A recognized authority on private fund formation in Luxembourg, Yannick Arbaut focuses on the structuring and registration of regulated funds (including semi-liquid evergreen funds) and unregulated funds across private equity, real estate, infrastructure, debt, credit and impact investment funds. Yannick advises management companies and AIFMs on license applications, extensions and cross-border matters.
Yannick is recognized by Chambers as a leading lawyer in Investment Funds and was named as “Next Generation Partner” for investment funds by Legal 500. Yannick is an active member of several industry bodies including the Association of the Luxembourg Funds Industry (ALFI) and the Luxembourg Private Equity Association (LPEA), where he co-chairs the AIFMD review working group.
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Work Highlights
Notable experience prior to joining Simpson Thacher includes advising:
- HPS on the establishment of HPS Offshore Sustainability and Energy Transition Fund
- Partners Group with respect to their multi-strategies fund platform focusing on private market investments
- CapVest in connection with the establishment of its sixth flagship fund, CapVest Fund VI, surpassing its target with a final close of €4.5 billion in total commitments
- Stonepeak on the launch of Stonepeak Opportunities Fund II (Lux) SCSp and its parallel fund, with a target size of US$3.5 billion, in continuity of its predecessor, Stonepeak Opportunities Fund I LP and its parallel fund’s investment strategy, targeting under-penetrated middle market investment opportunities across the infrastructure space
Accolades
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Legal 500 UK: Next Generation Partner
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IFLR1000: Rising Star Partner
Education
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University of Montpellier I, 2007 Master 2, International Trade Law
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University of Montpellier I, 2006 Master 1, Business Law
Associations
- Member of the Association of the Luxembourg Funds Industry
- Luxembourg Private Equity Association
Admissions
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Avocat à la Cour, Luxembourg 2010
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Luxembourg 2008
Languages Spoken
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German
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French
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English
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Luxembourgish
Yannick is a member of the Firm’s Investment Funds Practice. Based in the Luxembourg office, he advises on complex fund formation matters for global sponsors, asset managers and financial institutions across Europe, and the U.S. covering closed-ended and evergreen offerings, including multi-strategy platforms, unregulated private funds and regulated private wealth products. Yannick’s practice focuses on the formation and operation of alternative investment funds across a range of asset classes, including private equity, private credit, real estate, infrastructure and liquid financial products. Yannick also advises AIFMs on their ongoing legal and regulatory obligations.
With extensive experience across a broad range of sectors, he is recognised by Chambers as a leading lawyer in Investment Funds and was named a “Next Generation Partner” for investment funds by Legal 500.
Fluent in English, German, French and Luxembourgish, Yannick was admitted to the Luxembourg Bar in 2008. He received a Master 2 in International Trade Law and a Master 1 in Business Law from the University of Montpellier.
Yannick is a member of a number of fund industry bodies including the Association of the Luxembourg Funds Industry (ALFI), the Luxembourg Private Equity Association (LPEA) where he co-chairs the AIFMD review working group.