The 'innovative, responsive, and available' team at Clifford Chance is a strong choice for fund structuring and fundraising mandates, particularly with regard to French, Luxemburgish and pan-European funds. The team's expertise encompasses the gamut of funds work and the group is led by the 'ultra-skilled' Xavier Comaills, who garners praise for his availability and focuses on fundraising, secondary portfolio transactions, and the structuring of a variety of funds. Marie Preat, who has built specialisms in many of the same areas as Comaills, was promoted to the partnership in 2023. Elodie Cinconze is the key contact at of counsel level.
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Testimonials
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‘Xavier Commails, Benjamin Massot, and Mathieu Remy - ultra-skilled; availability and simplicity.’
‘An innovative, responsive, available team. Strong technical skills, with true pragmatism and a strong ability to identify creative solutions to problems posed. The team is also friendly.’
‘The team led by Xavier Comaills is remarkable in every way, in terms of skills, availability and knowledge of market practices. The quality of advice is exceptional.’
‘The team is composed of a partner specializing in regulation and a business partner, which makes an excellent team.'
Key clients
- Andera Partners
- Archimed
- Ardian
- Axa
- Bex Capital
- Blackstone
- Bpifrance Investissement
- Cathay Capital Private Equity
- Cathay Innovation
- Consolidation et Développement Gestion
- Eurazeo Investment Managers
- Eurazeo S.E.
- Flexstone Partners
- Infranity (previously known as Generali Global Infrastructure)
- Kartesia Management
- Keensight Capital
- Kurma Partners
- Lauxera Capital Partners
- Montefiore Investment
- Oddo Asset Management
- Parquest Capital
- Qualium Investissement
- Raise Conseil
- Sagard
- Siparex / Sigefi Private Equity
- Sofinnova Partners
- Supernova Invest
- Vauban Infrastructure Partners
- Weinberg Capital Partners
Work highlights
- Advised Archimed on the creation and fundraising for its new build-up platform fund focused on European companies involved in the health sector named MED Platform II.
- Advised Keensight Capital with respect to the creation and fundraising of Keensight Nova VI.
- Advised Vauban Infrastructure Partners on the creation of and fundraising for Core Infrastructure Fund IV.
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The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Xavier Comaills