Louis-Maël
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Louis-Maël acts for financial institutions and international investment banks in international banking and structure finance work.

Louis-Maël specialises in and leads on a wide range of domestic and international finance transactions including secured and unsecured lending transactions, structured corporate finance matters, acquisition finance, project finance, fund finance, real estate finance and debt restructuring.

In addition to his role as head of Banking & Finance, Louis-Maël is recognised for his advisory work in respect of issues of debt securities, securitisation transactions, asset backed securitisations and repackaging’s repos.

He also advises banks and other professionals of the financial sectors on specific regulatory matters. A founding Partner of Simmons & Simmons Luxembourg LLP in 2015, Louis-Maël has been its Country Head until 2025. Prior to joining Simmons & Simmons LLP, Louis-Maël worked at a magic circle law firm. He is a lawyer registered at the Paris Bar (Avocat à la Cour) and at the Luxembourg bar (Avocat à la Cour). Louis-Maël is listed as a “highly regarded” lawyer, by IFLR1000.

Louis-Maël is a member of several working groups in different Luxembourg associations, including, Luxembourg Capital Market Association (LuxCMA), the Association of Banks an Bankers in Luxembourg (ABBL) and the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry (ALFI), amongst others.

Louis-Maël is also an expert in environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues and sustainable finance.