Anton Cox
Corporate M&A/Real Estate Counsel, Luxembourg
"I am particularly fascinated by real estate as the practice enables me to deal with tangible assets."
Overview
Professional experience
Education and qualifications
Overview
Anton is a real estate lawyer who has advised on transactions in Brussels and Luxembourg since 2001. He has headed Luxembourg’s downstream real estate practice since the beginning of 2015.
Anton advises on the full range of issues within real estate, including incorporation and sale and purchase of real estate companies or real estate assets, real estate financing, environmental and town planning matters, litigation and structuring of projects. Anton’s practice also incorporates general commercial and contract law, construction law, agency and distribution law and projects.
Work highlights
Among an extensive range of real estate transactions, Anton has advised:
- Sogecap on the acquisition from AG Real Estate of 50% of the remaining shares in BG1 SA, which owns PWC taylor-made new headquarters in Luxembourg. Operation is the first acquisition of Sogecap outside of France.
- GLL Real Estate Partners on the acquisition of 100% of the shares in Ceryx from AG Real Estate and its affiliate Mosella Consult.
- Belfius Insurance SA on the acquisition of Alysea SA, owning a nursing homes portfolio located in Luxembourg. Assistance in the letting of those to Alysea Luxembourg Les Soins SA.
- Nomura Asset Management U.K. Limited on the sale to Lone Star of the company owning the H2O building, a landmark office building located in the Cloche d'Or area, following the acquisition of the latter by Nomura through the enforcement of its pledge on the shares therein.
Professional experience
Anton regularly speaks at local and international industry events, including the Meetincs annual Real Estate conference where he looked at “Commercial leases” and the IFE session on Real Estate in Luxembourg. Anton moderated Linklaters Luxembourg’s first Real Estate conference, gathering over 100 guests.
Anton provides pro bono legal support to a real estate fund sponsor, which plans to invest in social housing.
Anton’s published works include:
- With Y. Moreau, "Leasing immobilier - Onroerende leasing: le leasing immobilier en droit civil", Larcier, 2007
- "Hébergement collectif: l'hébergement en maison de repos - les relations contractuelles entre l'exploitant et les usagers", Larcier, 2010
Education and qualifications
>Anton studied law at the Facultés Universitaires Saint-Louis and at the UCL Catholic University of Louvain.
He speaks French, Dutch and English.