Marie Becker

We advised on all Luxembourg legal aspects of the continuation vehicle and the wider transaction, including the structuring and launch of the continuation vehicle, the design and implementation of rollover and reinvestment mechanics for existing investors and management, the financing arrangements for the new continuation vehicle and its holding entities, the restructuring of the Luxembourg holding platform, and the contribution of the acquired portfolio of assets to the continuation vehicle.

Estimated reading time: 12 min In only its third decision on the rapidly evolving UK competition class action regime, the UK Supreme Court’s decision ([2025] UKSC 48) in the FX class action (Michael O’Higgins FX Class Representative Ltd v Barclays Bank Plc and others) marks a pivotal moment for the regime.

Friday, 22 November 2024 Author: André Pretorius, Helen Bignall, Max Kaufman, Marie Becker, Luke Wagner In a preliminary ruling[1] handed down on 4 October 2024, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued its latest guidance on the interplay between the rules governing sports, and European Union (EU) law on competition and the free movement of workers between Member States (BZ v FIFA, C‑650/22 - Diarra[2]).