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2 New York Luxembourg, your entry point to Europe Ideally situated at the cross-roads between France, Belgium and Germany, Luxembourg is a small but highly-stable country boasting one of the highest GDP per capita in the world. It was a founding member of the European Union and is now home to some of the EU s most important institutions, including the European Investment Bank and the European Court of Justice. The Luxembourg financial centre which developed originally as a private banking centre, has grown to become the second largest investment fund centre in the world, the largest captive reinsurance market in the European Union and the premier centre for private banking in the Economic Monetary Union (EMU). frameworks for investment funds (UCITS and Alternative Investment Funds (AIF)), banking activities, insurance and reinsurance, securitisation vehicles and family wealth management companies. The combination of its Western European location, highly skilled international workforce, shared languages and favourable tax regime not only makes Luxembourg attractive to European companies, but also the destination of choice for multinational companies looking for setting up their European headquarter, offering them an unrivalled gateway to Europe. Its mature legal and regulatory systems have been continuously updated and, in recognition of the fact that banking and financial services account for the majority of Luxembourg s economic output, numerous specific regulatory frameworks have been created. These include

3 10 decimals Latitude decimals Longitude -74 N W 9 Arendt & Medernach New York New York, along with London and Hong Kong, is one of the world s three leading global financial centres and is home to many of the world s key financial institutions and professional investors including many of the largest private equity funds and hedge funds. In addition to these institutions themselves, New York serves as a hub for their principle advisors, counseling clients on their activities worldwide. New York is also the financial capital of the United States, the world s largest national economy, home to the largest stock exchange, over 25% of the top 500 companies and unique in being both the largest investor and the most heavily invested-into economy. Thanks to its long track record of offering unique structuring solutions for US entities involved in international and crossborder activities, most major US financial institutions now choose to structure some part of their business through Luxembourg. It was with this in mind that in September 2005, Arendt & Medernach chose New York as the base for its first overseas representative office. Establishing an office here was the natural first step in our international expansion and has enhanced our offering to our international client base, allowing us to offer face-to-face advice, during local business hours on the aspects of Luxembourg law that impact their businesses. Maintaining a presence on the ground not only makes us more accessible to clients but has helped us to demonstrate our commitment to the region whilst deepening our knowledge of local customs and markets and strengthening our relationships with the leading local law firms and other professional advisors. All of these factors help us to better understand and take into account the issues and challenges that our clients are facing. Advising exclusively on Luxembourg legal, tax and regulatory matters, we work for a large number of clients active in the financial sector including banks, insurance companies, retail fund managers, private equity funds and hedge funds as well as operational companies and HNWI.

4 6,058 km 3,781 miles Luxembourg 49 Latitude n 49 47' 36.96" Longitude E " About Arendt & Medernach Arendt & Medernach is a leading, independent, full-service law firm with its head office in Luxembourg. The firm s international team of more than 290 legal professionals provides services to clients from offices in Brussels, Dubai, Hong Kong, London and New York. Our philosophy is expressed through our five values: vision commitment people independence energy. We strive for excellence in order to achieve the best results for our clients and we always look for creative solutions. Our expertise extends to specialised practice areas which allow us to offer our clients a complete range of Luxembourg legal services tailored to their individual needs across all areas of business law. In order to provide our clients with unparalleled legal advice, we have developed specific expertise in five key industry groups: Banking & Insurance, Investment Management, Multinational Companies and Public Sector, Private Equity, Real Estate. These industry groups have a deep understanding of our clients businesses from a commercial, economic and legal point of view.

5 A broad range of practice areas Administrative Law, Property and Construction Bank Lending, Structured Finance Banking and Financial Services Capital Markets Corporate and Tax Compliance Services Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Dispute Resolution Employment Law, Pensions, Benefi ts EU & Competition Law Insolvency Insurance and Reinsurance Law Investment Funds IP, Commercial, Communication and Technology Private Wealth Tax Law

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