Jean-François Findling

Practice Areas

Leading local and cross-border M&A transactions, with a particular expertise on banks, insurances, real estate and the financial industry.

Assisting international Corporations in the reorganization of their group structure and implementing all types of corporate transactions, including mergers, spin-off, redomiciliation, equity contributions, dissolutions and liquidations.

Joint-ventures structured through Luxembourg vehicles.

Advising Private Equity, Infrastructure and Real Estate Investment Funds and asset managers on governance, structuring of their investments and co-investments.

Advising families and private owners of Corporations in the governance and succession planning.

Assisting shareholders in settling shareholders disputes.

Professional Memberships

Member and Legal Corporate Law Working Group representative at Luxembourg Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (LPEA)

Member and Co-Chair of Governance & ESG Committe at Luxembourg Association of Family Offices (LAFO)

Member of Association progrès du management (APM)

Publications

Baker McKenzie Legal Insights:

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Personal

Jean-Francois Findling is a founder and the managing partner of Baker McKenzie's Luxembourg office.

With more than 25 years of experience, he heads the Corporate M&A Practice Group and advises local and international clients on the negotiations of M&A deals, with a particular expertise in the financial industry and real estate.

He is also the trusted advisor of many Private Equity, Infrastructure and Real Estate investment funds and asset managers, assisting them on their governance, the structuring of their investments and exits, the negotiations of their co-investments and management incentive plans.

Jean-François also holds a broad experience in advising global corporations in their cross-border reorganization projects, including coordinating and implementing sophisticated mergers, spin-off and redomiciliations.