MNKS, A DIFFERENT LAW FIRM MNKS Société à responsabilité limitée inscrite au Barreau de Luxembourg Vertigo Polaris Building - 2-4 rue Eugène Ruppert - L-2453 Luxembourg - www.mnks.com T:+ 352 26 48 42 1- F:+352 26 48 42 35 00 E:- info@mnks.com - R.C.S. Luxembourg B 169476 1
MNKS AT A GLANCE Take over of former Landwell team (01.01.2004) 8 partners and 65 people Top 8 Luxembourg law firm Full service Corporate one firm culture Independent Long term view Constant growth 2
MNKS SERVICES TECHNOLOGIES & IP Internet E-commerce IP Rights Protection Licensing Copyright Law Privacy Media & Telecommunications IT Outsourcing LITIGATION FinTech DISPUTE RESOLUTION IT/IP litigation Shareholders disputes Director s civil and criminal liability Contractual liability Enforcement proceedings IP/IT litigation Employment litigation Tax litigation Unfair competition Administrative proceedings TAX Tax Structuring / M&A Private Equity / Venture Capital / Real Estate Fund Structuring E-commerce / Intellectual Property Structuring Tax litigation CORPORATE Corporate Structuring Private Equity Real Estate M&A General Corporate Law Restructuring & Insolvency Corporate litigation FinTech EMPLOYMENT LAW General Employment Law Multinational Employment National & International Social Security Stock Options Plans Pensions Collective Redundancy Outsourcing Employment litigation INVESTMENT FUNDS UCITS and AIFs plus their management companies Family office vehicles Setting-up and regulatory approval Day-to- day maintenance Restructuring Fund raising Investments Listing Winding up and liquidation Exits Investment funds litigation BANKING & CAPITAL MARKETS Banking Financing & Secured Lending Debt & Equity Capital Markets Securitisation Structured Finance Islamic Finance Real Estate Finance FinTech Banking litigation 3
OUR CLIENTS / THEIR NEEDS Main Clients Multinational listed US/UK companies International top tier UK/US law firms and audit firms European institutional investors Operational companies having moved their European headquarters to Luxembourg Luxembourg companies Main Needs Expertise Cross border operations Easy to work in team Pragmatism Project management Transversality 4
FOCUS ON SECTORS New technologies Real estate Private equity Islamic finance Opcos FinTech Oil & gas High net worth individuals Family offices 5
MNKS APPROACH AND VALUES Our Approach Our Values Dependable and deliver on promises High quality and specialist expertise Team Spirit Personal Relations Solidarity Professional Professionalism / Quality Full service law firm Openness / Communication Seamless Regular self-assessment Cost effective Smart solutions Results-focused culture / Sense of responsibility Our Value proposition We are committed to being the most dependable high quality full service law firm in Luxembourg, working seamlessly with our clients to deliver effective solutions. 6
MNKS RECOMMENDATIONS MNKS Rankings Our expertise in a broad variety of practice areas is recognised and indeed recommended by the main legal directories: Corporate & M&A, Legal500 Corporate/Commercial, Chambers & Partners + Chambers Europe Private Equity/Venture Capital, PLC Which Lawyer? Restructuring & Insolvency, PLC Which Lawyer? Investment Funds, Legal500 + IFLR1000 Banking & Finance, Legal500 + Chambers Europe Employment, Legal500 + Chambers Europe Labour & Employee Benefits, PLC Which Lawyer? IP & IT, Legal500 Intellectual Property, PLC Which Lawyer? Outsourcing & IT, PLC Which Lawyer? IP & TMT, Chambers Europe Telecoms & Media, PLC Which Lawyer? Dispute Resolution, Legal500 Insurance, PLC Which Lawyer? Corporate Real Estate, PLC Which Lawyer? 7
MNKS RECOMMENDATIONS MNKS growth of reputation (Legal 500): Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Tier 4 Banking, Finance & Capital Markets Corporate M&A Dispute resolution Employment Investment Funds IP/IT Tax 2015 2016 2017 8
MNKS KEY CONTACTS Katia Scheidecker Managing Partner Corporate, Technologies & IP scheidecker@mnks.com T: +352 26 48 42 35 09 Catherine Baflast Corporate, M&A, Business licence baflast@mnks.com T: +352 26 48 42 35 36 Cindy Arces Deputy Managing Partner Litigation, Employment arces@mnks.com T: +352 26 48 42 35 45 Marie-Béatrice Noble Corporate, Litigation noble@mnks.com T: +352 26 48 42 35 07 Basile Fémelat Securitization, Banking, FinTech femelat@mnks.com T: +352 26 48 42 35 64 Marielle Stevenot Employment, Litigation, Technologies & IP stevenot@mnks.com T: +352 26 48 42 35 13 Saskia Myners Corporate, Private Equity myners@mnks.com T: +352 26 48 42 35 97 Charles Roemers Real Estate, Tax roemers@mnks.com T: +352 26 48 42 35 94