Mrs Rima Maitrehenry > Racine > Paris, France > Lawyer Profile

Racine
40 RUE DE COURCELLES
75008 PARIS
France

Work Department

Structuring of investment funds / Fund reviews: analysis of legal and market terms, side letters negotiation / Secondary transactionsn / Regulatory aspects applicable to the investment funds

Position

Partner

Career

Rima Maitrehenry focuses on the structuring of private equity funds (private equity, funds of funds, secondary funds etc.).

Her practice covers fundraising operations on behalf of sponsors/management companies and also new entrants in this sector (first time funds/first time teams), negotiation on behalf of investors (institutional investors, corporates, family offices etc.) of the terms and conditions of their investment in funds, buy-side and sell-side secondary transactions, as well as certain regulatory aspects relating thereto (AMF approvals, AIFMD and MIFID issues) and governance issues involving management teams (organization, shareholding and carried interest).

With this practice, Rima Maitrehenry is frequently involved in international transactions often requiring the negotiation and implementation of market standard terms.

She was admitted to the Paris Bar in 2007 and joined Racine as partner in 2021.

Languages

French, English, Arabic

Memberships

Regular lecturer at the American Business School of Paris

Education

Ph.D in International Law, Université Paris-Sorbonne (2004)

Master in Business School – Management and International Law, HEC-ESCP Paris (2000)

Master degree in International Law and International Organizations, Université Paris-Sorbonne (1997)

Master degree in Private and Public Law, Université Saint-Joseph, Beirut (1996)

Lawyer Rankings

France > Private equity: Fund formation

(Next Generation Partners)

Rima MaitrehenryRacine

Racine‘s group specialises in the structuring of private equity funds for sponsors and management companies, fund reviews, secondary transactions, and related regulatory issues. Rima Maitrehenry heads up the team and focuses her practice on transactions involving the sale or acquisition of fund portfolios, in addition to hybrid transactions involving both fund formation and secondary transactions. Linda Bessa joined the firm from AYACHE in September 2023.