The global law firm Jones Day has announced the launch of a Luxembourg fund formation practice in Paris. Catherine Martougin has joined the Firm’s Paris Office as a Private Equity Practice partner. She arrives from Arendt & Medernach, the leading law firm in Luxembourg. Her arrival marks an important addition to Jones Day’s European private equity capabilities given her substantial experience in Luxembourg.
Ms. Martougin’s practice focuses on advising fund initiators, managers, investment advisors, and investors, particularly in alternative asset areas, which include private equity, real estate, infrastructure, debt, and other alternative investments within niche strategies. Clients seek her advice on regulatory, financial, securities, and commercial law matters. Ms. Martougin represents clients in approval proceedings with regulators and has significant experience in cross-border transactions, including private acquisitions and disposals, reorganizations, and refinancings. She is well-known and respected for her deep experience in private equity and fund formation matters in Luxembourg—among the most significant fund centers in the world—for clients based notably in the United States, the United Kingdom, and France.
“Catherine is joining an extraordinarily strong private equity team in Paris and her Luxembourg experience makes it even stronger,” said Sophie Hagège, Partner-in-Charge of Jones Day’s Paris Office. “With 120 lawyers in our Paris office, she is the latest in a string of very talented lawyers who have joined. And while she may be the most recent, she certainly will not be the last. We will continue to add even more depth to our full service and cross-border skill set in every way possible to best serve our clients.”
Ms. Martougin has been legal adviser to a great variety of high profile funds and represents many other clients in the private equity, debt, and real estate sectors. She has extensive experience in the drafting and negotiation of fund documentation (including prospectuses, management regulations, shareholder agreements, investment management agreements, and side letters) and transactional contracts (including letters of intent, head of terms, share purchase agreements, loan facility agreements, and pledges).
“Responding to strong interest from our fund clients, the addition of a strong Luxembourg fund formation practice in Paris enables us to provide even better service to the many global clients we serve on cross-border matters,” said Adam Greaves, co-head of Jones Day’s Private Equity Practice. “Catherine’s experience, particularly in private equity real estate funds, adds to our tremendous depth in European private equity. We’re very happy she’s here.”
A member of the Paris and Luxembourg bars, Ms. Martougin holds a DEA (LLM) in International Law from Université Panthéon-Assas (Paris II) (1999), a DESS (LLM) in International Commercial Law from Université de Nanterre (Paris X) (1999), and a diploma from the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences-Po) in Paris (1998).
Source: www.jonesday.com
