Jean-Philippe Monmousseau

Jean-Philippe Monmousseau

Counsel Corporate & Finance

Luxembourg

+352 26 4 26 324

[email protected]

Languages

English, French

Jean-Philippe Monmousseau

Overview
Experience
Credentials
Insights and events

"The team has been excellent"
Legal500, 2022

Jean-Philippe has an experience in the legal profession of over 17 years, including 11 years as a tax lawyer in the Luxembourg market, and has as such a broad and in-depth expertise in all relevant fields of Luxembourg tax law as well as a solid knowledge of the Luxembourg legal and tax system generally.

He advises all types of clients on both domestic and international tax issues and specializes in tax structuring, transactional and financing taxation as well as tax reorganizations. He assists clients of each industry sector on all types of direct and indirect tax issues, including transfer pricing and Lux GAAP considerations, in relation to their business, with a special focus on private equity and real estate.

After working several years as an in-house lawyer in France, he pursued his carrier in Luxembourg in a reputed accounting firm (big four) and two top tier law firms (including the biggest independent law firm in Luxembourg) as tax advisor and tax attorney respectively before finally joining Hogan Lovells in May 2016 as senior tax associate.

Jean-Philippe also regularly gives external tax trainings as tax instructor for professionals of the legal business community (IFE, Kluwer), and is also lecturer at the Lorraine University (France).

"Very reactive and efficient."
Chambers Europe, Tax, 2022

Representative experience

RiverRock on its acquisition of Exterimmo which holds 12 assets structured as Public-Private Partnership or Public Service Delegation in France, by its RBIF1.

CACIB on the incorporation of a new Luxembourg issuer and its further accession to CACIB's Structured Debt Instruments Issuance Programme.

Regular advice to TIR Europe Global Forestry Fund, a Luxembourg SIF investing in forests, on all Luxembourg tax matters.

Ford Motor Company on Volkswagen AG's US$2.6bn investment into Ford's autonomous vehicle platform company, Argo AI.

LaSalle in the setting-up of a REITs structure in Spain to invest in residential properties for rent and the first acquisition, a six-storey residential property in Madrid financial district.

ACE & Company on tax matter related to the full set up of a new Luxembourg investment vehicle, under the form a Reserved Alternative Investment Fund (RAIF), sponsored by the client.

Euro Ethnic Foods Group on the sale of the grocery branch of Grand Frais to PAI Partners.

Tikehau Capital on its 40% share capital investment in Egis, a company specialized in building, and mobility services engineering.

Kingdom Holding Company on the sale of part of its Four Seasons interest for US$2.21bn.

RiverRock on its investment in Pinhal Interior sub-concession.

Navis Capital Partners on the sale of B Medical Systems S.à r.l. to Azenta, Inc.

Millicom on its US$746 million rights offering.

Banca Ifis and Intesa Sanpaolo as arrangers in relation to a securitisation of receivables arising from loans granted by a fund managed by Azimut Investments to Italian SMEs.

ABN AMRO Bank N.V. on private placement and admission to Frankfurt Stock Exchange of a SMG Technology Acceleration SE SPAC.

Timberland Investment Resources regarding the setting up their third Luxembourg fund (RAIF) compliant with article 9 of SFDR.

UniCredit Bank AG on the sale of a non-performing loan portfolio.

Enpal on Securitization of Solar Loan Receivables of up to €356 million for first German residential solar ABS.

Volkswagen Finans Sverige AB (publ) on the setup of its master platform for securitisation of auto lease receivables.

CVC as it joins KKR in the acquisition of Superstruct.

Credentials

Education

Pantheon-Assas University - Paris II, Master's degree in business law and taxation
Master 2 in Law and Political Science, Université Montesquieu Bordeaux IV
Advanced Diploma in International Taxation, Chartered Institute of Taxation of London
M.B.A., Paris Business School

Bar admissions and qualifications