Luxembourg Private Equity Seminar in Brussels

Date: 16 June
Time: 16.00 Registration / 16.30 Seminar / 18.00 Networking Cocktail
Location: TheMerode, Place Poelaert 6, 1000 Brussels
A maximum of two registrants per company is permitted.

The LPEA team is looking forward to meeting you at the Luxembourg Private Equity Seminar in Brussels, co-organised with Luxembourg Embassy in Brussels, Business Club Belgium-Luxembourg (BCBL), and kindly hosted by TheMerode.

Join us for this exclusive seminar in Brussels, bringing together leading GPs, LPs, and industry experts from the Belgian and Luxembourg PE & VC communities.

Agenda

Welcome by:
– Jean-Louis Thill – Ambassador of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in Belgium
– Stephane Pesch – LPEA
– Anthony Wolf – TheMerode

1. Legal & Tax Structuring: Luxembourg Solutions for Belgian Funds Manager & Investors
– Tax and legal considerations for carried interest structures in Luxembourg
– Key aspects of setting up Luxembourg-based investment and management structures
– Luxembourg impatriation regime and talent attraction opportunities

Speakers:
– Pauline Roemer – KPMG
– Olivier Sciales – Chevalier & Sciales

2. Practical Insights on Investor Access and Capital Raising
– Common misconceptions around Luxembourg fund structures
– Key barriers and challenges managers face when distributing funds across Belgium, Luxembourg and the broader EU
– The role of Luxembourg in supporting fund structuring, cross-border distribution and fundraising strategies
– Emerging trends shaping fundraising, investor demand and market access across Europe

Speakers:
– Jérôme Folcque – Blackrock
– Leon Sinclair – Preqin
– Gregorio Pupino – Centralis

3. Evergreen Private Market Solutions for Wealth Platforms
– The growing role of evergreen structures in private markets and wealth distribution
– Expansion of evergreen fund offerings by banks, private banks, and wealth management platforms
– The complementary role of closed-ended and evergreen fund structures in private market allocations and investor access strategies
– Luxembourg structuring solutions for semi-liquid and perpetual investment vehicles
– Key considerations around liquidity management, valuation, governance, and investor onboarding
– Regulatory, operational, and distribution best practices for evergreen strategies

Speakers:
– Michael Hoffmann – KKR
– Isabelle Hoorn, Goldman Sachs AM
– Nicolas Gnieslaw – BNP Paribas Fortis Private Banking & Wealth Management
– Mathieu Perfetti – Societe Generale Private Banking

4. Fund Manager Testimonies: Luxembourg Fund Structures & EU Distribution
– Fortino Capital’s experiences using Luxembourg structures alongside domestic setups
– Key reasons for choosing Luxembourg for cross-border fundraising and EU investor access
– Practical structuring considerations, including feeder vs. master structures and co-investment vehicles
– Benefits and challenges of Luxembourg’s regulatory, tax, and operational framework

Speaker:
– Lukas Salden – Fortino Capital
– Filip Van Innis – Fortino Capital
– Eric Laux – UBS

5. Digital Assets & Tokenisation in Private Markets: From Luxembourg Infrastructure to Belgian Deal Reality
– What has been successfully tokenised in Luxembourg private markets (fund interests, feeder units, debt instruments)
– Legal enforceability of tokenised assets: on-chain tokens vs traditional registers
– Operational realities: onboarding, KYC/AML, custody, valuation, and corporate actions
– Impact of tokenisation on liquidity, secondary markets, and cross-border investments

Speakers:
– Gilles Bropsom – Liberius Legal
– Mathieu Cottin – Tokeny