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Position: Partner
Rating:
  • Market leader
Bar Admissions:
Luxembourg
Practice Areas:
Capital markets : Debt
Capital markets : Equity
Jurisdictions:
Languages:
English
French
German
Luxembourgish
Biography

Philippe Hoss is a Partner at Elvinger Hoss Prussen. His principal areas of practice include mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, banking, and finance.

He authored the first published English translation of the Luxembourg Law of 10 August 1915 on commercial companies and all subsequent updates. He also serves as Chairman of the special working group of the Commission d’Etudes Législatives responsible for studying corporate law reform.

Recent matter / case highlights

  • Advised Barclays Bank Ireland PLC, BGL BNP Paribas, Citibank Europe plc, Société Générale, and Spuerkeess as joint lead managers on the bond issuance by the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
  • Assisted Subsea7 on Luxembourg law matters relating to its proposed merger with Saipem.
  • Advised Arendt on entering a partnership with BlackFin Capital Partners to support the expansion of Arendt Investor Services (AIS).
  • Advised CVC and Żabka Group on the offering and listing of Żabka Group shares on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. The offering raised PLN 6.45 billion (approximately EUR 1.5 billion) at PLN 21.50 per share.
Key practice areas

  • Banking
  • Capital Markets: Debt
  • Capital Markets: Equity
  • Financial Restructuring
  • M&A
  • Restructuring and Insolvency
  • Securitisation
  • Structured Finance / Securitisation
  • Finance
Association / Network Memberships

  • Chairman of the special working group of the Commission d’Etudes Législatives responsible for studying corporate law reform.
  • Adjunct Lecturer on business and financial law matters at the University of Luxembourg.
  • Lecturer on company law for admission to the Luxembourg Bar.
  • Past Visiting Lecturer on takeover law at Miami University and Ohio State University Moritz College of Law.
  • Invited Lecturer on takeover law at Fordham University.
  • Member of the Board of Trustees of Fondatioun Kriibskrank Kanner.
  • Member of the Board of Trustees of André Losch, Fondation.
  • Member of the Board of Trustees of Fondation André et Henriette Losch.
Bar Admissions
  • Luxembourg (1987)
Address:
Luxembourg,
Luxembourg
Tel:+352 44 66 44 5311 Email:Contact this practitioner Website:https://elvingerhoss.lu/our-team/philippe-hoss

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