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The voluntary liquidation is a business decision. This phase is very often a challenge for management who is typically operating vehicles as a going concern. During this phase specific legal, operational and financial aspects have to be considered, as well as their timing.

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Your concerns:

After the decision of the liquidation, you may have different concerns on the process:

  • Day to Day management of the liquidation;
  • Update in regulation and legislation;
  • Restructuring;
  • Wind-down of the management company;
  • Realization of the assets
  • Follow up and cleaning of the crystalized matters (claim, litigation…)
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Your benefit with Deloitte:

Smooth and efficient liquidation process

  • Dedicated and permanently staffed liquidations desk
  • Highly experienced professionals
  • Achieve rapid pay-outs to investors

Realization of assets

  • Benefit from our established network and experience in selling illiquid assets (real estate, farming industries, delisted securities, hedge funds, renewable energies, etc)
  • Identify and potentially recover tax claims following a cost benefit-analysis
  • Recover overpaid fees
  • Aim to maximize return on divested assets

Legal and reporting obligations

  • Fulfil all CSSF requirements with the objective to meet the regulatory closing deadline of nine months
  • Semi-annual reporting by the regulator on the status of the liquidation (obligatory)
  • Ensure that all statutory and regulatory termination requirements are met
  • Manage the auditor requests
  • Inform shareholders of significant events on an ad hoc basis

Minimize risk factors

  • Minimize the likelihood of future claims against the entity
  • Organize tax filings (e.g. FATCA; CRS)
  • Possibility of currency hedging to minimize market risk

Manage liquidation costs throughout the liquidation process

  • Renegotiate terms and conditions of binding contracts with service provider for the liquidation period
  • Identify and terminate agreements not needed for the purpose of the liquidation
  • Saving management time by taking responsibility for the entity’s affairs

Our dedicated service will significantly reduce your valuable time and costs, while minimizing your risk exposure. Our permanently staffed desk is looking forward to tailor your liquidation plan. Do not hesitate and get in touch with our team.

We have a team of highly experienced practitioners who regularly work on various types of liquidation such as:

  • Voluntary liquidation of regulated entities (e.g. investments funds and financial institutions)
  • Assistance with the voluntary liquidation of unregulated entities
  • Judiciary liquidation (insolvency)

Liquidation of regulated entities

Funds, insurance companies, etc.
Regulated entities may be placed into solvent liquidation or investment funds may fail to attain critical size.

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Solvent liquidation of unregulated entities

If shareholders or a holding company no longer require a structure, they will often place it into solvent liquidation.

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Judiciary liquidation (insolvency)

It is not always possible to preserve a struggling business as a going concern. Liquidation provides a mechanism for the formal winding up of a company in a controlled manner by a liquidator appointed by the Court.

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Liquidation assistance

As part of the lifecycle of a Company, the voluntary liquidation is a common business decision. As per the Law, a liquidator must be appointed to perform the liquidation steps.

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Nicolas Hennebert

Nicolas Hennebert

Partner | IM Audit Industry Leader

Nicolas is a partner within the Luxembourg audit department and has more than 20 years of experience in the Financial Services Industry, counselling and auditing large asset management firms as well a... More

Martin Flaunet

Martin Flaunet

Partner | Accounting & Reporting Advisory Leader

Martin is a partner within the audit department and has more than 15 years of professional experience as an auditor and regulatory consultant. He has focused on serving banking clients and is responsi... More

Sébastien Kellen

Sébastien Kellen

Director | Forensic & Restructuring

Sébastien joined Deloitte in 2004, and currently serves as Director in Restructuring & Liquidations for the Financial Services Industry. Sébastien has extensive experience in Asset Management in audit... More

Olivier Peter

Olivier Peter

Director | Forensic & Restructuring

Olivier is a Director in the Forensic and Restructuring service line at Deloitte Luxembourg and has 20 years of experience within Deloitte. Olivier has been working on liquidation and restructuring ma... More

Anne Robin

Anne Robin

Director | Forensic & Financial Crime

Anne Robin joined Deloitte in 1998, and currently serves as Director in our Forensic and Financial Crime Practice for the Financial Industry sector. Anne has a strong experience in the field of statut... More

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