You benefit from a full range of skills needed to assist in restructuring your business
Our dedicated restructuring team provides a broad range of legal advisory and crisis management skills to financially distressed companies with debt issued out of Luxembourg (whether local law governed or foreign law governed debt) and to international groups with operations and structures in Luxembourg.
Handling your restructuring and insolvency matters on a national and international basis
Our team has a wide range of experience, having acted for Luxembourg companies in Chapter 11 proceedings in the United States, schemes of arrangement and administration proceedings in the United Kingdom, and in Court proceedings in our home jurisdictions and other European countries.
Addressing all cross-border legal and tax aspects of your restructuring and insolvency challenges
We regularly handle cross border Benelux insolvency matters in conjunction with our expert teams in the Netherlands, Belgium and Switzerland. Our full service capabilities in each Benelux and Swiss jurisdiction provides us with a leading edge in servicing international groups and lenders in pan European restructurings and insolvencies involving the Benelux and Switzerland.
Deals
Loyens & Loeff Luxembourg advises Banco Santander in the debt restructuring of the Abengoa Group
Loyens & Loeff Luxembourg acted as local legal counsel to Banco Santander in the EUR 3.4bn restructuring of the Abengoa Group, a global conglomerate and a world leader in the renewable energy sector, with operations across the globe.
What others say...
Legal 500
Our Restructuring team and work is recognised by Legal 500 who reports:
Often working closely with the firm's market-leading tax group, Loyens & Loeff provides a "strong service" to corporates and funds across a range of work, on restructurings, joint venture structuring and M&A matters.
"Anne-Marie Nicolas is very knowledgeable and hands-on".
The "smart and diligent" Michael Scott is also recommended for private equity M&A work, as well as distressed debt restructurings.
Led by the "excellent" Véronique Hoffeld, Loyens & Loeff‘s "well co-ordinated and approachable" the team provides domestic and cross-border litigation and arbitration expertise to corporates, financial services entities and directors. (2020)
Awards
Loyens & Loeff Luxembourg shortlisted at IFLR Europe Awards 2020 in the category "Deal of the Year": Restructuring, Galapagos.
Talking Tax webinars
Updated FAQ on the temporary 6% VAT-rate for demolition and reconstruction
Anne-Marie Nicolas
Partner Attorney at Law / Avocat à la CourAnne-Marie Nicolas, partner, is a member of the Banking & Finance Practice Group in our Luxembourg office. She co-heads the Luxembourg Restructuring Team. Anne-Marie focuses on secured lending, including acquisition finance and real estate finance, as well as debt restructuring.
T: +352 466 230 314 E: anne-marie.nicolas@loyensloeff.com
Michael Scott
Partner Attorney at law / Solicitor / Avocat à la CourMichael Scott, partner, is a member of the Corporate Practice Group in our Luxembourg office and co-heads the Luxembourg Restructuring Team. He focuses on private equity transactions, mergers and acquisitions and distressed debt restructurings. He mainly advises US and UK based clients investing through Luxembourg to European or other target jurisdictions.
T: +352 466 230 294 M: +352 691 963 026 E: michael.scott@loyensloeff.com
Véronique Hoffeld
Partner Attorney at law / Avocat à la CourVéronique Hoffeld, partner, is a member of the Executive Committee of Loyens & Loeff Luxembourg and heads the Litigation & Risk Management Practice Group of our Luxembourg office. She focuses on commercial law, litigation, arbitration, real estate and IP law
T: +352 466 230 232 E: veronique.hoffeld@loyensloeff.com
Alvaro Garrido Mesa
Senior Associate Attorney at lawAlvaro Garrido Mesa, senior associate, is a member of the Banking & Finance Practice Group in our Luxembourg office He focuses on domestic and cross-border finance transactions.
T: +352 466 230 280 E: alvaro.garrido.mesa@loyensloeff.com
Diogo Morgado Filipe
Associate Attorney at lawDiogo Morgado Filipe, associate, is a member of the Corporate practice group in our Luxembourg office and a member of the Restructuring Team. He focuses on corporate restructurings, Private Equity, M&A, Corporate Finance and general Corporate Law.
T: +352 466 230 594 E: diogo.morgado.filipe@loyensloeff.com
Ignacio Jiménez Guardiola
Associate Attorney at lawIgnacio Jiménez Guardiola, associate, is a member of the Banking & Finance Practice Group in our Luxembourg office and a member of the Restructuring Team. He focuses on secured lending, including acquisition and real estate finance and in capital markets transactions.
T: +352 466 230 615 E: Ignacio.Jimenez.Guardiola@loyensloeff.com
Madeleine Marques
AssociateMadeleine Marques, associate, is a member of the Corporate practice group in our Luxembourg office and a member of the Restructuring Team. She focuses on private equity transactions, mergers and acquisitions and distressed debt restructurings.
T: +352 466 230 211 E: Madeleine.Marques@loyensloeff.com
Marko Huskic
AssociateMarko Huskic, associate, is a member of the Banking & Finance Practice Group in our Luxembourg office and a member of the Restructuring Team. He focuses on secured lending, including acquisition and real estate finance.
T: +352 466 230 238 E: marko.huskic@loyensloeff.com
Richard Steichen
Associate Attorney at law / Avocat à la CourRichard Steichen, associate, is a member of the Banking & Finance Practice Group in our Luxembourg office and a member of the Restructuring Team. He focuses on secured lending and financial restructurings.
T: +352 466 230 492 E: richard.steichen@loyensloeff.com