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Christina CALCAGNO

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CORPORATE, M&A

FINANCIAL REGULATORY

Christina CALCAGNO is an Associate in the Corporate, Banking and Finance practice group.

She assists the team on corporate, finance and capital market matters.

+352 227 330-755

christina.calcagno@kleyrgrasso.com

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Master of Law in International and European Law, University of Bern, Switzerland, 2021

Law degree with specialization in German and International Commercial and Contract Law, University of Saarland, Germany, 2017

French, English, German, Italian, Luxembourgish

Luxembourg Bar, admitted in 2023

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Liebe Freundinnen und Freunde des German Desk, Wie üblich wir behalten die Entwicklungen der Rechts- und Marktlage genau im Auge und beleuchten einige davon im Rahmen von Kurzinformationen und möchten wir Ihnen vor der wohlverdienten Sommerpause einen Einblick in einige dieser neuesten Arbeiten geben. Viel Spaß bei der Sommerlektüre.

12/07/2024

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Dans le cadre de la réforme de la loi du 21 septembre 2006 sur le bail à usage d’habitation et modifiant certaines dispositions du Code civil (ci-après, la « Loi de 2006 »), le projet de loi a été adopté en date du 10 juillet 2024 par la Chambre des députés. La nouvelle loi entrera en vigueur dans le mois qui suit ...

28/06/2024

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Flexible admission requirements and easier mobility for highly qualified workers

The Law of 4 June 2024, transposing EU Directive 2021/1883 of 20 October 2021, was published in Mémorial A n°261 of 27 June 2024. The Law comes into force on 1 July 2024. The main changes are as follows:

24/06/2024

New draft bill containing different tax measures and clarifications – draft bill n°8388

On 23 May 2024, the Government submitted the draft bill n°8388 to the Parliament (“Bill”) clarifying the Luxembourg tax treatment applicable to share class redemptions, amending the minimum net wealth tax regime and introducing an opt-out mechanism for the “participation exemption” regime under specific conditions. Moreover, to continue the digitalisation of the income ...

03/06/2024

KLEYR_GRASSO unveils new Visual Identity

KLEYR GRASSO is thrilled to announce the launch of its new visual identity, featuring a refreshed logo and a redesigned website aimed at enhancing user experience. Developed in collaboration with the Piranha agency, the rebranding initiative introduces vibrant and dynamic colors that embody the innovative and ambitious spirit of its teams, while also exuding confidence, loyalty, and e...

24/04/2024

KLEYR GRASSO proudly assists IVS Partecipazioni in the IVS Group delisting tender offer by Lavazza Group

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19/04/2024

30 years of excellence - Transition with new faces in leading law firm

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12/04/2024

NEUERUNGEN BEIM INVESTORENSCHUTZ: NAV-Berechnungsfehler, Verstöße gegen Anlagerichtlinien und sonstige Fehler

Vor nunmehr über zwei Jahrzehnten, am 27. November 2002, veröffentlichte die luxemburgische Aufsichtsbehörde des Finanzsektors (Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier, „CSSF“) das CSSF-Rundschreiben 02/77 betreffend den Investorenschutz im Falle eines Fehlers bei der Berechnung des Nettoinventarwertes („NAV“) und der Entschädigung für die F...

05/04/2024

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RC report & AML/CFT Questionnaire for RAIFs

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28/03/2024

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Publication of the date for staff delegation elections!

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27/03/2024

ELTIF 2.0 - Zur Erinnerung

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15/03/2024

KLEYR GRASSO distinguished as a Top Tier Firm by Legal 500 in its 2024 edition

Congratulations to our teams on being distinguished as a Top Tier Firm by Legal 500 in its 2024 edition! Achieving such recognition over the years is a testament to the quality of our work, expertise, and dedication to our clients. Being recognized by Legal500 is a significant accomplishment within the legal industry and speaks volumes about the excellence of our firm's services....

08/03/2024

Tax measures for the housing market and real estate investments – draft bill n°8353

The draft bill n°8353 filed by the government on 7 February 2024 provides a package of measures to support the housing market and to enhance real estate investments for individuals managing their private wealth (hereafter the “Draft Bill”).

01/01/2024

KLEYR GRASSO announces major promotions effective January 1, 2024

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21/12/2023

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New mandatory procedures to be implemented since 2023

To comply with the new legislation, you now have to implement two new procedures.

15/11/2023

UPDATE ZUR AIFMD II

Investment Fonds – 15. November 2023

02/11/2023

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The new law on business continuity and modernising bankruptcy law entered into force on 1 November 2023

The law of 7 August 2023 on business continuity and modernising bankruptcy law (hereafter the “Law”) which implements the Directive (EU) 2019/1023 of 20 June 2019 on preventive restructuring frameworks, on discharge of debt and disqualifications, and on measures to increase the efficiency of procedures concerning restructuring, insolvency and discharge of debt, and amending Directive (...

06/09/2023

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Wage indexation on 1 September 2023: new amounts

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01/09/2023

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KLEYR GRASSO assisted Socom and Evocells in the set-up of their joint venture denominated Solarcells Luxembourg, which will be the first producer of solar panels in Luxembourg.

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31/08/2023

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New provisions on the recruitment of third-country nationals and wage indexation as of 1 September 2023

30/08/2023

Loi du 7 août 2023 relative aux aides individuelles au logement

ci-après « la Loi »

29/08/2023

Loi du 26 juillet 2023 portant modification de la loi modifiée du 2 septembre 2011 réglementant l’accès aux professions d’artisan, de commerçant, d’industriel ainsi qu’à certaines professions libérales

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18/08/2023

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Work-life balance: new extraordinary leave and flexible working arrangements

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24/07/2023

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New law rectifying the law of 10 August 1915 on commercial companies

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04/07/2023

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30/06/2023

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New law on non-profit associations and foundations (the “New NPA Law”)

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16/06/2023

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UPDATE ZU SFDR

15/06/2023

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New law on the use of digital tools and processes in company law

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05/06/2023

Pierre-Alexandre DEGEHET joins KLEYR GRASSO as a partner in its Corporate Finance and Capital Markets practices, as of 5 June 2023.

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26/05/2023

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Verordnung über Märkte für Kryptowerte (MiCA)

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26/05/2023

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Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA)

Am 27. Dezember 2022 wurde im Amtsblatt der Europäischen Union die Verordnung (EU) 2022/2554 (die „Verordnung“) über die digitale operationelle Resistenz im Finanzsektor und zur Änderung der Verordnungen (EG) Nr. 1060/2009, (EU) Nr. 648/2012, (EU) Nr. 600/2014, (EU) Nr. 909/2014 und (EU) 2016/1011 veröffentlicht.

16/05/2023

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New whistleblower regulation!

The Law of 16 May 2023 transposing Directive (EU) 2019/1937 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2019 on the protection of persons who report violations of Union law was published in the Mémorial A n°232 of 17 May 2023.

01/05/2023

25/04/2023

Arbitration Reform – Highlights of the Law of 19 April 2023

The law of 19 April 2023 amending the second part, book III, heading I of the New Code of civil procedure reforming arbitration enters into force this Tuesday, 25 April 2023 (hereafter the “Law”).

29/03/2023

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Introduction of moral harassment in the Labour Code

The Law of 29 March 2023, published in the Mémorial A n°187 of 5 April 2023, introduces a new chapter in the Labour Code on moral harassment[1]. The Law will come into force on 9 April 2023.

24/03/2023

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Die Luxemburger Investmentfondswelt im positiven Wandel – Anpassung der sektoralen Gesetze an die Bedürfnisse der Praxis

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01/03/2023

KLEYR GRASSO assisted kodehyve with the launch of its KYC-AML-BO-CTF module

ConTech kodehyve collaborates with leading Luxembourg law firm KLEYR GRASSO to launch advanced KYC and AML module and standalone compliance platform for property developers and stakeholders of the built ecosystem.

08/02/2023

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KLEYR GRASSO assisted the selling shareholders in the sale of ifsam to FNZ

KLEYR GRASSO assisted the selling shareholders on the Luxembourg legal aspects of the sale of ifsam, a Luxembourg-based B2B fund platform, by FNZ, the global platform provider in the wealth management sector, partnering with over 650 of the world’s leading financial institutions and over 8,000 wealth management firms.

01/02/2023

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KLEYR GRASSO is pleased to announce the promotions of Lina LOBEFARO as Counsel and Jade MADERT as Senior Associate for this new year.

01/02/2023

KLEYR GRASSO reinforces its commercial and civil litigation practice with the arrival of Muriel PIQUARD as Counsel.

As of 1 February 2023, KLEYR GRASSO welcomes Muriel PIQUARD, Avocat à la Cour, as Counsel in the Commercial and Civil litigation practice.

31/01/2023

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Draft law 8053 transposing the mobility directive

On 10 May 2023, the Luxembourg Bar Association (Ordre des Avocats du Barreau de Luxembourg) issued its opinion on the draft law No. 8053 (the “Draft Law”), which aims to transpose the Directive (EU) 2019/2121 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 amending Directive (EU) 2017/1132 as regards cross-border conversions, mergers and divisions (the “Mobility...

25/01/2023

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Commercial leaseholds: The legal ban for the tenant to ask a higher rent from the sub-tenant has been declared unconstitutional

Article 1762-6 (4) of the Civil Code prohibits the tenant from requesting a higher rent from the sub-tenant.

16/01/2023

Prominent lawyer Luc Courtois joins KLEYR GRASSO Investment Funds department as Partner.

As of 16 January 2023, Luc Courtois joins KLEYR GRASSO as Partner in the Investment Funds practice.

01/01/2023

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Bail Commercial – Contrat de sous‑location et lutte contre la spéculation: l’interdiction faite au locataire de demander un loyer supérieur au sous‑locataire a été déclarée inconstitutionnelle

Considérations préliminaires

01/01/2023

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Entrée en vigueur au 1er janvier 2023 de l’obligation d’installer des détecteurs autonomes de fumée pour les immeubles existant comprenant au moins un logement

23/12/2022

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Bail à usage d’habitation : Une trêve hivernale applicable jusqu’au 31 mars 2023

En date du 1er janvier 2023, est entrée en vigueur la loi du 23 décembre 2022 portant suspension temporaire des déguerpissements en matière de baux d’habitation et ce, jusqu’au 31 mars 2023.

22/12/2022

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Shareholder disputes – abuse of equality

In a recent decision dated 21 December 2022, no. 183/22-VII-CIV, the 7th Chamber of the Court of Appeal has confirmed that the abuse of equality (abus d’égalité), consisting for a holder of half of the voting rights of a company to abusively prevent the taking of a resolution against the corporate interest and in his own interest, must have been committed by the exercise of the...

13/12/2022

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3.2% increase in the social minimum wage

Bill no 8117 [1] intends to increase the minimum social wage by 3.2% on 1st January 2023:

08/12/2022

Legal professional privilege vs DAC6 notification requirement: the CJEU rules that the right to a fair trial prevails over the fight against aggressive tax planning.

The DAC6 Directive [1] provides that all intermediaries involved in potentially aggressive cross-border tax-planning are required to report them to the competent tax authorities.

01/12/2022

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German Desk Rundschreiben | #2

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28/11/2022

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Judgment of the Court in Joined Cases C-37-20 and C-601-20 regarding the Anti-money laundering directive

In its 22 November 2022 judgment, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) invalidates the provision of the 5th AML Directive[1] whereby the access to information on the beneficial owners of companies and of other legal entities incorporated in the territory of the Member States in the beneficial owners registers be accessible in all cases to any member of the general p...

28/11/2022

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Amendments to the law on residential leaseholds: what are the innovations of the current bill of law?

As part of the reform of the law of 21 September 2006 on residential leaseholds and amending certain provisions of the Civil Code (hereinafter, the “Law of 2006”), government amendments have recently been made to the bill of law with the intent to strengthen the protection of the tenants.

22/11/2022

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Telework of cross-border workers: extension of the transitional period for social security until 30 June 2023

Following the recommendations of the European Commission, the Ministry of Social Security[1] extends the transitional period set up last June in social security matter.

28/10/2022

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The Luxembourg Parliament has recently adopted a new law creating a procedure for administrative dissolution without liquidation of companies (the “Administrative Dissolution”).

This law, dated 28 October 2022, introduces a new mechanism of dissolution which allows the State prosecutor (in collaboration with the entity operating the Luxembourg Trade and Companies Register (“RCS”)) to request administrative dissolution without liquidation of certain commercial companies. Indeed, many companies under liquidation have no assets. This new procedure will allow the ...

03/10/2022

Bail à usage d’habitation : Un premier pas vers la trêve hivernale?

Suite à une réunion du 30 septembre 2022, le Conseil du Gouvernement a marqué son accord avec le projet de loi portant suspension temporaire des déguerpissements en matière de baux d’habitation jusqu’au 31 mars 2023.

30/09/2022

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Luxembourg employers - French cross-border workers: less tax constraints in the future?

Currently, Luxembourg employers have to deduct at source the income tax due by the French resident employee for the days worked in France when the latter exceeds the tax tolerance threshold of 29 days (i.e.: in particular in case of teleworking in France). In practice, employers must determine on a monthly basis the amount of French-source salary that is taxable in France, submit it to t...

29/09/2022

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Tripartite agreement of 28 September 2022

The Government, the UEL and the LCGB, CGFP and OGBL unions signed an agreement on 28 September 2022[1] to help businesses and households by implementing specific measures in response to inflation and the sharp rise in energy costs.

02/08/2022

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Switch to optional “3G” scheme in the workplace

The Bill n°7964 modifying the amended Law of 17 July 2020 on measures to fight against the Covid-19 pandemic was submitted to the Chamber of Deputies on 7 February 2022....

01/08/2022

German Desk Rundschreiben | #1

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12/07/2022

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Law to temporarily freeze all rent increases until the end of 2022

On 15 June 2022, the law transposing certain measures provided for in the tripartite agreement of 31 March 2022 (hereinafter the “Law of 29 June 2022”) was adopted with the aim of preserving the purchasing power of households.

11/07/2022

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Modification de la Loi du 16 mai 1975 portant statut de la copropriété des immeubles bâtis

Le législateur, au travers de la loi du 30 juin 2022 (Mémorial A n°347 du 11 juillet 2022) (“Loi de 2022“), a apporté des modifications à la loi du 16 mai 1975 (“Loi de 1975“) portant statut de la copropriété des immeubles bâtis aux fins d’introduire un fonds de travaux....

28/06/2022

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Telework of cross-border workers: confirmation of the establishment of a transitional period for social security

Following the recommendations of the European Commission, the Ministry of Social Security[1] has now officially confirmed the establishment of a transitional period in matters of social security until 31 December 2022 allowing cross-border workers to telework without changing their social security affiliation if the 25% threshold provided for by the European legislation is achi...

01/06/2022

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KLEYR | GRASSO strengthens its Investment Funds practice

As of June 1, 2022, Mevlüde-Aysun TOKBAG joins KLEYR GRASSO with two other investment funds lawyers Fabian FRANKUS and Garry REULAND. The team has a strong market reputation in the Investment Funds activity and will enormously strengthen the existing Investment Funds practice of KLEYR GRASSO.

01/06/2022

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KLEYR │ GRASSO launches new tax practice.

As of July 1, 2022, Lionel BONIFAZZI and Valeria ERCOLINI join KLEYR GRASSO and become the new tax team within the firm.

15/05/2022

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Projet de loi 7999 visant à mettre en place un régime d’aides sous forme de garanties en faveur de l’économie luxembourgeoise à la suite de l’agression de la Russie contre l’Ukraine

L’agression militaire contre l’Ukraine par la Russie a de nombreuses conséquences économiques. Le marché de l’énergie a été fortement touché par les augmentations des prix de l’électricité et du gaz dans l’UE. Les conséquences se font également ressentir sur les marchés financiers et s...

01/04/2022

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Indexation, tripartite and telework in supervised entities

1. New indexation on 1st April 2022 According to the STATEC release of 30 March 2022[1], the wage index increases from 855.62 points to 877.01 points as of 1st April 2022, resulting in an increase in the minimum social wage and the adjustment of certain thresholds and ceilings provided for by law.

24/03/2022

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Telework: overview

11/03/2022

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End of the “3G” scheme at the workplace

Bill no 7971, which is expected to be voted on and published today, provides for the end of the “3G” scheme in the workplace.

02/03/2022

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A court action for dissolution of a company for just cause is an action reserved to the company’s shareholders

By a decision rendered on 2 March 2022, the 7th Chamber of the Court of appeal has now clarified that the persons having the right to apply for the dissolution of a company for just cause based on the provisions of article 480-1 of the law dated 10 August 1915 on commercial companies (LSC) shall be identical to those entitled to make such application based on article 1871 of the Civil Code.

01/07/2021

Modification substantielle du Nouveau Code de procédure civile

Loi du 15 juillet 2021 ayant pour objet le renforcement de l’efficacité de la justice civile et commerciale, Newsletter, July 2021 (co-author)