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Hong Kong 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
10 decimals Latitude 22.278333 decimals Longitude 114.158889 N 12 11 W 9 Arendt & Medernach Hong Kong As the world s largest, fastest growing and most densely populated continent, Asia captures the attention of all economical players for the past two decades. Asia is also one of the most diverse regions in terms of economies, industries, laws and regulations, cultures, making the practice of law in Asia very specific. Hong Kong, along with London and New York, is one of the world s leading global financial centres with a highly developed economy which boasts the greatest concentration of corporate headquarters in the Asia-Pacific region. Hong Kong is often regarded as the hub linking together Europe, the United States and the Middle East with other Asian countries and, in particular, Mainland China, and, as such, Hong Kong comes as a natural complement to Luxembourg, a traditional gateway to Europe and intermediary jurisdiction for structuring investments throughout the world. A strategic presence in Hong Kong also permits to cover other key jurisdictions and/ or markets within the Asia-Pacific region such as, in particular, Mainland China, Singapore, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, and Australia. As a result, and continuing Arendt & Medernach s international expansion, our firm became in October 2009 the first independent Luxembourg law firm to be registered as a Foreign Law Firm with the Hong Kong Law Society. 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 (UCITS), private equity funds and hedge funds as well as operational companies and sovereign wealth funds based in the Asia-Pacific region. Establishing an office in Hong Kong has enhanced our offering to our international client base, allowing us to deliver real time advice to our clients in the region, during their business hours, on Luxembourg legal and regulatory questions which impact their businesses. Maintaining a presence on the ground not only makes us more accessible to clients but also demonstrates our commitment to the region, whilst deepening our knowledge of local customs and markets as well as strengthening our relationships with the leading local law firms.
9,348 km 5,834 miles Luxembourg 49 Latitude n 49 47' 36.96" Longitude E 6 6 23" 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.
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