Ronnen and Martin provide a detailed insight and review of the latest on Private Equity in Luxembourg during an interview with Lexology.Their interview can be read in detail by downloading the full interview and covers key points that should be considered by private capital actors. Key Points of Private Equity in Luxembourg: Following strong [...]
RJ GAITO law firm, Luxembourg, celebrates multiple rankings in IFLR1000 Luxembourg, September 13th 2024 — RJ GAITO law firm proudly announces its remarkable achievements in the IFLR1000 2024 rankings. The firm has been awarded 2 rankings on the prestigious platform, being recognised for M&A and Restructuring & insolvency, which affirms its status as a [...]
GENERAL GUIDING PRINCIPLES: On 25th April 2023, a law came into force that reforms the Luxembourg New Civil Procedure Code in relation to arbitration (the “Law”). The Law aims to modernize and enhance the internal Luxembourg arbitration legal framework with a view to making Luxembourg a more attractive jurisdiction for international arbitration and relieving the [...]
RJ Gaito and Baker & Hostetler are representing a Luxembourg investor in an Energy Charter Treaty claim against the Republic of Slovenia before the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). On behalf of our client Towra S.A.-SpF, we recently filed a request for arbitration against the Republic of Slovenia with the World [...]
OverviewThe EU formally acceded to the convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters in August 2022 (the “Convention”).The Convention will enter into force on 1 September 2023.To date, the Convention has been signed by Uruguay, Ukraine, Israel, Costa Rica, Russia, and the United States; only [...]
Luxembourg law firm RJ Gaito, Israeli tax law firm - Ben Ami, Bigon & Co (@Ben Ami, Bigon & Co) and Martin Hollywood (@Martin Hollywood) of PWC advised Solaer Renewable Energies Ltd (@Solaer renewable energy Ltd) on the implementation of their Luxembourg and international project finance platform.Following the implementation of the investment platform, RJ Gaito [...]
Highlights and Market OutlookThe Luxembourg law of 5 August 2005 on financial collateral arrangements (the “Law”) has served as a highly effective mechanism for structuring credit transactions and collateral arrangements that are primarily structured at the level of Luxembourg holding companies and their subsidiaries. The Law is perceived by the market to protect creditors rights [...]
Luxembourg business law firm rj gaito welcomes Harry Ghillemyn who will be leading its Finance & Restructuring practice. Prior to joining the firm, Harry was a managing associate at Linklaters and counsel at Goodwin where he represented major private equity firms and credit institutions responsible for the firm’s debt, capital markets and restructuring offering. He [...]
In light of ongoing events across Russia and Ukraine, several Western countries including the US, the EU, the UK and Switzerland have imposed new sanctions on Russia and Belarus related businesses significantly extending existing sanctions and export controls. The current sanctions include restrictions on several Russian financial institutions, regional embargoes, blocking measures, sovereign debt [...]
Best Wishes 2022 We are pleased to be celebrating our 11th year in business. Although 2021 has been another year dominated by the global pandemic, we have been able to execute interesting work relating to the structuring of international investment platforms, corporate reorganizations, venture capital transactions and advise on stock option plans. We were equally successful in [...]
