Anne-Marie focuses on cross-border finance transactions, including acquisition, corporate and real estate financings and advises in particular on the documenting and structuring of debt finance transactions generally. She also specialises in distressed financings, security enforcement and debt restructurings.

She also has longstanding (including in-house) experience in crisis management and corporate governance matters.

Anne-Marie regularly acts for private equity sponsors and debt funds, other debt providers across the board on all levels of the debt capital structure as well as for multinationals.

Anne-Marie is an active member of various associations in the financial services industry and regularly publishes on pre-insolvency, (distressed) finance and corporate governance matters. She is also a panel speaker and an external trainer on debt restructuring and corporate governance matters.

Anne-Marie is a member of the Loyens & Loeff Financial Institutions team, the Fintech team, the Region team Germany and the Region team France.

Before joining our office, Anne-Marie gained extensive experience at a magic circle firm in Luxembourg and headed the EMEA and India corporate and legal practice of an S&P 500 industrial group.

Anne-Marie is currently a member of the international board of directors of Loyens & Loeff.

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Contributions

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Memberships

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New York Bar, 2004
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Luxembourg Bar, 2003
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Luxembourg Directors Association (ILA)
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Luxembourg Bankers Association (ABBL)
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Luxembourg Banking Lawyers Association (ALJB)
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thinkBLOCKtank, an EU blockchain association - Founding and board member
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LHoFT (Luxembourg House of Financial Technology)
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Qualifications

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LL.M. in American Law, Boston University (Boston, Massachusetts,USA), 2002
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Master's in French Law (double Master's Programme), Université Panthéon-Sorbonne (Paris, France), 2001
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Master's in German Law (double Master's Programme), Universität zu Köln (Cologne, Germany), 2001

What others say

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Anne-Marie is ranked Band 2. She continues to be perceived as a "top Luxembourg securities and crypto lawyer" by clients. One interviewee says: "Anne-Marie Nicolas truly envisages our strategy, she is assured and explains options extremely well to us. This is highly appreciated."
Chambers FinTech (2022)
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"She's very active on ICOs and on the capital markets side of FinTech - she's one of the drivers for that part of the market." says an insider. Another source says: "Anne-Marie has an extensive banking and regulatory background and is always keen to learn and move forward. She's willing to think out of the box and try to discover solutions."
Chambers FinTech (2021)
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Anne-Marie Nicolas advises lenders on acquisitions, restructurings and joint ventures. A client describes her as "extremely knowledgeable and commercial in her approach" and particularly highlights that "there is never a single issue or challenge which she is not able to overcome instantaneously and effectively."
Chambers Global & Europe (2021)
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Anne-Marie Nicolas is very "knowledgeable and hands-on".
Legal 500 (2020)
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"Continues to be perceived as a "top Luxembourg securities and crypto lawyer" by clients. One interviewee says: "Anne-Marie Nicolas truly envisages our strategy, she is assured and explains options extremely well to us. This is highly appreciated."
Chambers & Partners FinTech (2022)
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"Anne-Marie Nicolas "is fantastic in cutting through the legal advice and getting to the commercial side of things."
Chambers & Partners Global (2022)
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Anne-Marie Nicolas

Partner - Attorney at Law

anne-marie.nicolas@loyensloeff.com

Luxembourg

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Anne-Marie Nicolas, partner, heads our Luxembourg Banking & Finance practice and co-heads our Luxembourg Restructuring practice. Anne-Marie focuses on secured lending, including acquisition finance, real estate as well as distressed financings, security enforcements and debt restructurings.

Anne-Marie focuses on cross-border finance transactions, including acquisition, corporate and real estate financings and advises in particular on the documenting and structuring of debt finance transactions generally. She also specialises in distressed financings, security enforcement and debt restructurings.

She also has longstanding (including in-house) experience in crisis management and corporate governance matters.

Anne-Marie regularly acts for private equity sponsors and debt funds, other debt providers across the board on all levels of the debt capital structure as well as for multinationals.

Anne-Marie is an active member of various associations in the financial services industry and regularly publishes on pre-insolvency, (distressed) finance and corporate governance matters. She is also a panel speaker and an external trainer on debt restructuring and corporate governance matters.

Anne-Marie is a member of the Loyens & Loeff Financial Institutions team, the Fintech team, the Region team Germany and the Region team France.

Before joining our office, Anne-Marie gained extensive experience at a magic circle firm in Luxembourg and headed the EMEA and India corporate and legal practice of an S&P 500 industrial group.

Anne-Marie is currently a member of the international board of directors of Loyens & Loeff.