OVERVIEW
Johan is Managing Partner of Maples and Calder (Luxembourg) at the Maples Group, where he is head of the Luxembourg Funds & Investment Management team. Johan focusses on fund structuring / formation and regulated financial business for the majority of his career. He advises managers and investors of collective investment funds, with a particular focus on alternative funds (including private equity, debt, infrastructure, real estate and hedge funds) and their management entities.
BACKGROUND
Johan joined the Maples Group in 2018. He was previously a partner in the Financial Services and Investment Management group at Dechert. Prior to that, Johan was a partner in the investment management practice of an international firm headquartered in the Netherlands. Johan has been recognised as a 'highly regarded' lawyer by IFLR1000.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Member of the Association for the Luxembourg Fund Industry (ALFI)
Member of the Luxembourg Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (LPEA)
Member of the International Bar Association (IBA)
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Funds & Investment Management
Regulatory & Compliance
BAR ADMISSIONS
2000 - Admitted as an attorney in South Africa (not practising)
2002 - Admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales (not practising)
2003 - Admitted as a solicitor of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (British Virgin Islands) (not practising)
2008 - Admitted to the Luxembourg Bar
EDUCATION
University of the Free State, South Africa, LL.B., 1999
University of the Free State, South Africa, B.Proc., 1997
TEP, 2004
LANGUAGES
English
Afrikaans
French
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KNOWLEDGE
- Funds and Investment Management Update Ireland and Luxembourg Q2 2022 27 July 2022
- MiCA and Central Bank Feedback on VASP Registrations 14 July 2022
- New Mandatory Consideration of ESG Factors for EU Investment Fund Managers 07 July 2022
- Private Equity Funds in Luxembourg 06 July 2022
- Preparing for the PRIIPs KID for UCITS 21 June 2022
- New ESMA Guidance on Sustainability Risks and Disclosures 13 June 2022
- ESMA Consultation on Notifications for Cross-Border Marketing and Management of Funds 02 June 2022
- Funds and Investment Management Update Ireland and Luxembourg Q1 2022 03 May 2022
- New EU Ban on Selling Investment Funds to Russian or Belarusian Persons 27 April 2022
- Sustainable Finance - Changes for UCITS Managers and AIFMs 08 April 2022
NEWS & DEALS
- Maples Group Management Team Update 02 December 2021
- Julia Journée Joins Maples Group's Growing Luxembourg Law Firm 23 June 2021
- Maples Group Expands Global Tax Expertise with New Partner in Luxembourg 08 December 2020
- Maples Group Recognised at European Hedge Fund Services Awards for 10th Year Running 20 August 2020
- COVID-19 What is Maples Group doing 20 March 2020
- Maples Group Luxembourg Expands to New Location 12 March 2020
- Duke Magazine - Interview with Johan Terblanche and Marjorie Allo 21 November 2018