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Private Equity Advisory Firm of the Year

Olivier Coekelbergs Partner Private Equity leader Ernst & Young Luxembourg EMEIA Private Equity Fund AIFM Directive solution leader Tel.: +352 42 124 8424 Email: olivier.coekelbergs@lu.ey.com

www.ey.com/luxembourg Private Equity at Ernst & Young Luxembourg

The Ernst & Young Luxembourg office has the largest specialized and dedicated Private Equity team as well as the broadest range of services in the industry among local audit and advisory firms. More than 100 professionals purely dedicated to Private Equity assist our clients in the areas of transaction tax, fund tax structuring, financial advisory accounting services, advisory, audit and valuation services.

We have the highest market share in the audit of Luxembourg Private Equity structures with e.g., 51% of all SICAR’s by volume, and are one of the leading local transaction tax experts.

Our Private Equity advisory team has led the most significant Private Equity advisory engagements in

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Bonn Steichen & Partners 2, rue Peternelchen, Building C2, L-2370 Howald, Luxembourg

Tel: +352 26 025-1 Fax: +352 26 025-999 Email: mail@bsp.lu Website: www.bsp.lu

Firm Profile

Bonn Steichen & Partners is a premier independent law firm committed to providing the highest quality legal services and serving domestic and international clients, including major financial institutions and corporations.

With in excess of 60 professionals, Bonn Steichen & Partners offers a breadth and depth of knowledge and experience in all aspects of Luxembourg law. Its partners are recognised experts in their field and often work with well-known international law firms on cross-border transactions.

Bonn Steichen & Partners provides a high degree of partner involvement, with a confident and highly experienced decision-maker on the clients’ side to provide answers not options. The firm is also known for developing long-term relationships with its clients, understanding their needs and delivering informed, specialist advice.

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Consistently highly rated in legal guides and directories, BSP’s tax practice has successfully been able over time, to attract and retain talented people. Thanks to an extremely extensive and accurate knowledge of tax law specific requirements, the dedicated team of tax lawyers and advisors offers solutions tailored specifically to the clients’ needs. They thus provide a comprehensive range of direct and indirect tax advice to a wide variety of international and local clients, essentially companies, but also individuals.

The well-earned international reputation of Bonn Steichen & Partners regarding tax matters is further emphasised by the stellar 25-years track record of Alain Steichen, Head of the department and by the extensive experience of Christine Beernaerts, highly specialised Tax Senior Counsel. With the support of their seasoned team, they established BSP’s legitimacy as the tax key player in Luxembourg, the one in which businesses and individuals place their trust.

Finance Monthly GLOBAL AWARDS 2013 Areas of Expertise

• Bank Lending, Structured Finance, Securitisation • Banking, Financial Services • Capital Markets • Corporate, M&A • Insolvency, Restructuring • Dispute Resolution • Employment, Compensation and Benefits • Investment Funds • IP, IT, General Commercial • Private Equity • Real Estate, Construction • Tax

the local market and abroad. In the context of the AIFM Directive, our advisory team assists Private Equity houses, custodians and administrators in a strategic as well as operational review of their business platform in order to align their organization, products and distributions.

Our Luxembourg client base includes both the world’s leading Private Equity houses as well as small or medium sized players. Our clients come from every part in the world and are active all along the range of Private Equity, including venture apital, mezzanine, distressed debt, buyout etc. Our client base covers all kind of underlying assets such as microfinance and impact investment, renewable energies and clean technology, infrastructure, health

care, biotechnology and life sciences, IP rights and special items such as art and shipping.

Ernst & Young Luxembourg actively supports the Private Equity industry both in Luxembourg and abroad. We are a key supporter and founding member of the LPEA, which represents and promotes Private Equity and Venture Capital locally as well as globally, as well as of other Private Equity industry associations such as ALFI, EVCA and LPEA.

It is our long standing experience with, our exclusive dedication to and our passion for Private Equity that makes the difference of working with Ernst & Young. The Luxembourg Private Equity practice looks forward to further working with service providers and Private Equity houses, locally and abroad.

Tax Law Firm of the Year

Alain Kinsch Managing Partner Ernst & Young Luxembourg EMEIA Private Equity Fund Leader Tel: +352 42 124 8355 Email: alain.kinsch@lu.ey.com