Olivier Coekelbergs, Country Managing Partner of EY Luxembourg comments: “Congratulations to our newly appointed Partners who have reached this significant career milestone through their consistent pursuit of new opportunities for skills development and exceptional client service. Their leadership and dedication to teamwork and innovation play crucial roles in supporting our firm’s growth ambitions. I send my warmest wishes for continued success to every one of them!”

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Antoine le Bars is an auditor, specialized in banking. He is leading the Chinese banks cluster and is also experienced in serving debt fund clients.

Marie-Laure Mounguia is an auditor, specialized in private equity and private debt. Marie-Laure also co-chairs the private debt technical committee of the Luxembourg Private Equity Association (LPEA).

Monika Reschka is an auditor, specialized in the commercial and private sectors.

Patrice Fritsch is a Tax Partner focusing on business tax advisory and reporting (FATCA, CRS) with a focus on managed services. His services also include advisory on withholding tax reclaims, CESOP, as well as operational tax processes.

Romain Swertvaeger is an auditor dedicated to the banking and fintech sectors. He has been leading EY Luxembourg’s Fintech practice since 1 July 2022.

Valerio Bove is a Partner in the Accounting, Compliance and Reporting practice and is specialized in private capital. He is responsible for reviewing and designing the financial reporting systems of private equity funds.

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Alessandro Pascale, Consulting Partner, focuses on supporting CFOs with transformation in finance and accounting related matters.

Angélique Krebs became Partner in the Financial Advisory & Accounting Services practice. Angélique has 15 years of experience in supporting finance functions, focusing on CFOs’ agendas. She has strong technical knowledge and expertise in consolidation of various groups under IFRS, INREV, US GAAP and Luxembourg GAAP.

Clément Julien is an auditor with extensive knowledge in alternative investment structures in both private equity and real estate, serving major accounts for both practices.

Ekaterina Fedotova is an auditor serving large multinational funds and corporate structures in the real estate sector. She focuses on innovation in audit and implementation of digital solutions.

François Manset is specialized in international tax, particularly in alternative investment funds with an emphasis on the tax aspects of private equity and private debt investments in a cross-border context. He also advises real estate, infrastructure and other alternative asset managers.

Hicham Mazouz has extensive experience in the audit of insurance companies, managing the audit of some of the largest insurance companies in the market. He has also been working on several consulting projects to assist insurance companies in their licensing process in Luxembourg.

Iga Mlynarczyk provides leading-edge tax and consultancy services to her clients, with a particular focus on group reorganizations, cross-border financing and mergers and acquisitions. Iga has a deep understanding of the complexities of international structuring with several jurisdictions involved.

James O'Brien, auditor, is responsible for serving the real estate sector. His clients include global real estate investment managers operating in direct and indirect real estate funds.

Murat Bayindir advises multinational companies in various industries on international tax matters, with a prime focus on international reorganizations, cross-border financing,
as well as mergers and acquisitions.

Osman Yildirim is a Partner in the Accounting Compliance and Reporting practice, coordinating a number of large multinational clients in the private equity and real estate sectors. He has thorough knowledge in regulated/unregulated structures, in local GAAP, IFRS and US GAAP.

Silvia Berdote advises clients from various sectors in Luxembourgish and international tax, with a prime focus on corporate income tax compliance services and inbound tax. In addition, she has broad experience with tax structuring and restructuring projects for Luxembourg businesses and investment structures.

Thomas Bellens serves international clients across several industries with a focus on the audit of large groups backed up by private equity firms.

New Leadership roles within the firm

New Leadership roles within the firm include the nomination of Michel Feider (Partner, Assurance) as Assurance Leader, taking over Olivier Lemaire’s role.

Brice Lecoustey (Partner, Consulting) has been appointed as the new Asset Servicing Leader, replacing Pierre-Marie Boul (Partner, Assurance) in this role.

Dorian Rigaud (Partner, Assurance) has been appointed as the new Banking and Capital Markets sector Leader, succeeding to Bernard Lhoest.