Christopher Dortschy

Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton Luxembourg S.à r.l. / International Counsel, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

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Overview

Christopher Dortschy is a partner in Debevoise & Plimpton Luxembourg S.à r.l. and an international counsel in Debevoise & Plimpton LLP. ... Read Full Biography

Experience

- Clayton, Dubilier & Rice in the financing aspects of its acquisitions of Atalian and OCS to create a global facilities management platform.
- Ara Partners, a private equity firm specializing in industrial decarbonization investments with an ESG focus, in the formation of Ara Fund II, a $1.1 billion industrial decarbonization fund.
- Clayton, Dubilier & Rice in its sale of a minority stake in Belron to Hellman & Friedman, BlackRock and GIC, which valued the company at €21 billion.
- CANDRIAM and its affiliate New York Life Investments Alternatives in their strategic partnership with Kartesia Management, and the related acquisition of a minority stake in the firm.
- TPG Capital in the sale of Adare Pharmaceuticals, a leading specialty contract development and manufacturing organization, to Thomas H. Lee Partners and Frazier Healthcare Partners and the related separation of Adare’s Eosinophilic Esophagitis product into a TPG-backed entity.

Christopher Dortschy is a partner in Debevoise & Plimpton Luxembourg S.à r.l. and an international counsel in Debevoise & Plimpton LLP. He leads the firm’s Luxembourg office and is a member of the firm’s Funds/Investment Management and Private Equity Groups. For more than 10 years, Mr. Dortschy has advised international asset management firms on establishing, administering and winding up all types of Luxembourg regulated and unregulated investment vehicles, with a specific focus on alternative investment funds investing in illiquid asset classes. He has extensive experience advising clients on the regulatory aspects of establishing, operating and investing in Luxembourg fund management companies. Prior to joining Debevoise, Mr. Dortschy served in the Luxembourg office of a magic circle firm. Mr. Dortschy is ranked as a Rising Star by IFLR1000 and has been praised as “commercial and responsive” by The Legal 500. He is also noted for Investment Funds in Luxembourg by The Legal 500 EMEA (2022). Mr. Dortschy is a member of the Frankfurt and the Luxembourg bars and is a member of various working groups of the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry (ALFI), as well as a member of various technical committees of the Luxembourg Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (LPEA). He also serves on Invest Europe’s European Long Term Investment Funds Task Force. He is fluent in German, French, English and Spanish.