Jean-Christian Six
Partner
Luxembourg
Jean-Christian Six
Partner
Luxembourg
Contact Details
Jean-Christian has significant expertise in advising clients in relation to the structuring, setting up and registration of regulated funds (SIFs, SICARs, UCITS and Part II funds) and unregulated funds (limited partnerships and RAIFs) for institutional and non-institutional investors in all asset classes, alternative assets in particular, including real estate, private equity, infrastructure, debt/credit and hedge funds. He assists management companies and AIFMs on their licence applications and extensions as well as cross-border issues. Jean-Christian also advises clients in the context of their investor due diligence on, and negotiations with, investment funds. He advises on fund regulatory issues as well.
“Market-leading practitioner Jean-Christian Six has an outstanding track record, advising various international institutions on the establishment of cross-border funds. According to a source, ‘he always stands out and is technically brilliant’. Another interviewee lauds Six as ‘a very thorough legal adviser who knows what he is doing’, and who is ‘always responsive and very precise’.”
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Qualifications
Professional
Admitted to the Luxembourg bar under his professional home title, Luxembourg, 2007
Admitted as avocat, Belgium, 2003
Academic
Erasmus Programme, University of Alcalá, 1998
Master Degree in Law from Kath.Univ. Louvain-la-Neuve, 1998
News & insights
Publications: 25 NOVEMBER 2021
Great Fund Insights: AIFMD Review Proposal Published: what are the key takeaways for asset managers?
On 25 November, the European Commission published its long awaited AIFMD 2 Review package including the proposal amending the AIFMD and the UCITS Directive on delegation, liquidity risk management,…
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Publications: 19 NOVEMBER 2021
CSSF reminder to UCIs and IFMs as Benchmark Users on the Cessation of EONIA and LIBOR
On 19 November 2021, the CSSF published a press release 21/28 on the communication to undertakings for collective investments (UCIs) and investment fund managers (IFMs) in the context of the imminent…
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Publications: 12 NOVEMBER 2021
Regulatory restrictions on ancillary assets held by UCITS
On 3 November 2021, the CSSF published a press release 21/26 regarding the updates of its FAQ on the law of 17 December 2010 and FAQ on money market funds (MMFs) regulation (MMFR), which respectively…
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Publications: 29 OCTOBER 2021
Greenwashing - key risks and issues in financial services
As appetite in the market for “green” and ESG badged products grows and grows, so too grows the number of legislative and regulatory initiatives intended to prevent or mitigate the risk of…
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Qualifications
Professional
Admitted to the Luxembourg bar under his professional home title, Luxembourg, 2007
Admitted as avocat, Belgium, 2003
Academic
Erasmus Programme, University of Alcalá, 1998
Master Degree in Law from Kath.Univ. Louvain-la-Neuve, 1998
Published work
- "Luxembourg regulated infrastructure funds: Key features and potential improvement areas", Luxembourg Fund Review, June 2011 (co-author)
- "La première cotation de SICAR", Luxemburger Wort, November 2008
- "Les étapes-clés dans la cotation", Luxemburger Wort, November 2008
- "Directive prospectus et commercialisation Pan-européenne de fonds fermés", ACE, October 2007
- "Real estate investment options increase", International Financial Law review (IFLR), Luxembourg, February 2006 (co-author)
