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. More >>