Catherine Martougin

Practice Areas

Catherine represents asset managers of private equity funds, real estate funds, debt and infrastructure funds and other financial institutions. She works on a large range of corporate and commercial transactions, including organizational structuring and related regulatory matters (notably AIFs and AIFMs), as well as initial fund formation, complex restructurings, mergers and acquisitions, asset dispositions, secondary trades, capital raisings, real estate investments, venture capital investments, and joint venture arrangements.

Professional Memberships

Member of the Executive Board at European Association for Investors in Non-Listed Real Estate (INREV)

Member of the Association Luxembourgeoise des Fonds d'Investissement (ALFI)

Member of the Luxembourg Association for Real Estate (LuxReal)

Trainer at the sessions of the Institute dedicated to fund professionals, House of Training

Member of the International Bar Association

Member of Women for Business

Member of Ladies in Law Luxembourg Association (LILLA)

Publications

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“Equity bridge financing and side letters, the hidden enemies”, AGEFI Luxembourg, November 2021

“From ESG Compliance to Impact Investing: The Extra Mile of the Real Estate Fund Industry”, AGEFI Luxembourg, November 2020.

“Revisiting European Marketing Rules”, Agefi, December 2019.

"Investors retain their strong bargaining power", Delano.lu, November 2018.

"Identification of beneficial owners: the corporate entities now on the spot", Agefi Luxembourg, March 2018.

"Brexit: Times are Changing (again)", Agefi Luxembourg, September 2017.

"Making regulation work for real estate" INREV Quarterly issue 28.

The European Alternative Investment Fund Directive: How will it affect managers of real estate funds?," IBA Real Estate Review, September 2011.

"The Alternative Investment Funds Directive (AIFMD)," Revue Européenne de Droit Bancaire et Financier, 2011/3.

Personal

Catherine Martougin co-heads the Funds & Asset Management team of the Baker McKenzie Luxembourg office.

She has more than 20 years' experience in business law. Prior to joining the Firm, she practiced in elite international law firms in Paris and Luxembourg.