En quelques mots Rappel de la Cour sur les règles en matière de domiciliation de sociétés. En vertu de la loi du 31 mai 1999 qui règlemente l’activité de domiciliation, lorsqu’une société établit auprès d’un tiers un siège pour y exercer une activité dans le cadre de son objet social et que […]
On March 2nd 2016 the Luxembourg supervisory authority, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (“CSSF”), published the press release 16/10 on practical issues in relation to the UCITS V regime and depositary aspects in relation to Part II UCIs. After having reconfirmed the list of all instruments that will put in place the UCITS […]
IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce J. Steven Parker of Parker MacIntyre. Steven has joined IR as our exclusive Capital Markets member in US-Georgia. Mr. Parker has extensive experience in advising companies engaging in capital markets transactions, including advising private funds, hedge funds, investment advisers and broker dealers. […]
IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Daniel I. MacIntyre of Parker MacIntyre. Daniel has joined IR as our exclusive Capital Markets member in US-Georgia. Dan MacIntyre is Chair of the firm’s business and transactional practice group. With forty years of experience representing clients in corporate, securities and general […]
On November 30th 2015, the European Commission published its proposal for a Prospectus Regulation (the “Regulation”), which will, if adopted, replace the existing Prospectus Directive (Directive 2003/71/EC). With this proposal, the Commission aims to make it easier for companies in Europe to raise funding on the capital markets, to provide all types of issuers with disclosure rules tailored […]
On January 1st 2016, amendments to the rules and regulations of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (the “Rules”) entered into force. The amendments (which impact parts 1 and 2 and the appendices of the Rules) are the first of such amendments in a new process which has been undertaken by the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (“LxSE”) to update […]
On December 14th 2015, the European Banking Authority (the “EBA”) published a reportwith recommendations, in response to the European Commission’s call for advice on the suitability of certain aspects of the prudential regime for investment firms. The report highlights three key deficiencies of the current prudential regime, which consists of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID), […]
On December 23rd 2015, Regulation (EU) 2015/2365 of the European Parliament and of the Council of November 25th 2015 on transparency of securities financing transactions and of reuse and amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 (the “Regulation”) was published in the Official Journal of the EU. The Regulation aims to improve the transparency of securities lending and repurchase transactions and applies […]
With the announcement of the promotion of a New Senior Counsel, 5 Counsels and a Senior Associate, Bonn Steichen & Partners, a leading independent Luxembourg law firm, underlines its strategy of pursuing internal growth and rewarding the excellence and commitment of its lawyers. Marie Claude Frank has been promoted to Senior Counsel. She practices in […]
The Draft Law was approved by the Luxembourg Council of Government last November 27th 2015 and in principle it is expected that the Luxembourg parliament will approve it smoothly. The draft Law should enter into force on the second quarter of 2016. RAIFs are unregulated alternative investment funds which will enjoy all of the flexibilities […]
On December 9th 2015 Regulation (EU) 2015/760 of the European Parliament and the Council of 29 April 2015 on European long-term investment funds (the “Regulation”) became directly applicable in each Member State of the European Union. The Regulation creates a new investment fund framework – the European Long-Term Investment Fund (“ELTIF”). Fundamental purpose of the […]
Luxembourg law firm Bonn Steichen & Partners (BSP) has continued the growth of its Corporate M&A practice with the addition Laurie-Anne Takerkart as new Counsel. A corporate lawyer with an extensive background in a wide variety of transactions involving technology and other industries, Laurie-Anne Takerkart advises multinational companies and private equity firms on cross-border mergers […]