Private equity: Fund formation

Goodwin

'Expertise, experience and professionalism' are the calling cards of the team at Goodwin, which is lauded by another client as 'among the best in the business'. The group deals with the gamut of funds mandates and regularly advises on the formation of private equity, infrastructure, tech, venture capital, and debt funds. Leadership is shared between 'leading fund formation partner' Arnaud David and 'problem solver' Sarah Michel, who is noted for her 'strong experience in the sector' and has experience in LP and GP-led transactions. A recent mandate of note saw the team advise BEX Capital on the formation of BEX Capital V for a target amount of $1bn.

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Testimonials

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‘Specialist in fund structuring. Strong technical skills. Market leader.'
‘Sarah Michel - listening to the customer. Problem solver. Strong experience in the sector.'
‘Well structured team. Good responsiveness and advice. Very good work with the tax team.'
‘Marie-Laure Bruneel and Galien Devillers - expertise, experience, professionalism.'
‘Good team availability and quality of work (feedback in case of questions, review of documents, etc.)'
‘Goodwin's fund formation team is among the best in the business - well organized and up to date with market trends. Sarah Michel - excellent.'
‘Arnaud David remains one of the leading partners in the Parisian fund formation market: available, efficient and organized.'

Key clients

Andera Partners
Antin Infrastructure Partners
Bex Capital
Cerea Partners
Chequers Capital
CIC Private Debt
Committed Advisors
EMZ Partners
Initiative & Finance
Latour Capital
MBO+
Mérieux Equity Partners
Naxicap Partners
Quadrille Capital
Quantonation Ventures
Rothschild & Co / Five Arrows
Slate Venture Capital
Tikehau Capital

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