Carole SOUDIER
Hassel
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Principal - Legal/Cosec
DigitalBridge Luxembourg S.à r.l. (formerly Colony Capital Luxembourg S.à r.l.)
03.2021 - Current
- Leading and managing the Luxembourg Legal/Cosec Team (4 people);
- Organizing/supervising the legal and cosec matters involving the European entities of the group;
- Ensuring local legal compliance of the entities of the group (Funds and SPVs);
- Drafting and/or reviewing all types of legal and transactional documentation;
- Creating legal templates for multiple Legal/Cosec documents (board minutes, funding documentation, distribution documentation, loan agreements, repayment notices, proxies, etc.);
- Assisting with setting up of new structures in Luxembourg and Europe;
- Developing and maintaining relationships with external service providers (external advisors, auditors, local domiciliation firms, notaries);
- Providing transactional support to the deal teams (assisting with signings and closings, making sure the relevant corporate approvals are in place, coordination and review of the work performed by the external counsels);
- Communicating with the different teams (Accounting, Treasury, Tax, Deal teams) on legal or corporate matters;
- Preparing internal notes, legal updates;
- Working with the global Legal team to improve existing processes and create new ones (e.g. helping create a global legal operations guide); and
- Ensuring proper training to the legal team.
Associate Vice President – Legal/Cosec
DigitalBridge Luxembourg S.à r.l. (formerly Colony Capital Luxembourg S.à r.l.)
09.2018 - 03.2021
- Legal drafting (board minutes, EGM minutes and other simple legal documentation);
- Reviewing legal documentation involving the Luxembourg and European entities of the group;
- Management of the day-to-day corporate life of the Luxembourg SPVs (incorporations, preparation of board meetings/shareholders' meetings, changes to share capital, changes of managers, transfers of shares, transfers of registered office, approval of annual accounts, maintenance of share registers, liquidations, formalities, apostilles, etc);
- Assisting on legal and corporate matters involving the Luxembourg and European entities of the group;
- Organizing and maintaining all books and records of the Luxembourg entities of the group in good order;
- Providing transactional support (assisting Deal teams);
- Assisting with KYC and AML requests;
- Coordinating with accounting, treasury, tax, asset management, and investment teams as necessary to provide information from legal records and coordinate legal response to various internal and external requests; and
- Liaising with relevant third parties (law firms, auditors, accounting firms, notaries, etc).
Jurist - Corporate & M&A
Baker McKenzie, Luxembourg (formerly Findling Collin Fessmann)
11.2009 - 09.2018
- Advising and assisting international clients with incorporations and liquidations of Luxembourg companies and setting-up of branches;
- Advising and assisting with multi-jurisdictional group reorganizations projects;
- Advising and assisting with the day-to-day corporate life of companies of clients (board meetings, shareholders' meetings, changes to the share capital, modification of the board of managers/directors, transfers of shares, transfers of registered office, approval of annual accounts, etc);
- Advising and assisting with corporate structuring projects (setting-up of hybrid instruments such as convertible preferred equity certificates, financing instruments and repatriation of cash structures);
- Assisting with the implementation of local and cross-border mergers; and
- Providing corporate maintenance services to international clients.
Junior associate - Banking & Finance
Loyens & Loeff, Luxembourg
09.2008 - 07.2009
- Assisting with drafting of contracts and legal opinions; and
- Assisting with incorporation of companies and drafting of simple corporate documentation.
Junior associate - Jurist
Molitor, Fisch & Associates, Luxembourg
09.2007 - 12.2007
- Legal research; and
- Assisting with drafting of conclusions, legal opinions, contracts and doctrine’s articles for the Firm.
In-service trainee
European Investment Bank, Luxembourg
07.2007 - 08.2007
- Legal research of French and EU law
- Preparing summary notes
- At the Directorate General for Legal Affairs Lending operations in France, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg
Education
Specialist Private Equity – Administration Certification -
House of Training
Luxembourg01-2021
General Accounting Certification -
House of Training
Luxembourg01.2019
Cours Complémentaires de Droit Luxembourgeois -
CCDL
Luxembourg01.2012
Master of Laws (LL.M.) - International and Comparative Law
Chicago-Kent College of Law
Chicago, Illinois01.2008
Master’s degree of Law -
Faculté De Droit De Metz
France01.2007
Skills
Personal skills
- Positive interpersonal skills
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Effective time management
- Detail-oriented approach
- Effective organizational skills
Computer skills
- MS Office Pack
- Diligent
- DocuSign
- Box
- ADP
- Anaplan
- SharePoint
LANGUAGES
French: Native language
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
English: Fluent
Advanced (C1)
German and Luxembourgish: Notions
Beginner (A1)
Spanish
Beginner (A1)
Hobbies and Interests
Passion for aeronautics and traveling.
Certification
ILA - Luxembourg Institute of Governance
Certification as Corporate Governance Officer
Timeline
Principal - Legal/Cosec
DigitalBridge Luxembourg S.à r.l. (formerly Colony Capital Luxembourg S.à r.l.)
03.2021 - Current
Associate Vice President – Legal/Cosec
DigitalBridge Luxembourg S.à r.l. (formerly Colony Capital Luxembourg S.à r.l.)
09.2018 - 03.2021
Jurist - Corporate & M&A
Baker McKenzie, Luxembourg (formerly Findling Collin Fessmann)
11.2009 - 09.2018
Junior associate - Banking & Finance
Loyens & Loeff, Luxembourg
09.2008 - 07.2009
Junior associate - Jurist
Molitor, Fisch & Associates, Luxembourg
09.2007 - 12.2007
In-service trainee
European Investment Bank, Luxembourg
07.2007 - 08.2007
Master of Laws (LL.M.) - International and Comparative Law
Chicago-Kent College of Law
Specialist Private Equity – Administration Certification -
House of Training
General Accounting Certification -
House of Training
Cours Complémentaires de Droit Luxembourgeois -
CCDL
Master’s degree of Law -
Faculté De Droit De Metz
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