Joanna Pecenik
Counsel
Luxembourg
Joanna Pecenik
Counsel
Luxembourg
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She also extensively advises institutional and DFI investors on their investments in private equity, venture capital, debt, real estate, infrastructure established in Luxembourg or other jurisdictions as well as on co-investment in such funds. Joanna has also experience in advising clients on secondary transactions.
Prior to joining Allen & Overy, Joanna gained 13 years of experience working in several other leading law firms located in Luxembourg, the U.S. and France. She also spent three years working as legal counsel for the European Investment Fund (EIF) advising EIF, amongst others, on its investments in private equity, venture capital, loan and social impact funds.
Joanna is a member of the New York bar.
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Academic
LL.M. Boston University School of Law, Boston, USA, 2003
DESS-DJCE, International Business Law, Aix-Marseille University, Aix-en-Provence, France, 2001
Master in International Business Law, Paris XI University, Sceaux, France, 2000
News & insights
Publications: 11 NOVEMBER 2020
ESMA guidelines in respect of performance fees in UCITS and certain types of AIFs
On 3 April 2020, ESMA published its final report on guidelines regarding performance fees in UCITS and certain types of AIFs, including the guidelines, as appendix IV (the Report). On 5 November 2020…
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Publications: 08 OCTOBER 2020
Podcast: Capital call financing - why and how?
The popularity and volume of capital call financings (also called subscription lines or equity bridge facilities) have steadily increased over the past few years (including in Luxembourg) and this…
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Publications: 10 DECEMBER 2019
Registered AIFMs and internally managed non-AIFs: the CSSF’s reminder of your AML/CFT obligations
The CSSF continues to raise awareness of AML/CFT obligations to the fund industry. Following a conference addressed to registered (sub-threshold) AIFMs and internally managed non-AIFs, the CSSF…
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Publications: 02 DECEMBER 2019
Important clarifications for the Luxembourg fund industry on AML CFT requirements
Taking into account the results of the Luxembourg national risk assessment which classifies the fund industry as high ML/FT risk, the CSSF clarifies that Luxembourg regulated funds, like Luxembourg…
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Expertise
Practices
Sectors
Qualifications
Professional
Academic
LL.M. Boston University School of Law, Boston, USA, 2003
DESS-DJCE, International Business Law, Aix-Marseille University, Aix-en-Provence, France, 2001
Master in International Business Law, Paris XI University, Sceaux, France, 2000
