All the team of SJL is delighted to welcome Antoine Fortier Grethen as new partner for banking & finance transactions and head of the fund finance practice as of 12 June. His arrival will further strengthen the positioning and growth of SJL in Luxembourg in both banking and fund areas.

For Michel Jimenez Lunz, founder and managing partner of SJL, “the addition of an outstanding professional like Antoine to the firm is a clear signal to the market. It is part of our continued growth. For more than 11 years now, SJL and its dedicated and client-oriented teams have provided the highest level of legal services in business law to leading players active in the IT, financial, asset management, pharma, real estate, energy, infrastructure, commodities, media, retail and private equity industries. Antoine’s banking & finance expertise, and more particularly in fund finance, is complementary to our existing recognised and high-end business law practices.”

With almost 13 years of experience in banking & finance, Antoine is a former local partner of Loyens & Loeff.

Antoine focuses on cross-border financing and banking transactions and is recognised as a leading expert in the Luxembourg fund finance market. He advises international financial institutions, fund managers and sponsors in Europe, US and Asia with respect to their fund finance, real estate finance, debt capital markets, corporate and acquisition finance transactions. Aside, he is a regular lecturer at universities in civil law and finance transactions. He is admitted to the Paris bar and Luxembourg bar as Avocat à la Cour.