Investment Management

Articles - Stibbe Luxembourg's Funds Partner Edouard d'Anterroches was amongst the few international experts asked by the Banque de Luxembourg Investments to take part in four workshops covering sustainable finance, impact investing and ESG topics. He co-authored the resulting white paper on microfinance which gathers interesting conclusions of the workshops.

Articles - The two in-depth analyses examine, respectively, the impact of the reform on the governance of financial institutions and on financial transactions, and the new form of limited company ("Société à responsabilité limitée"/"Besloten vennootschap").

Articles - COVID-19 is increasingly disrupting our real estate industry. Tenants are starting to suspend or delay their payments unilaterally. Development projects are slowed down or suspended, and certain investments are temporarily put on hold. Credit ratings of real estate investment companies and tenants are being eroded, causing our industry, which depends highly on capital markets, to slow down. Governments are desperately trying to keep track by frantically pushing legislation through, in an attempt to balance public health against a potential economic fallout.

Short Reads - Het multilateraal instrument (MLI) is een van de belangrijkste fiscale ontwikkelingen van het moment. In een column voor Fondsnieuws bespreekt David de Groot de (potentiële) gevolgen die het MLI voor beleggingsfondsen kan hebben.

Articles - What does the fund registration process involve, e.g., what documents are required to be filed? What are the consequences for failing to register a fund that is required to be registered in Dutch jurisdiction? Or, What are the types of entities that can be public funds in your jurisdiction?

Articles - Claire-Marie Darnand, Victorien Hémery, Johan Léonard, Tom Storck, Benjamin Marthoz, Audrey Jarreton and François Bernard have all contributed to the 2020 Chambers and Partners Real Estate Global Practice Guide, providing the Luxembourg chapter. 

Short Reads - The COVID-19 pandemic has a significant and immediate adverse effect on many companies in different industries. Many PE portfolio companies are particularly vulnerable given the typical high leverage finance structure and inherent need to maintain cash flow. To meet these challenges and mitigate liability risks, management and owners may need to take clear and immediate action (and refrain from certain other actions) in the interest of all stakeholders. The following sets out some key legal guidelines for management and owners when dealing with a Dutch subsidiary in distress.

Articles - On 1 January 2020, the mandatory provisions of the Code for Companies and Associations or "BCAC" entered into force. This article provides an overview of the main characteristics of the most commonly used unregulated real estate vehicles in Belgium (the regulated real estate vehicles are part of a separate publication that will be published shortly). It does not intend to provide a complete overview of all unregulated investment vehicles available, but it does give insight into the main characteristics of the most commonly used investment vehicles in Belgium.