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Johan is Managing Partner of the Maples Group's Luxembourg office, where he is head of the Luxembourg Funds & Investment Management team. Johan has been focusing on fund structuring / formation and regulated financial business for the majority of his career. He advises managers and investors of collective investment funds, with a particular focus on alternative funds (including private equity, debt, infrastructure, real estate and hedge funds) and their management entities.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Funds & Investment Management
Regulatory & Compliance
Corporate
Languages
English
Afrikaans
French
Background
Johan joined the Maples Group in 2018. He was previously a partner in the Financial Services and Investment Management group at Dechert. Prior to that, Johan was a partner in the investment management practice of an international firm headquartered in the Netherlands. Johan speaks Afrikaans, English and French.
BAR ADMISSIONS
2000 - Admitted as an attorney in South Africa (not practising)
2002 - Admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales (not practising)
2003 - Admitted as a solicitor of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (British Virgin Islands) (not practising)
2008 - Admitted to the Luxembourg Bar
EDUCATION
TEP, 2004
University of the Free State, South Africa, LL.B., 1999
University of the Free State, South Africa, B.Proc., 1997
Professional Activities
Member of the Association for the Luxembourg Fund Industry (ALFI)
Member of the Luxembourg Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (LPEA)
Member of the Luxembourgeois des Administrateurs (ILA)
Knowledge
Luxembourg Update: CSSF Mandatory Notifications July 2019
17-July-2019
Funds and Investment Management Update - Ireland and Luxembourg - Q2 2019
11-July-2019
Luxembourg - An Attractive and Dynamic Market for Private Equity
11-July-2019
Brexit and its Impact on the European Asset Management Industry
18-June-2019
Luxembourg Update: Brexit Laws Published
15-May-2019
MiFID II CSSF Issues New Circular on Third Country Firms Access
06-May-2019