Luxembourg
Asset Management Andrea Suriano
Optimum Asset Management
Andrea Suriano Managing Director Optimum Asset Management Tel: +352 661 767 619; +44 7740 870806; +39 366 60 25 286 andrea.suriano@optimumam.com www.optimumam.com
Andrea Suriano joined Optimum Asset Management in 2014 from the high profile international law firm Simmons & Simmons where he was a senior lawyer in the International Capital Markets group in London. He brings a much needed expertise in the legal area and holds the position of Group’s Head of Legal & Compliance. Prior to joining the company, Andrea trained in London, Rome and Milan, respectively, at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Bonelli Erede Pappalardo and Chiomenti Studio Legale. He was also seconded in the Legal departments of Credit Suisse, JPMorgan Nomura and Mediobanca. He also worked for Morgan Stanley as a senior lawyer in the Transaction Management Group. Andrea sits on the Board of Directors of Optimum Asset Management (Luxembourg) S.A. and holds a Magister Juris at Oxford University in Comparative Law and a dual qualification of Solicitor of England and Wales and Italian Avvocato. Optimum Asset Management Optimum Asset Management is a trusted partner to many of the world’s top institutional investors, and through its various investment vehicles the firm preserves and protects assets for public and corporate pension funds, and other institutional investors. With a wealth of entrepreneurial ideas, the firm believes that it has created a world class investment business built on a foundation of uncompromising commitment to excellence. Optimum Asset Management’s credo is to create a firm that puts clients’ needs first, that is independent and conflict free, adheres to the highest ethical standards and strives to create long-term value for its investors. Its business is based on a strong partnership culture, solid foundation of intellectual capital, commitment to exceptional performance and uncompromising integrity. Constantly striving to deliver compelling risk-adjusted returns over the long term, the firm is committed to understanding client’s portfolio needs. The firm believes that talent, discipline, commitment and high ethical standards combined with availability of capital are the foundations of value creation.
Luxembourg
Investment Management and Funds David Louis
Charles Russell Speechlys
David Louis Managing Partner – Head of Investment Management & Funds Charles Russell Speechlys Tel: +352 26 48 68 87 david.louis@crsblaw.com www.charlesrussellspeechlys.com
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David is the head of the firm’s Luxembourg office. David is the head of the Investment Management and Funds group of the Luxembourg Office. David’s practice covers all areas of investment funds (UCITS and AIF/M), including fund formation and investments and regulatory compliance. He specialises in alternative investment funds. David is an active member of the ALFI (Association Luxembourgeoise des Fonds d’Investissement) notably at the level of the AIFMD, Private Equity, Real Estate and Socially Responsible Investment committees. He is the co-chair of the equity crowd funding and peer to peer committee. He has over 15 years of acute legal expertise in this field acquired in international law firms based in Luxembourg. David is a member of the Luxembourg Bar and co-chair of the American Bar Association Subcommittee on Private Equity and Venture Capital Funds. David is quoted in several professional directories including Legal 500 and Chambers. David is a regular speaker at international conferences and seminars. David speaks French, English and Spanish. David is admitted to practice in Luxembourg.