisputed reputation and is recognised locally as one of the best law firms."
"I was reassured with the work that lawyers at Arendt & Medernach provided, as they generally provide high-quality service."
"Arendt & Medernach has an amazing team, always ready to clarify any doubt we may have."
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Chambers 2024 Review
Arendt & Medernach is a corporate powerhouse with a deep bench of practitioners advising on high-value cross-border deals. The team frequently assists with acquisitions and joint ventures, representing multinational private equity houses and corporate entities from a variety of industries, including financial services and TMT. The law firm also represents special purpose acquisition companies in business combinations. Additionally, its lawyers have notable experience acting for clients on satellite and space law transactions.
Strengths - Client feedback
"The lawyers at Arendt & Medernach are absolutely responsive, commercially aware and flexible."
"Arendt & Medernach provides great service, having an extremely deep and talented team."
Chambers 2024 Review
Arendt & Medernach is a top-rated practice with a formidable reputation for investment fund expertise. The law firm advises on a range of funds including UCITS, private equity, RAIFs and real estate funds. Its lawyers specialise in complex structuring and assist international asset managers with investment platforms and funds domiciled in Luxembourg. Additionally it acts for fund managers on regulatory and tax matters, often acting alongside members of the firm's market-leading tax team.
Strengths - Client feedback
"The Arendt team is very good at handling complex and sophisticated matters. The lawyers usually provide very structured and efficient solutions to complex matters."
"The team responds in timely manner, with depth to its knowledge."
"They are first rate at public fund regulatory work. Their advice is detailed, commercial and sensible."
Chambers 2024 Review
Arendt & Medernach is a market-leading independent law firm with a formidable reputation. The firm offers exceptional international and cross-border capabilities and is regarded as a counsel of choice for international matters that require Luxembourg law input. Clients praise the law firm's collaborative work with partner firms on cross-border issues, and the firm maintains good relationships abroad via a number of small offices around Europe and in New York and Hong Kong. The law firm is also the sole member of the Lex Mundi network for Luxembourg, playing a significant role in advising many international clients on Luxembourg aspects of deals.
Arendt & Medernach provides a distinguished full-service practice for international legal work. It excels across a range of areas, which include transactional and contentious work, particularly in banking and finance, M&A, investment structuring and fund formation. The team routinely adopts international roles, acting for a multitude of national and global companies and financial institutions.
Strengths - Client feedback
"Arendt's reputation is undisputed. They are recognised locally as one of the best, and also internationally. We feel secure by being in their hands."
"Arendt handle really specific, complex and multi-jurisdictional work. They are absolutely responsive, absolutely flexible and absolutely commercially aware."
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Our FinTech team has achieved Band 1 in the 2024 edition of Chambers and Partners’ guide. It is the 6th year in a row that our team is mentioned in this renowned guide, which establishes rankings based on an in-depth analysis of firms’ activities and interviews with our experts and clients.
“riding the wave of FinTech innovation” |
Description from the Chambers guide
Arendt & Medernach advises financial institutions on Luxembourg financial regulatory matters. The team has particular expertise in blockchain issues, including work for cryptocurrency and other digital assets projects, as well as advising traditional financial institutions on their use of blockchains.
Arendt lawyers have developed a unique strategy to serve the rapidly evolving start-up, fintech and e-payment/e-commerce industries. They advise well established clients in the financial sector, as well as newcomers and innovators, on every legal and regulatory aspect at every level of the value chain. This includes the structuring and organisation of their business and the development and expansion of their undertaking. Arendt fully meets the expectations of fintech firms and their business model.
Arendt keeps clients continuously updated on the challenges and opportunities fintech presents, balancing the desire for innovation and rapid commercial implementation.
Arendt’s team of specialists provides the full spectrum of legal services required to answer the needs of this challenging industry:
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Strengths - Client feedback
"The Arendt & Medernach team's skill set and expertise are outstanding. The team members are always able to provide quick turnarounds."
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Our team advises corporate, institutional, supranational and sovereign issuers on securities laws and capital markets regulation. We also advise on regulatory compliance including regulatory filings, disclosure obligations and corporate governance issues. The team has a market leading reputation for advising on all aspects of clearing and settlement.
(Chambers rankings of 2020)
Top-tier team popular amongst a wide range of issuers. Regularly advises on bond and note issuances and loan securitisations. Also offers expert advice on equity capital markets, in particular assisting clients from the furniture and automotive sectors with IPOs. Highly active on cross-border matters, with particular involvement in mandates relating to Germany and Italy.
Interviewees highlight the firm's experience acting for the issuer's side on capital markets transactions.
(Chambers rankings of 2020)