Christophe Balthazard

Partner

Christophe advises clients on a wide range of corporate law matters (including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, shareholders’ agreements, incentive plans, restructurings and reorganizations) with a particular focus in the private equity / alternative asset management sector. Prior to joining VCL, Christophe has worked over 10 years in Luxembourg in the corporate practice of a Magic Circle firm and as local partner in the M&A/Private Equity practice of a leading US law firm. Christophe is qualified and admitted to the bar in Luxembourg (Avocat à la Cour).

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Svetlana Baraban

Partner
Attorney at law
Advocaat

Svetlana’s practice encompasses a full spectrum of matters involving alternative investment funds, advising both fund managers and fund investors on structuring, operational issues and regulatory aspects of private equity funds, venture capital funds and hedge funds, as well as on primary, secondary and co-investment transactions. Over the past few years Svetlana has been at the forefront in assisting numerous asset managers and negotiating on their behalf in the setting up of their private equity and venture capital funds with DFI’s.

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Ilona van den Bergh

Partner

Civil law notary
Notaris

Ilona has experience in the field of corporate and commercial law. She advises in international restructuring projects, including incorporation’s of private and public companies, (cross border) mergers, transfer and issuance of registered shares. Ilona has worked for various clients, which include multinational companies established in the Netherlands, the United States of America, the United Kingdom and India.

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Emile Bongers

Partner
Attorney at law / Tax advisor
Advocaat-belastingadviseur

Emile has 23 years of experience in dealing with complex international & domestic corporate and tax matters. Emile’s expertise is truly global having worked and resided in Amsterdam, New York, London and Dubai. Emile focuses on M&A, joint ventures, corporate reorganizations, (re)financing transactions, PE transactions, sovereign wealth funds, corporate governance and general corporate and tax advice.

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Piet Boonstra

Partner
Attorney at law / Tax advisor
Advocaat-belastingkundige

Piet advises on international tax aspects for M&A and private equity. He has experience in advising funds and multinationals on cross-border transactions including application of tax treaties and obtaining tax rulings. Piet is specialized in international tax planning and structuring for fund raising, investments, financing, listings, joint ventures, restructurings, reorganizations and migrations. He also is experienced in tax litigation and negotiating tax indemnities and warranties. Piet is lecturer at the International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation (“IBFD”).

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Marc van Campen

Partner
Attorney at law / Tax advisor
Advocaat-belastingkundige

Marc specializes in cross-border private equity investments and in legal and tax aspects of pan-European fund structuring. His projects include structuring the investments of private equity funds as well as advising fund managers on the optimization of their remuneration package. He has a strong track record in the emerging markets, notably in the CEE, CIS and Turkey.

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Marcello Distaso

Partner
Attorney at law / Tax advisor
Advocaat-belastingadviseur

Marcello divides his time between the Amsterdam and the Luxembourg offices. His main fields of expertise include international tax planning, mainly related to the structuring of VC and PE deals, joint ventures and M&A transactions. Marcello has developed a particular expertise in structuring investment funds (such as venture capital, private equity, real estate funds and hedge funds). He is also involved in emerging markets work, notably in the CEE, Russia/CIS, Middle East, China and Brazil. Marcello is a lecturer at the University of Leiden (LL.M. International Taxation) and IBFD.

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Raffaele Gargiulo

Partner
Tax advisor*

Raffaele specializes in structuring cross border investments for private equity funds and hedge funds with a particular focus on Luxembourg and Dutch tax aspects. He has extensive experience serving US, Canadian and UK clients and developing tax efficient solutions for a variety of investment funds and multinationals in Europe, Asia and Latin America. He is also specialist in FATCA and CRS and Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive.

* Qualified in Italy and Luxembourg as tax advisor

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Aston Goad

Partner

Aston is a corporate/M&A lawyer with a focus on Venture Capital and Private Equity transactions. Having worked in Europe, the US and Asia, Aston has extensive knowledge of international and cross-border transactions. While he has a bias towards the technology industry, he has advised clients that are active in a variety of sectors. Aston also has relevant experience in commercial, employment, finance and IT/tech related matters which he gained as a corporate lawyer.

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Renaud Graas

Partner
Avocat à la Cour

Renaud has extensive experience in funds and asset management regulatory matters. Renaud advises clients on a wide range of alternative funds matters, including private equity, real estate, infrastructure, funds of funds, debt and distressed funds, co-investment and carry vehicles and other alternative investment structures, as well as retail funds such as UCITS. Renaud has gained thorough experience in fund review and fund formation matters from working with institutional investors as well as prominent asset management firms. He also advises on the establishment and licensing of UCITS management companies and AIFMs and their ongoing regulatory obligations. In addition, Renaud advises clients regularly on insurance regulatory matters.

Renaud obtained a law degree from the University of Liège and finished a complementary course in Luxembourg law at the University of Luxembourg. He has worked for more than a decade in the Luxembourg funds practice of a Magic Circle firm. Renaud joined the Luxembourg office of Van Campen Liem in 2019. Renaud is a member of the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry (ALFI) and the Luxembourg Private Equity Association (LPEA). He is a regular guest speaker or panellist in conferences and is the author of various publications on the subjects of investment funds and related regulatory topics.

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Cees Kersten

Partner Corporate
Civil Law Notary

Cees is mainly involved in joint ventures, M&A transactions, VC and PE deals, securities, international restructurings, corporate governance and general corporate law advisory. His clients are US and European multi-nationals, sovereign wealth funds, as well as Dutch and international venture-capital funds. Cees is also involved in emerging markets work, notably in the CEE, Middle East, China and Brazil.

Industry sectors in which Cees is particularly active include biotech, medical equipment, energy, media and communications and financial services.

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Paul Kraan

Partner
Attorney at law / Tax advisor
Advocaat-belastingkundige

Paul is specialized in international tax planning and structuring, advising multinationals and funds on Dutch tax aspects of their investments, including international dimensions such as the application of EU law and bilateral (tax) treaties. He has ample experience with cross-border transactions, both external acquisitions and internal restructurings, such as centralization of IP and optimization of supply chains. Paul is a board member of The Netherlands Association of Tax Attorneys (NVAB) and has litigated a substantial number of tax cases before the Dutch courts.

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Edwin Liem

Partner
Corporate lawyer / Civil law notary
Edwin Liem has over 24 years of experience in corporate law and transactional work. Edwin was crown appointed as civil law notary in 1998. Edwin is mainly involved in joint ventures, M&A transactions, VC and PE deals, international restructurings, corporate governance and general corporate law advisory. His clients are multi-national companies, sovereign wealth funds, as well as Dutch and international venture-capital funds and family offices.

Industry sectors in which Edwin is particularly active include biotech, medical equipment, pharma, energy and offshore industry. Edwin regularly gives lectures and trainings on shareholders agreement and venture capital transactions for institutions including the European Venture Capital Association.

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Sophie de Mandt – Sprockel

Partner
Attorney at law
Advocaat

Sophie is specialized in corporate law and advises both national and international clients in respect of mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, MBO’s, corporate restructurings and corporate governance. Sophie acts for (inter)national venture capital companies, strategic parties and management

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Thomas Mitchell

Partner
Attorney at law *

Tom is primarily involved in corporate law work. With a background in M&A and equity finance, he specializes in the formation of private and public investment funds and related corporate transactions. He has wide experience in listed securities, IPO’s and bond documentation.

* Qualified and admitted to the bar in the state of New York, USA

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Arjen Mulderije

Partner
Attorney at law
Advocaat

Arjen is primarily involved in corporate law work. With a broad background in this field, he specializes in Dutch and cross-border corporate restructurings, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, including the establishment of new corporate structures as well as setting up joint ventures, partnerships and corporations. Arjen has extensive knowledge in a wide range of Dutch corporate and commercial law matters and counsels corporate clients and financial institutions on regulatory issues.

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Jérémy Muszkatblit

Partner
Avocat à la Cour

Van Campen Liem Luxembourg

Jérémy has over 12 years of experience within the investment fund industry. Prior to joining Van Campen Liem, Jérémy worked for a top tier Luxembourg law firm as well as for the Luxembourg office of a leading US law firm. He is regularly involved in the setting-up of Private Equity, Real-Estate and Hedge Funds as well as assets servicing matters in general. He demonstrates a solid expertise on every aspect of the fund lifecycles, including notably investment strategies matters, corporate governance issues, funding mechanism as well as exit strategies. He assists seed investors on a regular basis in their negotiations with fund managers. Jérémy is also involved in typical distribution and marketing matters both in relation to funds and other financial services.

* Admitted to the Luxembourg bar

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Saman Sadeghi

Partner
Tax advisor
Belastingadviseur

Saman services the Private Equity and Venture Capital market at the fund, deals and portfolio level and is actively involved in a wide range of PE and VC transactions with a particular focus on the MENA region where he has a strong track record in Egypt especially. His practice primarily focuses on the representation of high-growth companies, their founders and investors on a variety of legal and tax matters including deal structuring, seed- and growth- financing and employee incentive plans. In addition, Saman specializes in tax aspects of structuring alternative investment funds including the manager’s remuneration package.

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Aldo Schuurman

Partner
Attorney at law*
Advocaat

Aldo heads the Luxemburg office of Van Campen Liem, advising multinationals, investment banks, private equity funds and other investors on Luxemburg and Dutch corporate law and securities law. Aldo specializes in cross-border transactions, with a particular focus on corporate (re)structurings and group financing.

In addition, Aldo has a sizable private client practice, providing advice as to Luxembourg and Dutch (and Curacao) law on matters ranging from asset protection to tax efficient structuring of family holding vehicles to an array of clients, including ultra high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trustees and private banks.

* Qualified in the Netherlands and admitted to practice in Luxembourg (List IV)

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Martijn Stuart

Partner
Attorney-at-law
Advocaat*

Martijn is a corporate lawyer with 11 years of experience, dealing with cross-border and domestic transactions and other corporate law matters. Martijn specializes in M&A, with a focus on private equity and real estate transactions, joint ventures and restructurings. His clients mostly consist of investment funds and financial institutions, but he has also advised corporates and management teams. Martijn is admitted to the Dutch Bar and New York State Bar and has worked and resided in Beijing.

* Qualified and admitted to practice in the Netherlands and New York. 

William Tanguy

Partner
Avocat à la Cour

Van Campen Liem Luxembourg

William has a significant experience on issues relating to domestic and international M&A transactions and joint ventures. He routinely provides assistance in complex domestic and cross-border integrations and restructurings and also works with private equity firms to structure their investments.
Before joining Van Campen Liem, William worked for a top 10 Luxembourg business law firm and for the Luxembourg office of a leading US law firm.

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Maurits Tausk

Partner
Attorney at law
Advocaat

Maurits is primarily involved in corporate law work. With a broad background in M&A, joint ventures and equity finance, he specializes in the formation of investment funds and related corporate transactions. He has wide experience with establishment, restructuring of and investments in private equity, real estate and hedge funds. Maurits is deeply involved in the industry discussion of recent investment fund regulatory developments and in particular the AIFM Directive.

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Andrew de Vries

Partner
Attorney at law* / Tax advisor
Advocaat-belastingadviseur
Van Campen Liem Luxembourg

Andrew has over 10 years of experience within the asset management industry. He joined Van Campen Liem upon its formation in 2012 and worked before for a leading US law firm. He is regularly involved in matters of international taxation and mainly relating to the set up of private investment fund structures in Luxembourg and the Netherlands, deal structuring (PE/VC and real estate), joint ventures and cross border reorganisations. He has significant experience in the application of tax treaties, European Directives and obtaining tax rulings in Luxembourg and the Netherlands.

* Qualified in the Netherlands and admitted to practice in Luxembourg (List IV)

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Bart Wehmeijer

Partner
Corporate lawyer / Candidate civil law notary

Bart is mainly involved in international restructurings, joint ventures, M&A and private equity transactions and general corporate law advisory. Bart is also regularly involved in setting up and advising investment funds. His clients are US and European multi-nationals, as well as Dutch and international investors and family offices.

Industry sectors in which Bart is particularly active include the energy, oil & gas and offshore industry.

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Olivier Wuidar

Partner
Avocat à la Cour

Olivier is a partner in our funds practice in Luxembourg, which he joined in 2019. He advises clients on a wide range of alternative funds matters, with a particular focus on private equity, venture capital and infrastructure. He assists fund managers in structuring and establishing alternative investment vehicles and also has deep expertise in representing investors in negotiating their investments in alternative funds. His practice also includes secondary transactions involving the disposal or acquisition of fund interests and fund restructurings. Olivier also has significant experience in corporate transactional work.

Prior to joining Van Campen Liem, Olivier worked in the funds practice of a Benelux firm based in Luxembourg. Before that, he was Head of VC Investments and Secondary Transactions within the Legal Service of the European Investment Fund. He started his career in the corporate and M&A practice of a Magic Circle firm in Luxembourg. Olivier graduated in law from the Catholic University of Louvain (UCL) in 2002. He obtained a Master’s degree in business law from Ghent University (2003) and followed an advanced course in Luxembourg law at the University of Luxembourg (2004). Olivier was admitted to practice in Luxembourg (Avocat à la Cour) in 2006.

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Gabriel Amar

Senior Associate
Attorney at law*
Avocat

Gabriel Amar specializes in structuring cross border investments for private equity funds and multinational companies, with a particular focus on Luxembourg tax aspects and transfer pricing.

Gabriel holds a Master’s degree in business and tax law from the ESSEC Business School and University of Cergy-Pontoise (France), a Master’s degree in business law from the University of Paris X, Nanterre (France) as well as post-graduate degrees in Luxembourg tax.

Gabriel is also a member of the International Fiscal Association (IFA) in Luxembourg.

He has also contributed to several books/publications and published “L’émission de certificats de résidence au profit des organismes de placement collectif luxembourgeois”, AGEFI.

Gabriel worked previously as tax advisor for a leading French law firm and for a Luxembourg tax advisory firm.

* Qualified and admitted to the bar in Paris, France (avocat à la Cour) and admitted to practice in Luxembourg (List IV)

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Savvas Atzemoglou

Associate
Attorney at law*

Savvas is involved in the corporate law practice. Before joining Van Campen Liem, he studied commercial and corporate law at the Erasmus University of Rotterdam, specialized in M&A, private equity transactions, corporate restructurings and corporate governance.

*Qualified in Greece

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Can Bahtir

Associate
Candidate civil law notary
Kandidaat-notaris

Can is a corporate tax lawyer, who studied fiscal law and notarial law at the VU University in Amsterdam. Before joining Van Campen Liem, Can worked as a tax lawyer at the Dutch tax authorities. He mainly assists corporate clients in Turkey and the CIS region on Dutch and international tax law matters relating to joint ventures, M&A transactions, corporate restructurings.

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Saskia Bergin

Senior associate
Attorney at law
Advocaat

Saskia is involved in the corporate law practice and specializes in financial law. She has broad experience advising national and international clients on matters relating to economic sanctions, banking, capital markets and lending as well as on regulatory laws and regulations. Saskia’s expertise further includes advising on the formation of investment funds and related corporate transactions.

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Foteini Biloroglou

Attorney at law
Avocat

Foteini Biloroglou advises on the setting up and the registration of regulated funds and unregulated funds with a particular focus on alternative investment funds. Foteini also assists clients on regulatory and corporate matters relating to the ongoing operations and obligations of funds and fund managers. She is experienced in advising institutional and non-institutional investors in relation to their investments into funds. Prior to joining Van Campen Liem, Foteini has worked for a reputable law firm in Athens and the European Investment Fund in Luxembourg. Foteini holds an LLM in International Commercial Law from the University of Glasgow. 

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Bastiaan Bloemink

Counsel Regulatory and Compliance
Lawyer

Bastiaan (Bas) Bloemink focuses on assistance to funds and managers, investment firms and on regulatory matters. He advises on regulatory, governance and legal requirements for regulated and exempted firms alike. His broad and in-depth experience covers license applications, regulatory assessments of board and supervisory board members, legal qualifications and handling regulatory investigations. Bas translates legal and regulatory requirements into operational and practical solutions for clients.

Bastiaan has worked for fund managers in real estate, arbitrage, hedge and financial instruments funds. He has also been involved in FinTech initiatives, brokers/asset managers/MTF’s, financial services providers and compliance activities and holds a post-graduate certification in securities law.

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Maurice van Bree

Senior associate
Tax advisor
Belastingadviseur

Maurice specializes in international tax planning and (re-)structuring, advising multinationals predominantly on corporate tax and withholding taxes. He gained extensive experience in Dutch and international tax as a (external) tax advisor (Deloitte, KPMG), as well as inhouse tax counsel for ING and one of the largest family owned Dutch multinationals. 

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Benoit Dardenne

Counsel

Benoit advises clients on structuring and setting up regulated funds and unregulated funds with a particular focus on alternative investment funds  (e.g., private equity, real estate, infrastructure, fund-of-funds, etc.). Benoit also assists clients on regulatory and corporate matters relating to the structuring and ongoing operations of funds. Benoit has significant experience in advising institutional investors in relation to their investments into closed-ended funds. Benoit advises on the establishment and licensing of alternative investment fund managers and their ongoing regulatory obligations.

Benoit holds a Master of Law and a Master of Political Sciences from the Catholic University of Louvain (UCL) and a Master of European Law from the College of Europe (Bruges). He was admitted as Avocat à la Cour in Luxembourg in 2015. He worked for almost six years in the Luxembourg funds practice of a Magic Circle firm and two and an half year at the European Investment Bank where he gained significant experience on fund review work and negotiating equity investments into private equity and infrastructure (co-)investment structures across a wide range of jurisdictions. He joined the Luxembourg office of Van Campen Liem in 2019.

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Oya Derindere

Senior associate
Attorney at law*

Oya has an extensive experience in advising clients in a broad range of sectors on corporate and commercial legal matters especially in the emerging markets particularly in Turkey. She specializes in M&A transactions, joint ventures and corporate restructurings. She has mainly worked with the private equity and venture capital firms and involved in a number of significant international and cross-border deals. Prior to joining Van Campen Liem, she worked for over 11 years in top tier law firms in Turkey and in DLA Piper London in 2010. Oya was also recommended by Legal 500: Turkey in 2014 – Corporate/M&A.

* Qualified and admitted in Turkey

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Maarten Duijnker

Associate notarial

Maarten is an associate in our notarial practice group. He has broad experience on corporate notarial law matters, relating to incorporations, share transfers and share issues, as well as joint ventures, M&A transactions, corporate restructurings and general corporate law advisory.

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Pepijn van Egmond

Candidate civil law notary
Kandidaat-notaris

Pepijn is a candidate civil law notary who graduated in notarial law from VU University Amsterdam.

He successfully completed the three-year professional training programme for deputy civil-law notaries, and he finished the post-graduate specialist programme in Company and Corporate Law at the Grotius Academie.

Pepijn focuses in particular on corporate law matters, M&A transactions and joint ventures, establishment of investment structures, international corporate restructurings and corporate governance.

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Anna Fredova

Associate
Attorney at law
Advocaat

Anna Fredova is involved in the general corporate practice and advises both Dutch and international clients on various corporate law matters with a focus on mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings and corporate governance.  Anna is a native Russian speaker. Prior to joining Van Campen Liem, she was employed at Intertrust and AKD.

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Rocío García-Santiuste

Senior associate
Attorney at law*
Avocat

Rocío specializes in the formation and ongoing advice of alternative investment funds, with a special focus on private equity and real estate. She is actively involved in the funds’ related regulatory and compliance matters. Rocío advises her clients in respect of AIFMD aspects and notably the structuring of their Luxembourg based AIFMs as well as their cross border distribution schemes. Prior to joining Van Campen Liem, she served as an associate in the investment funds’ department of another international law firm established in Luxembourg. With her several years of experience, she has gained exposure to general corporate law matters and undertaken a wide range of corporate and transactional work relating to investment funds. She holds an joint LL.M in European Transnational Trade Law and Finance from the universities of Tilburg (The Netherlands), Strasbourg (France) and Deusto (Spain).

* Qualified in Spain  and admitted to practice in Luxembourg (List IV)

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Rachelle Giller

Associate
Corporate lawyer

Rachelle studied Corporate Law at the University of Utrecht, the Netherlands. She mainly assists corporate clients on corporate law matters, relating to joint ventures, M&A transactions, corporate restructurings and general corporate law advisory.

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Diego Gonzalez Manso

Tax advisor

Diego specializes in structuring cross border investments for private equity funds, hedge funds and venture capital with a particular focus on Luxembourg tax aspects. Before joining Van Campen Liem, Diego worked as tax lawyer for a leading Luxembourg independent law firm. Diego is a Spanish lawyer. He is qualified and admitted to the bar in Madrid, Spain (abogado) and in Luxembourg.

Diego is a graduate of the LLM in International and European Tax Law at Maastricht University. He holds a Masters in Law from the University of Alcalá de Henares and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Salamanca.

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Pierre-Andrea Guenoun

Attorney at law

Pierre-Andrea advises clients on a wide range of corporate matters (including structurings, reorganizations, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and shareholders’ agreements) with a particular focus in the private equity / alternative asset management sector. Before joining Van Campen Liem, he studied corporate and commercial law at the Maastricht University, with a specialization in corporate governance, M&A, private equity transactions, business law, and was part of the legal clinic at the University of Luxembourg while studying European private law.

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Etienne Hein

Senior associate
Avocat à la Cour*

Etienne has over 10 years of experience in the corporate and contractual law area in Luxembourg. Before joining Van Campen Liem in 2018, Etienne worked for one local and two international law firms in Luxembourg. Etienne has a significant experience in M&A and restructuring transactions, on potential liability aspects, and in commercial, contractual and collateral law. He advised in the past a various range of clients, from start-ups to investments funds and is now mainly focusing on private equity and restructuring transactions.

Etienne holds a Master I in private law (Stockholm University, Sweden), a Master I in business law and a Master II in European law (Strasbourg University, France).

*Admitted to the Luxembourg Bar

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Nathan Hoeffnagel

Attorney at law
Advocaat

Nathan is involved in the corporate law practice and advises multinationals and (large) domestic corporations in respect of M&A and private equity transactions, corporate (re)structurings, joint ventures, management buy-outs and corporate governance.

Prior to joining van Campen Liem in 2018, Nathan served several internships with leading Dutch and international law firms.

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Benoit Kelecom

Counsel

Benoit has worked 7 years in the asset management department of Allen & Overy in Luxembourg and in London, where he had been seconded in 2016. He has set up and managed the funds team of a Luxembourg advisory firm as from 2017 prior to joining Van Campen Liem in August 2019. Benoit advises both GPs and LPs in the structuring and ongoing operations of alternative investment funds with a particular focus on real estate, infrastructure, funds of funds, distressed and private equity. Benoit has significant experience in the establishment of, and advice to, management companies and AIFMs in Luxembourg. Benoit has also gained a solid expertise in regulatory matters affecting the operations of asset managers such as Brexit, AIFMD cross-border distribution, AML, structuring of deal flows and corporate governance.

Wytze Kijlstra

Tax advisor
Belastingadviseur

Wytze studied Tax Law at the University of Amsterdam with a specialization in corporate tax and withholding tax for international tax planning and (re-)structuring. He currently advises global investment funds and joint ventures on their international tax policies.

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Eva Klein Obbink

Associate
Candidate civil law notary
Kandidaat-notaris

Eva is a corporate lawyer who studied notarial law at the University in Utrecht, the Netherlands. She mainly assists clients in the US and in Europe on corporate law matters, relating to joint ventures, M&A transactions, corporate restructurings and general corporate law advisory.

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Eleni Kokkinou

Senior associate
Attorney at law*
Avocat

Eleni is a corporate lawyer who advises international clients in relation to Luxembourg law matters, including corporate restructuring and establishment of investment structures. She specializes in the structuring, setting up and operation of Luxembourg investment funds and vehicles, including related advice on corporate, financial and contractual matters.

* Qualified in Greece and admitted to practice in Luxembourg (List IV)

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Ekaterina Lebedeva

Senior associate
Attorney at law*

Ekaterina is counseling private and institutional clients in general corporate law matters with a particular focus on private equity transactions (including corporate governance, joint ventures, acquisitions and sales, private mergers and acquisitions). She has extensive experience in setting up cross-border investment structures and reorganising existing ones. Her practice also extends to matters of Luxembourg securities and financial law in the context of raising capital from private and institutional investors. Ekaterina advises both Luxembourg and international clients including, in particular, clients from Russia/CIS and CEE regions.

*qualified and admitted to the bar in the State of New York, USA

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Sanne Mans

Associate
Tax advisor
Belastingadviseur

Sanne studied fiscal economics and tax law at Maastricht University and is specialized in international tax planning and structuring for investment funds, joint ventures, financing activities and reorganization projects. She advises on international tax aspects for private equity as well as general M&A and is experienced in the application of EU law and tax treaties.

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Guillaume Maurin

Senior associate
Corporate lawyer

Guillaume is primarily involved in corporate and M&A work. He advises private equity firms or investment funds in Luxembourg or acting through Luxembourg-based vehicles on their cross-border acquisition transactions, restructuring and day-to-day corporate work. Before joining Van Campen Liem, Guillaume worked for the Luxembourg offices of leading international law firms.

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Robin de Meester

Associate
Attorney at law / Tax advisor
Advocaat / Belastingadviseur

Robin studied tax law at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam and specializes in international tax planning and structuring, assisting on the tax aspects of cross-border restructurings and reorganizations and the establishment of investment structures.

Prior to joining Van Campen Liem, Robin worked at PwC in Amsterdam, focusing mainly on multinational corporations and private-equity.

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Caroline Motzer

Senior associate
Avocat à la Cour

Caroline is based in the Luxembourg office and is involved in fund formation and fund review matters as well as in advising asset managers in respect of their ongoing regulatory obligations.

Prior to joining Van Campen Liem, Caroline was a counsel in the capital markets department of a leading independent law firm in Luxembourg, specializing in securities law and capital markets regulation, advising clients on various matters such as IPOs and admissions to trading (including SPAC projects); the ongoing obligations on both issuers and investors arising from listings; placements and buybacks of securities; takeovers; consent solicitations and exchange offers.

Caroline gained her legal education at the Universities of Reading and Paris X and obtained an M.B.L. at the University of St. Gallen. She was admitted to the roll of solicitors of England and Wales in 2005 and to the Luxembourg Bar in 2016.

Giti Navabi

Corporate lawyer

Giti is a corporate lawyer who studied corporate and civil law at the University of Leiden, the Netherlands. She mainly assists corporate clients on corporate law matters, relating to joint ventures, M&A transactions, corporate restructurings and general corporate law advisory.

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Hayette Nebti

Associate
Avocat*

Hayette is involved in the setting-up and ongoing advice to investment funds, in particular to Private Equity and Real Estate funds.
Prior to joining Van Campen Liem, Hayette worked in the investment funds department of a leading Luxembourg independent law firm, dealing both with regulated and unregulated structures. She also gained experience in general corporate law matters and transactional work.
She holds a LL.M in International Business Law from the University of Exeter (United-Kingdom).

*Admitted to practice in Luxembourg

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Jamie Ogilvie

Senior associate
English solicitor

Jamie Ogilvie is an English-qualified solicitor specializing in private investment funds.  She represents and advises a broad spectrum of international clients in relation to structuring and operational aspects of private investment funds of various asset classes, as well as on primary, secondary and co-investment transactions.  Her previous experience includes:

• fundraising for a mid-market European healthcare-focused fund;
• acting for a number of buyers and sellers in secondary deals; and
• secondment at Aviva Investors.

Prior to joining Van Campen Liem, she trained at Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP (London) and worked in the private investment fund teams in the London offices of Berwin Leighton Paisner and Proskauer Rose (UK) LLP.

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Ruxandra Pais

Associate

Ruxandra joined the funds practice of Van Campen Liem in 2019 after gaining experience at the European Investment Bank.

She graduated in law from Strasbourg University and holds a Master’s degree in international business law from Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and an LL.M from Leiden University.

Diederik Palstra

Senior associate
English Solicitor
Attorney at law
Advocaat

Diederik is primarily involved in corporate and contract law work and the formation of investment funds (corporate & regulatory). He has a broad background in this field and specializes in mergers & acquisitions, restructurings, corporate governance and the establishment of investment funds such as private equity funds and hedge funds. Diederik also has substantial experience in advising UK clients and is also admitted to the roll of solicitors of the Law Society of England and Wales.

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Martina Priekaar

Candidate civil law notary
Kandidaat-notaris

Martina is a corporate lawyer who studied notarial law at the University of Utrecht and fiscal law at the University of Amsterdam. Martina has large experience in the field of corporate and real estate law, and worked for several clients, including multinational companies both in and outside the Netherlands. She advises on various corporate law matters, with a particular focus on (international) restructurings, investment structures, (cross-border) mergers and take-overs.

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Philip van Rossem

Attorney at law
Advocaat

Philip specializes in corporate law, particularly in private M&A. Philip has advised both national and international clients in respect of mergers and acquisitions, divestments, shareholders’ agreements and corporate restructuring.

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Ramzi Sahli

Senior associate
Corporate lawyer

Ramzi has over 10 years of experience within the investment fund industry. He specializes in the setting-up and restructuring of alternative investment funds (private equity, real estate and hedge fund) and AIFMs. He also advises clients in the transactional aspects in the framework of their projects. Due to his experience with a top European banking institution, he also provides assistance to clients on day-to-day operational aspects of investment funds. Prior to joining Van Campen Liem, Ramzi gained experience with a top tier Luxembourg law firm and the Luxembourg office of a leading US law firm.

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Lotte Smit

Lawyer
Corporate commercial lawyer

Lotte studied Corporate Law at the University of Leiden, the Netherlands. She mainly assists corporate multinational clients on corporate law matters, relating to joint ventures, M&A transactions, corporate restructurings and general corporate law advisory. Lotte also advises clients in relation to commercial contracts.

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Marieke Spee

Associate
Attorney at law
Advocaat

Marieke Spee is involved in the fund practice and specializes in investment funds and financial law. She represents and advises a broad spectrum of international clients in relation to the formation of investment funds of various asset classes, and on related corporate transactions. She also has broad experience advising national and international clients on matters relating to banking and finance, as well as on regulatory laws and regulations.

Prior to joining Van Campen Liem, she was employed at Stibbe N.V. in Amsterdam.

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Christina Strauven

Associate
Tax advisor / Attorney at law*
Avocat

Christina advises on structuring cross border investments for private equity funds, hedge funds and multinational companies with a particular focus on Luxembourg tax aspects. Before joining Van Campen Liem, Christina worked as a tax lawyer for a leading Luxembourg independent law firm. She holds an LL.M. in European and International Tax law from the University of Luxembourg.

* Qualified and admitted to the Luxembourg bar (List II).

Andrea Tomo

Attorney at law
Advocaat

Andrea is a member of the corporate practice and advises both Dutch and international clients on various corporate law matters with a focus on M&A, private equity, corporate restructurings, management buyouts, shareholder arrangements and management incentive plans.

Andrea graduated from Leiden University with a specialization in corporate law. Prior to joining Van Campen Liem, she trained at AKD focusing mainly on corporate law and the aviation industry.

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Eduardo Trancho

Senior associate
Tax advisor

Eduardo specializes in structuring cross border investments for private equity funds, hedge funds and multinational companies, with a particular focus on Luxembourg tax aspects and transfer pricing. He has extensive experience in the Iberian, Latin American and US markets. Before joining Van Campen Liem, Eduardo worked as tax advisor for a leading Spanish law firm and for a Luxembourg tax advisory firm. He is a qualified accountant and tax advisor in Spain.

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Ruby Pickup-Vinkesteijn

Attorney at law
Advocaat

Ruby has studied corporate law and tax law at the University of Leiden, the Netherlands. She is specialized in mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, MBO’s, corporate restructurings and corporate governance.

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Machiel de Vries

Tax Compliance Officer
Attorney at law
Advocaat

Machiel is specialized in international tax planning and compliance, for (multinational) corporations and private equity funds. He advises clients on Dutch and international tax aspects such as corporate tax compliance, tax audits and debt restructurings. Machiel has gained experience at Deloitte Tax Lawyers where he has been part of the Real estate/  Business Tax team and where he was involved in various corporate tax compliance assignments and debt restructuring projects.

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Alix van der Wielen

Senior associate

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Jordane Yao

Associate

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Sofia Zacharaki

Anna Zhu

Candidate civil law notary
Kandidaat-notaris

Anna is a candidate civil law notary who studied notarial law at the University of Leiden and participated in a law exchange programme with the University of Essex (United Kingdom). She mainly assists corporate clients on corporate law matters, relating to joint ventures, M&A transactions, corporate restructurings and general corporate law advisory.

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Suki Bikker

Senior legal assistant corporate

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Emily van Kooten

Paralegal

Karen Althoff

Office Manager

Karen manages day to day office operations, with her focus area being Information Technology.

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Caroline Hergat

Paralegal / Personal Assistant

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Menno van der Klein

Controller

Menno manages the accounting operations for Van Campen Liem.

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Kim Koets

Office Manager

Kim is responsible for the Amsterdam office, maintaining a professional working environment and certain HR and administrative functions.

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Luzia Machado Marques

Office Manager Luxembourg

Together with Rose, Luzia is responsible for day to day office operations in our Luxembourg office.

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Artie Narain

Finance specialist

Artie assists Menno with managing the accounting operations for Van Campen Liem.

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Manon Richert

Paralegal

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Rose Angelene Santos

Office Manager Luxembourg

Together with Luzia, Rose is responsible for day to day office operations in our Luxembourg office.

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