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Agnès Rossi is a partner in Proskauer's Private Funds Group and a member of the firm’s Private Capital Industry group. With nearly 20 years of experience, she is a leading expert in international fund structures and regulatory matters, including AIFM and ELTIF approvals. Throughout her career, Agnès has worked extensively on private investment funds across France, London, and Luxembourg. She advises both European and global asset managers on the structuring, establishment, and operation of private investment funds, spanning a wide range of strategies such as infrastructure, energy, buyouts, venture capital, debt, and real estate. Agnès also specializes in GP-led fund restructurings and liquidity solutions transactions. Additionally, she has in-depth expertise in pan-European carried interest and co-investment schemes, with a particular focus on the specificities of French regulations. Agnès is a regular speaker at leading industry seminars and conferences, a member of the legal committee of France Invest, and participates in INSEAD’s courses on the Future of Private Equity twice a year.

Gwenaël Kropfinger

Gwenaël Kropfinger is a tax partner, a member of Proskauer's Private Funds and Private Equity M&A Groups and a member of the firm’s Private Capital industry group. Gwenaël has extensive experience in advising private equity funds and multinational groups on the tax structuring of M&A deals including LBOs and capital markets transactions. Gwenaël has been involved in general reorganisation work for corporate groups. Gwenaël also advises on the creation of French and pan-European private equity funds.

Jeremy Scemama is an M&A partner and member of Proskauer's Private Capital industry group. Jeremy has been working for more than 20 years with listed and non-listed industrial and services groups on their corporate finance operations, restructuring and external growth operations. Jeremy also advises investment funds on leveraged buyouts, venture capital and development capital transactions. While working for corporate groups and investments funds, he has developed an extensive experience in transactions involving securities matters (tender offers, pipe transactions, squeeze out, public to private transactions). Jeremy's clients include Montefiore Investment, PAI Partners, The Carlyle Group, MML Capital, Alpha Private Equity, European Camping Group, Worldline, and Groupe Premium.

Marcela Moraru is a partner in Proskauer's Private Funds Group and a member of the firm’s Private Capital Industry group. Marcela has significant experience in all aspects of international complex fund structures and regulatory advice having focused on private investment funds in France, UK and Luxembourg over the last 15 years. Marcela acts for asset managers in relation to the structuring and establishment of mid-market and large private equity funds, infrastructure funds, debt funds, real estate funds and carried interest/co-investment arrangements.

Matthieu Lampel

Matthieu Lampel is an M&A partner and a member of Proskauer's Private Capital industry group. Matthieu advises investment funds on leveraged buyouts, venture capital and development capital transactions, as well as domestic and international clients in a wide variety of M&A transactions. His practice focuses on a broad range of industry sectors, including financial services, healthcare, energy, technology and consumer goods & retail. Matthieu also advises managers in the negotiation of their status and their remuneration, as well as in the context of operations with investment funds. Matthieu also has significant experience advising industrial and private equity clients in obtaining clearance from the relevant authorities in connection with French foreign investment regulations. Matthieu’s clients include Bridgepoint, The Carlyle Group, Experienced Capital and Eurazeo PME.

Pierre Tardivo is a Private Credit counsel and member of Proskauer's Global Finance practice and Private Capital Team. Pierre acts as an adviser in acquisition finance (leverage and corporate), representing financial institutions - senior banks, debt funds and mezzanine lenders, as well as sponsors and borrowers, as well as an adviser in restructurings of LBO (leverage buy out) debt.

Stephanie Martinier

Stéphanie Martinier is an M&A partner and member of Proskauer's Private Capital industry group. Stéphanie is located in the Paris office and licensed to practice law in both France and New York. Stéphanie advises French and international clients regarding cross-border transactions and commercial matters. She represents private equity funds and corporate entities in business acquisitions, sales and joint ventures, as well as in the negotiation of complex commercial contracts and in corporate restructurings. Stéphanie focuses in particular in the industrial sector, and on technology and financial companies. Stéphanie also represents clients in litigation matters relating to M&A transactions and shareholders’ disputes, and regularly counsels clients regarding compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and French data privacy regulations. In addition, Stéphanie manages the pro bono work of the Paris office and, as part of this commitment, provides legal training on business creation to young entrepreneurs through the not-for-profit Yes Akademia. Having attended law school in both France and the United States, Stéphanie holds a master of law from University Lyon III as well as a LL.M. degree from the University of Minnesota. She has been with Proskauer for the duration of her legal career.

Xavier Norlain is an M&A partner, head of Proskauer's Paris office and member of the Private Capital industry group. Xavier advises investment funds on leveraged buyouts, venture capital and development capital transactions, as well as industrial and services groups on their corporate finance operations, restructuring and external growth transactions. Xavier also advises managers in the negotiation of their status and their remuneration, as well as in the context of operations with investment funds. Xavier’s clients include Bpifrance, Bridgepoint, The Carlyle Group, Eurazeo, Circet and Sodexo.

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