Team size: Six

Major legal advisers: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, Paul Hastings, Latham & Watkins, CMS

Can you tell us a little about your significant accomplishments over the last few years, as a team or by yourself?

Adapting the team to the needs of the company has been a significant accomplishment, together with finding the right tools and counsel to ease our work. We have learnt how to express our needs and ensure they are answered. Scalability is a permanent challenge. It means you regularly need to question yourself on your organisation, the skills of the team and the interactions with your in-house clients.

What are the biggest risks your industry is facing now and how are you preparing your team to deal with this?

The biggest private equity and fund management risk come from the constant change in the applicable regulation. We need to anticipate all potential changes. I always insist my team attend training and conferences on new topics to ensure our knowledge is always up to date. My team is constantly monitoring the local and European regulatory landscape. Our external counsel also informs us when necessary.

How have you harnessed technologies to drive output in your position?

We have chosen tools to ensure only one source of information for the whole team — typically, all corporate information of the companies we are dealing with within the group. We have also implemented electronic signatures to save time and secure the execution process. We have also set up a tool — DealCloud — which allows us to share essential information and data with other teams in the group.