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Goodwin > The Legal 500 Rankings
France > Private equity: Fund formation Tier 1
The funds group at Goodwin is equipped to handle the full range of investment fund matters, including the formation of private equity, infrastructure, secondary funds, venture capital, and debt funds. Demonstrating 'excellent knowledge of market practices', the team also handles fund restructurings and complex incentive arrangements. The practice is co-led by 'excellent team leader' Arnaud David, who focuses on fund formation and secondary transactions. Alongside him, regulatory expert Sarah Michel also co-leads and frequently advises large LBO managers on fundraising for flagship funds.Practice head(s):
Arnaud David; Sarah Michel
Testimonials
‘Excellent knowledge of market practices.’
‘The Goodwin fund formation team is reliable and stable, and retains a good knowledge of the French market. They remain a benchmark firm in the market.’
‘Arnaud David is an excellent team leader.’
Key clients
Andera Partners
Antin Infrastructure Partners
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 Merchant Banking
Sienna Private Equity
Tikehau Capital
France > Private equity: LBO Tier 2
Goodwin's 'efficient, fast, and pragmatic' team is often called upon by buyers, sellers, investors, equity sponsors, and senior management teams for its private equity expertise. Maxence Bloch steers the practice and handles litigation relating to equity financing and shareholder disputes, in addition to M&A and leveraged buyouts. Thomas Maitrejean majors on LBO transactions, working with domestic and international private equity funds.Practice head(s):
Maxence Bloch
Other key lawyers:
Testimonials
‘Efficient, fast, and pragmatic.’
Key clients
Armen
Azulis Capital
B & Capital
Capza
Cerea Partners
EMZ
Equistone
FCDE
Latour Capital Management
LFPI
Montefiore Investment
Parquest Capital
Sagard
Three Hills Capital Partners
Tikehau Capital
Work highlights
- Advised a consortium of investors including IK Partners, Keensight Capital, Parquest Capital and GIC on the acquisition of the Unither group, a European pharmaceutical contract development and manufacturing organisation, from Ardian.
- Advised the sellers and the management of Sevetys, a veterinary services provider in France with a network of over 200 clinics throughout the country, on the sale of the group to Eurazeo.
- Advised Parquest on the acquisition of a stake in Imacam, CRP and I.Seris, three groups specialised in radiology and medical imaging in the area of Montpellier (France).
France > Private equity: venture/growth capital Tier 2
Lauded as ‘exceptionally efficient and close-knit’, the Goodwin team provides counsel to startups and venture and growth capital funds that encompasses their entre life cycle, covering fundraising, governance and growth activities. A trio of partners co-leads, comprising: Thomas Dupont-Sentilles; Anne-Charlotte Rivière, who specialises in life sciences and technology transactions and is singled out for her ‘exceptional commitment and perfect mastery of her files’; and Xavier Leroux, who joined from Bird & Bird in July 2023.Practice head(s):
Thomas Dupont-Sentilles; Anne-Charlotte Rivière; Xavier Leroux
Other key lawyers:
Louis Taslé d’Héliand; Marie Fillon
Testimonials
‘The Goodwin VC team is very experienced and this is reflected in all files. The team is very responsive to any request, with excellent quality of deliverables and process management. The team always demonstrates a lot of calm and pragmatism which allows many dangerous situations to be resolved. I thank them for all their work and I hope to have many more opportunities to work with them.’
‘Louis Taslé d’Héliand: Very detailed knowledge of the French ecosystem and already extensive experience in this area. Louis Taslé d’Héliand is highly appreciated by clients for his professionalism and pragmatism which helps resolve many situations. Perfect management of processes and schedules.’
‘Exceptionally efficient, close-knit team well-positioned in their field of excellence: life science and venture. Louis Taslé d’Héliand has extensive experience advising VC funds on portfolio transactions and is able to navigate difficult negotiations in a calm and professional manner to get the best results for his clients.’
‘Thomas Dupont Sentilles – exceptional commitment, perfect mastery of his files, reassuring. Anne-Charlotte Rivière – exceptional commitment, perfect mastery of her files, good in negotiation. Marie Fillon – unparalleled interpersonal skills and technical excellence in her field, recognized by her peers.’
‘An excellent team, always relevant in its comments and reviews, well-informed of market practices. Their strength: finding pragmatic solutions quickly.’
‘Anne-Charlotte Rivière, Louis Taslé d’Héliand: a very good pair who know how to make themselves available in the files and perfectly master their subjects.’
‘Anne-Charlotte Rivière: knowledge of the subject, pragmatism, experience and 360° view (founders, companies, investors).’
‘Highly responsive, client-oriented and pragmatic team with extensive experience in advising on VC deals.’
Key clients
Agronutris
AlgoTx
Ascendance Flight Technologies
Assurly
DentalMonitoring
Depixus
Devialet
DNA Script
eCential Robotics
Heyteam
Innovafeed
I-TEN
Kiro
Lucca
Umiami
Vestack
ADEME Investissement
ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ FUND VIII, L.P. (“a16z”)
Alven Capital Partners
Astorg Partners
Blackstone Innovations LLC
Bpifrance
BNP Paribas Développement
Cathay Capital
Casdin Capital
Crédit Mutuel Innovation
DST Global
Eni Next
FIL Strategic Ventures Limited
Fountain Healthcare Partners
Go Capital
Headline
Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC
Intermediate Capital Group
Karista
Kurma Partners
Left Lane Capital
Mirova
Quadrille Capital
Raise Conseil
RGREEN Invest
Ribbit
Sofinnova Partners
SpeedInvest
France > Banking and finance: transactional work Tier 3
Goodwin has a strong involvement alongside private equity sponsors and debt funds which it assists with the setting up of new credit or refinancing facilities or on LBO financing deals, while also advising several banks. The team, which is mostly active on the mid-cap market, is expert at dealing with mezzanine, unitranche, revolving credit and senior lending facilities. It also recently assisted several banks with the refinancing of a company in distress. Practice head Arnaud Fromion has a wealth of experience, and Frédéric Guilloux and Adrien Paturaud are other strong names in the team.Practice head(s):
Arnaud Fromion
Other key lawyers:
Frédéric Guilloux; Adrien Paturaud
Testimonials
‘Good availability.’
‘Excellent practice knowledge, agility and strong track-record, mostly on the mid-cap market.’
Key clients
Access Capital Partners
Arcmont Asset Management
Ardian
Ares Management
Artemid
Bank of Ireland
Barings
BlackRock
BNP Paribas
Bpifrance
Capza
Cerea Partner
Crédit Industriel et Commercial (CIC)
Crédit Agricole CIB
CVC Credit Partners
EFESO Consulting group
Five Arrows
Groupe Gorgé|(French industrial group active in civil and military robotics (drones), fire and nuclear safety, and 3D printing, founded in 1990 by Jean-Pierre Gorgé and led since 2011 by his son Raphaël Gorgé. Listed on the Euronext Paris stock exchange, the group is majority owned by the Gorgé family)
Hayfin|(One of Europe’s leading alternative asset management firms)
Holdco|(A holding company controlled by Mr Xavier Niel)
Iliad|(French telecoms and media group owned by Xavier Niel, billionaire businessman)
IK Partners|(mid-market European private equity group)
La Financière Patrimoniale d’Investissement
Labelys Group
Latour Capital Management
LGT Capital Partners
Naxicap Partners
NJJ Telecom Europe
Paragon Partners
Rothschild & Co
Sagard
Tikehau Capital
Tokheim Services Group
France > Industry focus: Healthcare and life sciences Tier 3
The team at Goodwin maintains its strong reputation for providing ‘high quality’ advice to a broad client base, which notably includes Johnson & Johnson Innovation, Sofinnova Partners, and Kiro. Practice head Anne-Charlotte Rivière is noted for her longstanding expertise in M&A, venture capital, and private equity related issues, having advised on fundraisings and series financing deals. Leading the firm’s IP practice, Marie Fillon is particularly adept at advising on manufacturing and distribution agreements, and R&D. Xavier Leroux joined the team in July 2023 from Bird & Bird, bringing his wealth of expertise in technology.Practice head(s):
Anne-Charlotte Rivière
Other key lawyers:
Marie Fillon; Thomas Dupont-Sentilles; Xavier Leroux; Louis de Chezelles
Testimonials
‘Very good knowledge of the pharmaceutical/health market.’
‘Marie Fillon and Louis de Chazelle form an extremely responsive team, with great analytical and editorial skills.’
‘Marie Fillon has an excellent understanding of business issues and a good approach to negotiations, both contractually and commercially.’
‘Pragmatic approach; listening to the customer and looking for solutions to reach an agreement with the co-contractor’
‘Marie Fillon Marie was able to successfully lead negotiations with a co-contractor who had a less good understanding of market practices for collaboration contracts.’
‘The team demonstrates great professionalism, availability as well as vast experience due to the quality of its members of an office as well as their ability to call on their colleagues in the Goodwin network around the world. The service provided is always of high quality, incorporating current developments relevant to the subject to be discussed.’
‘Marie Fillon – professionalism, availability and expertise.’
‘Marie Fillon is a very sophisticated lawyer on intellectual property and health product licensing matters, responsive and with a very useful commercial vision.’
Key clients
Affluent Medical
AlgoTx
Arkhn
Biomunex
Bpifrance
Cathay Capital
Cerba Healthcare
DNA Script
DentalMonitoring
DTA Medical
eCential Robotics (former Surgivisio)
EW Healthcare Partners
Genfit
Germitec
Graegis Pharmaceuticals
Go Capital
IK Investment Partners
Johnson & Johnson Innovation
Kurma Partners
Lauxera Capital Partners
LBO France
Qynapse
Robocat
Sofinnova Partners
SpineVision
Vivalto Partners
France > Tax Tier 3
The tax practice at Goodwin is well regarded for its assistance in mid-market private equity and real estate transactions. It is well versed in handling matters requiring tax structuring solutions arising from the financing of investments, M&A transactions, leveraged buyouts, restructurings, joint ventures, as well as the structuring of investment funds. Marie-Laure Bruneel heads the practice and has significant experience in private equity and fund formation matters. Charles-Henri De Gouvion Saint-Cyr is also a key name to note.Practice head(s):
Marie-Laure Bruneel
Other key lawyers:
Charles-Henri de Gouvion Saint-Cyr
Testimonials
‘Availability, rigor.’
‘Goodwin has been supporting us on our fund tax issues for more than 4 years and knows our needs, our points of attention and our structures well. The advice is adapted and pragmatic and the team is very available.’
‘Marie-Laure Bruneel is an outstanding tax expert, with a good knowledge of the market and legal decisions. Her approach to taxation is pragmatic and she truly positions herself as our reference tax advisor in France on our fund topics.’
‘The Goodwin tax team (FR, LUX, UK) was reliable, flexible, responsive to our requests and responded to complex and technical questions on time and accurately. ’
Key clients
Arcole
Azulis Capital
Capza
Cerea Partners
CTI Life Sciences
DST Global
Eurazeo
Intermediate Capital Group (ICG)
ITEN
Groupe Gorgé
LFPI
Latour Capital
Merieux Equity Partners
Parquest Capital
Sofinnova Partners
Tekla
Three Hills Capital Partners
Tikehau Capital and Tikehau Ace Capital
Tokoro Capital
Work highlights
- Advised the pool of banks, existing lenders of the listed group Pierre & Vacances, on the tax aspects of the restructuring of the existing indebtedness of Pierre & Vacances
- Advised a consortium of new and existing investors comprised of IK Partners, Keensight Capital, Parquest Capital and GIC on the tax aspects of the acquisition of the Unither group.
- Advised Groupe Gorgé on the tax aspects of the acquisition of the iXblue.
France > Intellectual property: Patents Tier 4
Marie Fillon heads the patents practice at Goodwin, which draws on the strength of the firm's international platform to provide support to clients in the life sciences sector on the IP aspects of M&A deals, the management of patent portfolios, and licensing and collaboration agreements. R&D agreement matters are also prominent in the team's workload. On the contentious side, the group has a solid track record in representing medtech and biotech clients in patent disputes.Practice head(s):
Marie Fillon
Key clients
Affluent Medical
Ascendance Flight Technologies
Biomunex Pharmaceuticals
BNP Paribas Développement
Bpifrance
Cathay Capital
Compin
Devialet
Diabeloop
DNA Script
DTA Medical
Genfit
Go Capital
Graegis Pharmaceuticals
Jeito
Kurma Partners
Johnson & Johnson
Protera
Qynapse
Robocath
Sofinnova Partners
SpineVision
ITEN
France > Mergers and acquisitions Tier 4
Practice head(s):
Maxence Bloch
Other key lawyers:
William Robert
Testimonials
‘Very solid experience on complex M&A files and great availability and competence. Maxence Bloch, through his reputation and experience, has the ability to create dialogue between parties and bring points of view closer together.’
‘Maxence Bloch: great experience, pleasant contact, strong involvement in files’.
‘The team has good knowledge and mastery of its files, strong ability to provide relevant and quality advice, a very good level of responsiveness and is of real support during negotiations.’
‘ William Robert demonstrates exemplary rigour in handling files, which allows for complete confidence. William has extensive experience in M&A and corporate matters. Finds pragmatic solutions to problems. ’
‘Very good team that finds adapted solutions’.
Key clients
Adventure Conseil
Avery Dennison Corporation
European Digital Group
Groupe Gorgé
Mecachrome
Orès Group
Prosci
SunMed
Wiser
France > Real estate Tier 5
Practice head(s):
Sarah Fleury
Testimonials
‘I work with Sarah Fleury on matters of commercial leases and real estate litigation. Sarah and her team are very competent and very responsive. She is a fine negotiator who makes deals possible.’
‘A very responsive and efficient real estate team. The people in charge do not hesitate to get involved in detail in the processing of the file to result in a service perfectly oriented towards the client’s interest.’
Key clients
Caisse des Dépots et des Consignations
Clarion Gramercy (UK) Limited
Coffim
DocCity
Germitec
GreenOak Europe
Groupe Amaury
Groupe Philippe Ginestet
Epopée Gestion
City (former Fiducim)
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts
HqO
Meininger Hotel Europe
MACSF
Oaktree Capital Management
Keys REIM
RoundShield Partners
Tokoro Capital
French Food Capital
Repligen
France Thermes
Moderna
Patron Capital Partners
Cromwell
Alvarium Osesam
Azulis Capital
Umiami
Leal Therapeutics
Work highlights
- Advised Umiami on the acquisition of its first commercial-scale plant consisting of a former Unilever production facility located in Duppigheim, Alsace.
- Advised Tokoro Capital on the acquisition of an office building located in the 9th arrondissement of Paris.
- Advised DocCity on the leasing of its properties located in Suresnes, Fréjus, Toulon, and Marseille, consisting of L1 and L2 laboratories and offices.
Goodwin > Firm Profile
Firm overview: Goodwin’s 1,800 plus lawyers across the United States, Europe, and Asia excel at complex transactions, high-stakes litigation, and world-class advisory services in the financial, life sciences, private equity, real estate, and technology industries. The firm’s unique combination of deep experience serving both the innovators and the investors in a rapidly-changing, technology-driven economy sets Goodwin apart. To learn more, visit www.goodwinlaw.com and follow Goodwin on Twitter (@goodwinlaw), LinkedIn (@goodwinlaw), Facebook (@join_goodwin), and Instagram (@join_goodwin).
Main areas of practice: Complex transactions, high-stakes litigation and world class advisory services in the financial, private equity, real estate, technology and life sciences industries.
Complex transactions: A sophisticated, versatile team of transactional lawyers provides broad market perspective, serves as a business partner on strategic transactions, and advises clients on structuring and developing new and innovative products and services. Areas of expertise include buyouts and acquisitions, capital markets, debt finance, financial restructuring, growth equity, impact and responsible investing, mergers and acquisitions, new company formation, private investment funds, REITs and real estate mergers and acquisitions, search funds, tax, and venture capital.
World-class advisory services: Experienced regulatory lawyers, including many former high-ranking government officials and regulators, guide clients through the complex conundrum of government regulations with insight and ingenuity – always with an eye toward maximizing business opportunities while minimizing risk. Areas of expertise include antitrust and competition,
banking, environmental, ERISA and executive compensation, FDA, FinTech, global trade, investment management, labor and employment, and privacy and cybersecurity.
High-stakes litigation: Goodwin litigators provide cost-effective, results-oriented representation in high-profile matters across the United States. The firm employs a holistic, cross-disciplinary approach, helping clients settle disputes, mitigate risk, defend their interests, and, in most cases, avoid trial altogether. Areas of expertise include appellate, business and commercial, government investigations and enforcement, environmental, financial industry, intellectual property, labor and employment, privacy and cybersecurity, products liability and mass torts, securities, trade secrets and restrictive covenants, and white-collar defense.
Paris: Goodwin’s Paris-based lawyers, who have been recognized as one of the leading private equity and mergers and acquisitions teams in France, specialize in leveraged buyouts, private equity and public-to-private transactions for French and foreign private equity funds. Goodwin’s private equity practice is focused primarily in the middle market. The practice’s deep market knowledge and industry relationships help clients secure deals and build equity value across a broad range of sectors, including technology, healthcare, and financial and consumer services.
Main Contacts
Department | Name | Telephone | |
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Paris | Maxence Bloch | mbloch@goodwinlaw.com | +33 (0)1 85 65 71 17 |
Lawyer Profiles
Photo | Name | Position | Profile |
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Marie Fillon | Partner | View Profile | |
Xavier Leroux | Partner | View Profile | |
Anne-Charlotte Rivière | Partner | View Profile | |
Charles-Henri de Gouvion Saint Cyr | Partner | View Profile |