Private equity: Fund formation

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

Client Satisfaction

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP's group is well-placed to advise on the formation of small, mid and large-cap funds, regulatory matters and secondary transactions. Practice co-head Nathalie Duguay has noted experience in fund formation and operations that covers buyout funds, mezzanine funds, distressed funds, debt funds, venture funds, and real estate funds. Co-leading alongside her, Tiana Rambatomanga is well-versed in the creation of and fundraising for French, Luxembourgish and pan-European private equity and credit investment funds. A recent mandate of note saw the team advise Five Arrows managers on the creation of their first impact fund targeting startups committed to the ecological transition.

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‘Tiana Rambatomanga stands out for her team spirit and forward thinking.'

Key clients

21 Invest France
Abénex Capital
Access Capital Partners
Adagia Partners
Alpha Private Equity
Altaroc
Alyse-Guyane
Ambienta
Astorg Partners
BJ Invest
BlackFin Capital Partners
BNPP Agility Capital
Bpifrance
CIC Private Debt
EDF Invest
Ekkio Capital
Elevation Capital Partners
EM 8 Private Equity
Epopée Gestion
Five Arrows Managers
Hivest Capital Partners
Idico
Indigo Capital
Ledger
L’Occitane
Lov Group
ODDO BHF
PAI Partners
Peqan
Peugeot Invest (FPP)
Power Corporation of Canada
Sagard Private Equity
Seven2 (former Apax Partners)
Sista Fund
SouthBridge Investments
Tikehau
UTI International Limited

Work highlights

Advised PAI Partners on the structuring and fundraising of their flagship fund PAI Partners VIII.
Advised seven2 on the structuring and fund-raising of Apax Development Fund II.
Advised Bpifrance on the structuring of their Bpifrance Entreprises Avenir 1 (BEA 1) fund.

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