Anne-Marie Nicolas
Partner - Attorney at Law
Anne-Marie Nicolas, partner, heads our Luxembourg Banking & Finance practice and co-heads our Luxembourg Restructuring practice. Anne-Marie focuses on domestic and international private equity matters and secured lending, including acquisition finance, real estate as well as distressed financings, security enforcements and debt restructurings.
Luxembourg
English, French, German
Anne-Marie focuses on cross-border finance transactions, including leveraged, corporate and real estate financings and advises in particular on the documenting and structuring of debt finance transactions generally. She also specialises in distressed financings, security enforcement and debt restructurings.
She also has longstanding (including in-house) experience in crisis management and corporate governance matters
Anne-Marie regularly acts for private equity sponsors and debt funds, other debt providers across the board on all levels of the debt capital structure as well as for multinationals.
Anne-Marie is an active member of various associations in the financial services industry and regularly publishes on pre-insolvency, (distressed) finance and corporate governance matters. She is also a panel speaker and an external trainer on debt restructuring and corporate governance matters.
Anne-Marie is a member of the Loyens & Loeff Financial Institutions team, the Fintech team, the Region team Germany and the Region team France.
Before joining our office, Anne-Marie gained extensive experience at a magic circle firm in Luxembourg and headed the EMEA and India corporate and legal practice of an S&P 500 industrial group.
Anne-Marie is currently a member of the international board of directors of Loyens & Loeff.
Banking & Finance
Restructuring & Insolvency
Financial Regulatory
Acquisition Finance
Transportation Finance
Financial Restructuring
Real Estate Finance
Asset-Based Finance
Secured Lending
Capital Markets
Real Estate
Equity Capital Markets
Corporate Advice
Real Estate Transactions
Debt Capital Markets
Work highlights
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19-04-2024Financial restructuring of Tele Columbus AG
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05-04-2022Loyens & Loeff congratulates Balta Group NV
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02-02-2022Loyens & Loeff advised Triton
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29-12-2021Loyens & Loeff advised ABN AMRO and Rabobank
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14-12-2018Loyens & Loeff advised the Famar Group
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07-12-2018Loyens & Loeff advised SGG
Contributions
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13-02-2025Top ranking in Chambers Global Guide
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19-04-2023Bond Restructurings in Luxembourg
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28-01-2022Further. Better. Together.
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18-01-2022Financial Regulatory News Updates - December
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24-06-2021Restructuring & Insolvency Q&A: security
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24-06-2021Restructuring & Insolvency Q&A: insolvency
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05-05-2021Luxembourg: A fintech-friendly jurisdiction
Memberships
Luxembourg Bar (List I) 2003
Luxembourg Directors Association (ILA)
Luxembourg Bankers Association (ABBL)
Luxembourg Banking Lawyers Association (ALJB)
LHoFT (Luxembourg House of Financial Technology)
New York Bar, 2004-2022
Qualifications
LL.M. in American Law, Boston University (Boston, Massachusetts,USA), 2002
Master's in French Law (double Master's Programme), Université Panthéon-Sorbonne (Paris, France), 2001
Master's in German Law (double Master's Programme), Universität zu Köln (Cologne, Germany), 2001
What others say
"Anne-Marie Nicolas is recognized as "Leading individual" in Banking, Finance and Capital Markets."
Legal 500 - EMEA (2024)
"Anne-Marie is a very experienced lawyer with practical and concise advice."
Chambers & Partners - Global (2024)
"Anne-Marie Nicolas is a pragmatic leader that takes into account the business side as much as the legal side."
Legal 500 - EMEA (2024)
"Anne-Marie Nicolas is very skilled in insolvency situations."
Legal 500 - EMEA (2024)
"Anne-Marie Nicolas is a sharp can-do problem solver with an excellent work ethic."
Chambers & Partners - Global (2024)
"Anne-Marie is very commercial, knows the dynamics of a deal well and is aware of where to push and make reasonable adjustments, which can be rare in Luxembourg."
Chambers & Partners - Global (2024)
"Anne-Marie Nicolas has very good understanding of the Luxembourg FinTech market."
Chambers & Partners - FinTech (2024)
"Anne-Marie is knowledgeable about technology and is looking to help the client in the best way possible."
Chambers & Partners - FinTech (2024)
‘The quality of service provided by Anne-Marie Nicolas is superb, based on great knowledge of the most sophisticated legal and commercial aspects of Luxembourg law. Anne-Marie can combine great technical skills, proactivity, and commercial attitude.’
Legal 500 - EMEA (2023)
"Anne-Marie Nicolas and Adrien Pierre are extremely approachable and display a practical attitude to complex legal questions."
Legal 500 - EMEA (2023)
"Anne-Marie Nicolas’ experience is unparalleled in the Luxembourg fintech market. She is clearly a good leader and is always able to find a good and sound answer to any question, with a willingness to think outside the box."
Legal 500 - EMEA (2023)
"She is very sharp, quick and strategic, knows the market extremely well and speaks in solutions."
Chambers & Partners - Global (2023)
‘There is no equal in the Luxembourg market than Anne-Marie Nicolas for sophisticated sponsor driven transactions both on financings and debt restructuring.’
Legal 500 - EMEA (2023)
‘Anne-Marie Nicolas is a top-notch lawyer. She is very responsive, always to the point she is able to quickly understand our needs and address them in an efficient way.’
Legal 500 - EMEA (2023)
Anne-Marie Nicolas is Band 3 ranked for Banking & Finance
Chambers & Partners - Global (2023)
Anne-Marie Nicolas named "Leading individual" in Banking, finance and capital markets
Legal 500 - EMEA (2023)
Anne-Marie Nicolas named "Practice head" in Fintech
Legal 500 - EMEA (2023)
Anne-Marie Nicolas named "Practice head" in Real Estate & Construction
Legal 500 - EMEA (2023)
Anne-Marie Nicolas "is fantastic in cutting through the legal advice and getting to the commercial side of things,"
Chambers & Partners - Global (2022)
"Continues to be perceived as a "top Luxembourg securities and crypto lawyer" by clients. One interviewee says: "Anne-Marie Nicolas truly envisages our strategy, she is assured and explains options extremely well to us. This is highly appreciated."
Chambers & Partners - FinTech (2022)
Anne-Marie Nicolas advises lenders on acquisitions, restructurings and joint ventures. A client describes her as "extremely knowledgeable and commercial in her approach" and particularly highlight that "there is never a single issue or challenge which she is not able to overcome instantaneously and effectively."
Chambers & Partners - Global (2021)
"She's very active on ICOs and on the capital markets side of FinTech - she's one of the drivers for that part of the market," says an insider. Another source says: "Anne-Marie has an extensive banking and regulatory background and is always keen to learn and move forward. She's willing to think out of the box and try to discover solutions."
Chambers & Partners - FinTech (2021)
Anne-Marie is ranked Band 2.
She continues to be perceived as a "top Luxembourg securities and crypto lawyer" by clients. One interviewee says: "Anne-Marie Nicolas truly envisages our strategy, she is assured and explains options extremely well to us. This is highly appreciated."
Chambers & Partners - FinTech (2021)
Anne-Marie Nicolas is very "knowledgeable and hands-on".
Legal 500 - EMEA (2020)
Anne-Marie Nicolas
Partner - Attorney at Law
anne-marie.nicolas@loyensloeff.com
Luxembourg
English, French, German
<p>Anne-Marie Nicolas, partner, heads our Luxembourg Banking & Finance practice and co-heads our Luxembourg Restructuring practice. Anne-Marie focuses on domestic and international private equity matters and secured lending, including acquisition finance, real estate as well as distressed financings, security enforcements and debt restructurings.</p>
Anne-Marie focuses on cross-border finance transactions, including leveraged, corporate and real estate financings and advises in particular on the documenting and structuring of debt finance transactions generally. She also specialises in distressed financings, security enforcement and debt restructurings.
She also has longstanding (including in-house) experience in crisis management and corporate governance matters
Anne-Marie regularly acts for private equity sponsors and debt funds, other debt providers across the board on all levels of the debt capital structure as well as for multinationals.
Anne-Marie is an active member of various associations in the financial services industry and regularly publishes on pre-insolvency, (distressed) finance and corporate governance matters. She is also a panel speaker and an external trainer on debt restructuring and corporate governance matters.
Anne-Marie is a member of the Loyens & Loeff Financial Institutions team, the Fintech team, the Region team Germany and the Region team France.
Before joining our office, Anne-Marie gained extensive experience at a magic circle firm in Luxembourg and headed the EMEA and India corporate and legal practice of an S&P 500 industrial group.
Anne-Marie is currently a member of the international board of directors of Loyens & Loeff.