Stéphane Braun

Partner

Stéphane Braun

Stéphane Braun is a corporate finance lawyer and is the head of the Norton Rose Fulbright banking and finance practice in Luxembourg. He has more than 20 years' experience working in the Luxembourg market.

Stéphane advises clients across a full spectrum of banking and finance matters, acting for major banks, corporations, institutional and sovereign entities. His practice covers the full range of debt and equity capital markets and securitization transactions, as well as restructuring and insolvency matters. He also has extensive experience with transactional and regulatory aspects of insurance business transfers and set-ups.

Professional experience

Representative experience

Banking
• Secured (syndicated and non-syndicated) lending
• Acquisition finance
• Real estate finance
• Structured finance
• Loan restructuring
Restructuring and insolvency
• Restructuring companies in financial distress
Capital markets
• Private or public offerings of securities
• Listing of securities on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange
• Clearing and settlement
Securitization and structured finance
• True sale and synthetic securitizations

Stephane also advises major banks, investment firms, payment service providers, insurance and reinsurance companies and intermediaries, as well as other financial sector professionals.
Banks and financial professionals
• Applications for regulatory authorisation
• Passporting notifications
• Insurance distribution
• Portfolio transfers
• Corporate governance and outsourcing
• Restructuring and change in control
• Service and intermediary agreements
• AML/CTF
Insurance and reinsurance
• Applications for regulatory authorisation
• Passporting notifications
• Insurance distribution
• Portfolio transfers
• Corporate governance and outsourcing
• E-structuring and change in control
• Service and intermediary agreements
• AML/CTF
Consumer protection
• Consumer-related issues

Rankings and recognitions

Legal 500 2025, Banking and finance, Luxembourg

"They have broad knowledge across all legal and regulatory issues, outstanding proactivity and reactivity. Exceptional client relationship and engagement."

Legal 500 2024, Banking and finance, Luxembourg

"Stéphane Braun is very technical and responsive."
"The team is diligent and proactive."
"They have an exceptional knowledge of banking and financial law, as well as good contacts with supervisory authorities, and very good networking at home and abroad."