COMMITTEES

The LPEA is currently operating with 11 independent Technical Committees which are split into different sub-groups. The committees usually have up to two co-chairs and rely on the support and diversity of the association’s members. If you would like to join one of our Technical Committees please use the form available in this link.

1. LEGAL COMMITTEE

Examine and address legal and/or regulatory issues and elaborate proposals to improve the Luxembourg legal and/or regulatory framework for the implementation of investment as well as management and advisory functions (i.e., managers, advisors or general partners of private equity and venture capital investment structures)
Develop recommendations to further improve the attractiveness of Luxembourg as a centre to domicile, administer and/or manage regulated and non-regulated private equity and venture capital funds and investment, acquisition or financing vehicles or funds
Support LPEA in addressing request of Invest Europe and other associations
Support LPEA in addressing request of the CSSF and other authorities such as the European Commission
Liaise and coordinate industry actions and initiatives with the ALFI PE&VC Working Group, if and when necessary.
Examine all AIFMD related issues and their impact on Luxembourg based private equity and venture capital stakeholders and parties (i.e., managers, advisors or general partners of private equity and venture capital investment structure, services providers).
Develop recommendations to improve the attractiveness of Luxembourg in the context of AIFMD as a centre to domicile, administer and/or manage regulated and non-regulated private equity and venture capital funds and investment, acquisition or financing vehicles or funds.

The “Legal” Committee leaders are:

Catherine Pogorzelski | DLA Piper

Gautier Laurent | Cinven Luxembourg

Stephane Pesch | LPEA coordinator

The “Legal” Committee is composed of following sub-groups, led by:

AML/CFT (Pieter Leguit | Simmons & Simmons & Stephanie Castryck | HACA Partners)
AIFMD review (Manfred Dietrich | Maples and Calder & Yannick Arbaut | Allen & Overy)
Corporate Law (Mathilde Lattard | Loyens & Loeff & Sebastien Binard | Arendt & Medernach)
Legal – Young Private Equity Leaders/YPEL (Sabrina El Abbadi | Tikehau Investment Management & Fouzia Benyahia | Arendt & Medernach)
Capital Markets Union (Michael Mbayi | Pinsent Masons & Julia Journee | ING)
Private Funds (Adrian Aldinger | Arendt & Medernach, Maria Rodriguez | Dentons & Jerome Mullmaier | Loyens & Loeff)

2. TAX COMMITTEE

The objectives of the “Tax” Committee are:

Examine all tax issues and elaborate proposals to improve the Luxembourg tax framework for the implementation of investment structures as well as management and advisory functions (i.e., managers, advisors or general partners of private equity and venture capital investment structures)
Develop recommendations to further improve the attractiveness of Luxembourg as a centre to domicile, administer and/or manage regulated and non-regulated private equity and venture capital funds and investment, acquisition or financing vehicles or funds
Support LPEA in addressing request of Invest Europe and other associations
Support LPEA in addressing request of the CSSF and other authorities such as the European Commission
Liaise and coordinate industry actions and initiatives with the ALFI PE&VC Working Group, if and when necessary

The “Tax” Committee leaders are:

Giuliano Bidoli | BC Partners

Alina Macovei | PwC

Stephane Pesch | LPEA coordinator

Following “Tax” sub-groups are also available and led by:

3. MARKET PRACTICE & OPERATIONS COMMITTEE (former Accounting & Valuation)

The objectives of the “Market Practice &
Operations” Committee are:

Develop recommendations to improve the attractiveness of Luxembourg as a center to domicile, administer and/or manage regulated and non-regulated private equity and venture capital funds and investment, acquisition or financing vehicles or funds. The Committee will address legal and/or regulatory issues and to elaborate proposals to improve the legal and/or regulatory framework in respect of all accounting and valuation related issues.
Support LPEA in addressing request of Invest Europe and other associations.
Support LPEA in addressing request of the CSSF and other authorities such as the European Commission.
Liaise and coordinate industry actions and initiatives with the ALFI PE&VC Working Group, if and when necessary.

The “Market Practice & Operations” Committee leaders are:

Laurianne Delaunay | Marguerite Adviser

Alexis Wolf | KPMG

Hind El Gaidi | ICG

Stephane Pesch | LPEA coordinator

4. RISK MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

The objectives of the “Risk Management” Committee are:

The “Risk Management” Committee leaders are:

Hakan Yar | JTC

Stephane Pesch | LPEA coordinator

5. CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE (former Market Intelligence)

The objectives of the “Central Intelligence” Committee are:

Collect market intelligence and market statistics in order to improve the attractiveness of Luxembourg as center to domicile, administer and/or manage regulated and non-regulated private equity and venture capital funds and investment, acquisition or financing vehicles or funds
Support LPEA in addressing request of Invest Europe and other associations
Support LPEA in addressing request of the CSSF and other authorities such as the European Commission
Liaise and coordinate industry actions and initiatives with the ALFI PE&VC Working Group, if and when necessary

The “Central Intelligence” Committee leaders are:

Andrea Montresori | PwC

Arnaud Bon | Deloitte

Luis Galveias | LPEA coordinator

6. PROMOTION SOUNDING BOARD (former Promotion Committee)

The objectives of the “Promotion
Sounding Board” are:

Develop recommendations to improve the attractiveness of Luxembourg as a centre to domicile, administer and/or manage regulated and non-regulated private equity and venture capital funds and investment, acquisition or financing vehicles or funds. The Committee will undertake a combination of marketing and promotion activities in the broadest sense
Prepare special marketing and information brochures
Support to LPEA in respect of all LPEA marketing and promotion activities alone or in combination with other organisations such as Luxembourg For Finance, etc.
Liaise and coordinate industry actions and initiatives with the ALFI PE&VC Working Group, if and when necessary

The “Promotion Sounding Board” leaders are:

Carmen von Nell-Breuning | Clifford Chance

Brian Campion | CSC

Luis Galveias | LPEA coordinator

Johann Herz | LPEA coordinator

7. PE/VC DEPOSITARY SERVICES COMMITTEE

The objectives of the “PE/VC Depositary Services Committee” are:

The “PE/VC Depositary Services” leaders are:

Daniel Engel | Edmond de Rothschild

Benoit Dewar | Alter Domus

Stephane Pesch | LPEA coordinator

8. FUND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE

The objectives of the “Fund Administration Committee” are:

The “Fund Administration Committee” leaders are:

Stephanie Atnas | Aztec Group

Claude Crauser | United International Management S.A.

Evi Gkini | LPEA coordinator

9. ELTIF COMMITTEE (operational Aspects)

The objectives of the “ELTIF” are to:

The “ ELTIF” leaders are:

Philippe Belche | PwC Luxembourg

Silke Bernard | Linklaters

Stephane Pesch | LPEA Coordinator

10.PE Financing

The objectives of the “PE Financing” are to:

The “Legal” Committee is composed of following sub-groups, led by:

COMMITTEES

1. LEGAL COMMITTEE

2. TAX COMMITTEE

3. MARKET PRACTICE & OPERATIONS COMMITTEE (former Accounting & Valuation)

4. RISK MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

5. CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE (former Market Intelligence)

6. PROMOTION SOUNDING BOARD (former Promotion Committee)

7. PE/VC DEPOSITARY SERVICES COMMITTEE

8. FUND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE

9. ELTIF COMMITTEE (operational Aspects)

10.PE Financing

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