Laurent Fessmann
Europe Guide 2024
Band 3 : Investment Funds
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About
Provided by Laurent Fessmann
Practice Areas
Laurent has significant experience in fund structuring and asset management, including formation and ongoing assistance of investment funds in a variety of asset classes (private equity, hedge funds, real estate).
Professional Memberships
Member of the Luxembourg Bankers' Association (ABBL)
Member of the Association Luxembourgeoise des Fonds d'Investissement (ALFI)
Member of Luxembourg Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (LPEA)
Member of EPRA of the European Public Real Estate Association (EPRA)
Publications
Baker McKenzie Legal Insights: https://insightplus.bakermckenzie.com/bm/search#/as=1/aw=Laurent%20Fessmann
Personal
Laurent Fessmann co-heads the Funds & Asset Management team of the Baker McKenzie Luxembourg office and co-leads the global funds practice at Baker McKenzie accros the 75 offices. He holds a 25 year experience in business law and started his career in 1996 as in-house in a French CAC40 listed company, where he worked intensively on LBO transactions, capital markets and corporate law matters. Laurent joined a top ten Luxembourg business law firm, where he became the investment fund partner in 2008. He founded his own firm in August 2009 and co-established the Baker McKenzie Luxembourg office in 2010.
Chambers Review
Europe
Laurent Fessmann advises on regulatory and governance issues, and additionally offers particular experience in handling questions relating to ESG-focused funds. He also assists with fund formation and closing matters.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Laurent Fessmann is very knowledgeable and provides good and valued advice to us at all times."
"He understands our business extremely well, with a very good view of what we need. He has a very good experience in the regulatory side of investment activities."
"Laurent Fessmann is very knowledgeable and provides good and valued advice to us at all times."
"He understands our business extremely well, with a very good view of what we need. He has a very good experience in the regulatory side of investment activities."