Our client is a European Real Estate Investment Manager specialising in European commercial real estate investments on behalf of major investors from around the world.

For their boutique Luxembourg office, they are now looking for a Head of Legal and Compliance.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for all legal, corporate and regulatory activities of the Real Estate Funds and its Luxembourg entities (100+ entities)
• Actively participate and advise on transactions and structuring investments for the firm’s sponsored European real estate Funds (acquisition, joint venture, development projects, disposal, financing, restructuring etc), coordinate with local lawyers and advisors and provide support to acquisition team to ensure timely closing.
• Advise the group on a broad range of legal, corporate, and compliance matters across Europe in providing comprehensive and pragmatic advice
• Supervise the administration of a portfolio of Luxembourg holding and property companies owning real estate (take over the daily management function)
• Sound management of the legal and compliance department, defining scope of responsibilities and tasks. Mentoring and training of the legal and compliance team
• Arrange and attend board/investment committee meetings or shareholder meetings – review/draft written board or shareholder resolutions. Act as an advisor to the Luxembourg board.
• Draft and/or review, legal and corporate documents such as intercompany loan agreements, NDAs, contributions agreements and later conversion into equity, increase of share capital, articles of incorporation, liquidation documentation (knowledge of internal financing instruments is a must)
• Handle legal and corporate requests and needs of the other group departments/functions (including for the other offices)
• Coordinate management of the EU entities in the Funds’ structures and advise on good corporate governance
• Act as the key contact with lawyers, notaries, depositories, Funds consultants and work collaboratively with other departments/functions (such as finance, tax and accounting)
• Ensure regulatory compliance of the Funds (AIFs) in collaboration with the UK-based AIFM
• Supervise the compliance and KYC/AML processes (Funds’ AML Policy and Risk Based Approach)
• Participate in local and global legal initiatives and internal projects, close monitoring of legal and regulatory changes

Requirements:

• 10+ years of experience in a legal and compliance role within an Law Firm or AIFM in Luxembourg
• Strong knowledge of the legal and regulatory aspects of Real Estate Funds
• Qualified Lawyer – LLM or equivilant
• Proven experience in managing a small team, or the desire to
• Excellent communication skills across all levels and divisions globally
• Fluent in English and French is mandatory, Italian or Spanish are an advantage
• Tax structuring experience is a distinct advantage

Our client, one of the world’s leading private investment firms, is currently looking for a Corporate Associate to join their growing legal & corporate team in Luxembourg.

You will be responsible for the day to day administration of the various holding companies domiciled in the office. You will work closely with a number of different internal Luxembourg team members on a day to day basis, liaise with external third party suppliers for the provision of documents signed by legal representatives of the companies.

Responsibilities:

• Organise physical board meetings (attendees, board pack compilation, track attendance, proxies, etc.)
• Draft basic documents pertaining to the approval of annual accounts and other internal agreements using previously created templates.
• Process filings with the RCS and RBE where needed (filings of accounts, board changes, shareholders information changes, …)
• Organize and update various share registers and cap tables in a timely and efficient manner
• Carry out other reasonable tasks that may be required such as but not limited to:
• Preparation of audit confirmations
• Organising signature of documents
• Scanning and filing incoming / outgoing correspondence (emails), including physical files organisation
• Updating databases

Requirements:

• Experience in administration, preferably in a financial or legal company, fund experience would be an additional advantage
• Knowledge of legal and corporate law in Luxembourg required
• Strong Microsoft office skills
• Fluent in English and (strong) French, German or Luxembourgish would be an asset
• Meticulous attention to detail with focus on high quality output
• Ability to work under pressure, meet tight deadlines, be a self-starter, and work autonomously
• Strong organisation and time management skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong team player: eager to learn and work with others in a dynamic environment