Guillaume Schaefer
CounselAbout
Guillaume Schaefer practices in the area of corporate law, with particular focus on private equity, mergers and acquisitions and complex cross-border restructurings.
Guillaume advises local and international clients on issues relating to mergers and acquisitions and cross-border transactions (including international groups reorganizations). He also works with private equity funds on structuring their investments.
Areas of FocusCorporate
EXPERIENCE
- Advising international companies on the reorganization of their groups of companies and use of Luxembourg corporate and contractual hybrid instruments.
- Advising clients on corporate solutions and structuring for high-net-worth individuals.
- Assisting private equity houses in their acquisitions and related holding and financing structuring.
Languages
- French
- English
Education
- EMLyon Business School, Specialized Master “Jurist Manager International,” 2011
- Université Lumière Lyon II (France) / Université de Montréal (Canada) – Second year of master’s degree in comparative business law, 2010
- Université Paris II Panthéon-Assas – First year of master’s degree in business law, 2009
Prior Experience
- 2023: Counsel, DLA Piper, Luxembourg
- September 2021-23: Senior Associate, DLA Piper, Luxembourg
- July 2019 to August 2021: Senior Associate, International law firm, Luxembourg
- April 2016 to June 2019: Associate, International law firm, Luxembourg
- February 2012 to March 2016: Associate, International law firm, Luxembourg
