“Fabien Billet and his team stood out on the following points: – expertise on fundraising issues. – very direct and simple communication between them and us – negotiating force with the main fund. Seward & Kissel LLP`s New York-based investment management practice is recognized for its expertise in setting up private equity funds, particularly with respect to mid-market funds. The firm also has in-depth knowledge of the legal and regulatory requirements that apply to both the funds themselves and their investment advisors, including those that are relevant not only at the outset, but throughout the life cycle of a fund. Patricia A Poglinco and Robert B Van Grover are the most important names. FIDAL covers all transactional and regulatory aspects related to the field of private equity. The firm assists private equity funds, companies and executives. The firm is headed by Sabrina Bol and includes Mathieu Aurignac and Anne Mehu. Chammas & Marcheteau covers the creation of a wide range of funds: UCITS, AIFs, index funds, funds of funds, hedge funds or debt securities funds. The firm is co-directed by: Lola Chammas, specialized in the creation of private equity funds and serving public and private clients, and Christophe Sevennec. They are surrounded by employee Thomas Abulius. The SICAV is either in the form of a simplified joint-stock company (SAS) or a public limited company (SA). Consequently, a SICAV has legal personality and may be self-managed or an AIFM may be appointed.
YARDS supports venture capitalists and companies in their large-scale fundraising efforts. The area of expertise includes legal and tax structuring, negotiation of management packages and financing contracts. The practice is co-directed by Igor Doumenc and Jean-Philippe Jacob. “A flexible and high-quality team covering a wide range of legal skills. Unbeatable value for money. In this case, the choice of legal form of a dedicated AIF could depend on (i) the investment strategy and (ii) the potentially favourable tax regimes from which investors could benefit. “John Wilson excels at having a hands-on approach to legal issues, whether complex or not, and is a good leader on all issues, able to assess when to turn to other resources within K&S. He represents the main French and European investment funds on all aspects of their activities and regularly intervenes in the context of the most important rounds on the market. “Antoine does a high-quality technical job. He knows how to adapt legal solutions to business issues or regulatory constraints, always with very good suggestions. Antoine has a very good knowledge of market practices and the latest legal and regulatory developments and knows how to describe the applicable legal and regulatory issues in a precise and understandable way.
Goodwin assists venture capital and growth capital funds and companies with their fundraising, growth and governance issues. His clientele includes institutional investors, venture capital funds, technology and life sciences companies, as well as start-ups of French or international origin and entrepreneurs. Thomas Dupont-Sentilles is involved in major national and international fundraising operations. Anne-Charlotte Rivière (formerly Dechert LLP), specializes in venture capital transactions in the life sciences and technology sectors. Benjamin Garçon supports start-ups and SMEs. The manager may also charge a performance-based fee related to the outperformance of the managed portfolio. This mechanism shall be explicitly provided for in the legal documentation of the Fund, shall be consistent with the management objective and shall not entail excessive risk-taking by the AIF. Outperformance fees are then quite common.
The DLA Piper team has extensive experience in fund creation, particularly in supporting fund managers. The area of expertise covers a wide range of funds: venture capital, LBO, debt, infrastructure, real estate and funds of funds. The highly experienced Benjamin Aller is involved in the formation of private equity funds and transaction matters. The latter leads the practice with Julien Vandenbussche, a specialist in financial regulation and investment fund structuring. Also participating in the practice are: George Pinkham, Raphaël Béra and Sylvie Vansteenkiste. D`Ornano + Co. specializes in new technologies and e-commerce. The firm is involved in international transactions. It reviews LBO, growth capital and venture capital transactions.
He strategically advises companies on their digital transformation. The company`s founder, Raphaëlle d`Ornano, fully understands the impact of technology on businesses. when Yann Auregan deals with mergers and acquisitions. Note the arrival in June 2021 of Thomas Priolet (Ex-Counsel at Bredin Prat), who supports UCIs and family offices in LBO transactions 100% dedicated to their clients – a real advisory role and not only legal expertise, but supports the development of the company at every step with as much commitment and motivation as ever.
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