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Gwenaël Kropfinger

Gwenaël Kropfinger is a tax partner, a member of Proskauer's Private Funds and Private Equity M&A Groups and a member of the firm’s Private Capital industry group. Gwenaël has extensive experience in advising private equity funds and multinational groups on the tax structuring of M&A deals including LBOs and capital markets transactions. Gwenaël has been involved in general reorganisation work for corporate groups. Gwenaël also advises on the creation of French and pan-European private equity funds.

Matthieu Lampel

Matthieu Lampel is an M&A partner and a member of Proskauer's Private Capital industry group. Matthieu advises investment funds on leveraged buyouts, venture capital and development capital transactions, as well as domestic and international clients in a wide variety of M&A transactions. His practice focuses on a broad range of industry sectors, including financial services, healthcare, energy, technology and consumer goods & retail. Matthieu also advises managers in the negotiation of their status and their remuneration, as well as in the context of operations with investment funds. Matthieu also has significant experience advising industrial and private equity clients in obtaining clearance from the relevant authorities in connection with French foreign investment regulations. Matthieu’s clients include Bridgepoint, The Carlyle Group, Experienced Capital and Eurazeo PME.

Maud Manon is a Private Credit partner, member of Proskauer's Global Finance practice and the firm's Private Capital industry group. With 25 years' experience, Maud's practice focuses on LBOs and leveraged acquisition finance, representing financial institutions (mainly debt funds) as well as sponsors and borrowers. Maud’s experience extends to the acquisition finance of listed companies, public offerings and block acquisitions. She also advises debtors, creditors and/or sponsors in the context of complex leverage debt restructuring operations. Maud’s clients include in particular ICG, Barings, Eurazeo, Pemberton, BlackRock, BOI, Bridgepoint, Bridgepoint Credit, The Carlyle Group, Marlin Equity, Tikehau, BNP Paribas, Capza, Artemid and Montefiore.

Stephanie Martinier

Stéphanie Martinier is an M&A partner and member of Proskauer's Private Capital industry group. Stéphanie is located in the Paris office and licensed to practice law in both France and New York. Stéphanie advises French and international clients regarding cross-border transactions and commercial matters. She represents private equity funds and corporate entities in business acquisitions, sales and joint ventures, as well as in the negotiation of complex commercial contracts and in corporate restructurings. Stéphanie focuses in particular in the industrial sector, and on technology and financial companies. Stéphanie also represents clients in litigation matters relating to M&A transactions and shareholders’ disputes, and regularly counsels clients regarding compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and French data privacy regulations. In addition, Stéphanie manages the pro bono work of the Paris office and, as part of this commitment, provides legal training on business creation to young entrepreneurs through the not-for-profit Yes Akademia. Having attended law school in both France and the United States, Stéphanie holds a master of law from University Lyon III as well as a LL.M. degree from the University of Minnesota. She has been with Proskauer for the duration of her legal career.

Marcela Moraru is a partner in Proskauer's Private Funds Group and a member of the firm’s Private Capital Industry group. Marcela has significant experience in all aspects of international complex fund structures and regulatory advice having focused on private investment funds in France, UK and Luxembourg over the last 15 years. Marcela acts for asset managers in relation to the structuring and establishment of mid-market and large private equity funds, infrastructure funds, debt funds, real estate funds and carried interest/co-investment arrangements.

Xavier Norlain is an M&A partner, head of Proskauer's Paris office and member of the Private Capital industry group. Xavier advises investment funds on leveraged buyouts, venture capital and development capital transactions, as well as industrial and services groups on their corporate finance operations, restructuring and external growth transactions. Xavier also advises managers in the negotiation of their status and their remuneration, as well as in the context of operations with investment funds. Xavier’s clients include Bpifrance, Bridgepoint, The Carlyle Group, Eurazeo, Circet and Sodexo.

Agnès Rossi is a partner in Proskauer's Private Funds Group and a member of the firm’s Private Capital Industry group. With nearly 20 years of experience, she is a leading expert in international fund structures and regulatory matters, including AIFM and ELTIF approvals. Throughout her career, Agnès has worked extensively on private investment funds across France, London, and Luxembourg. She advises both European and global asset managers on the structuring, establishment, and operation of private investment funds, spanning a wide range of strategies such as infrastructure, energy, buyouts, venture capital, debt, and real estate. Agnès also specializes in GP-led fund restructurings and liquidity solutions transactions. Additionally, she has in-depth expertise in pan-European carried interest and co-investment schemes, with a particular focus on the specificities of French regulations. Agnès is a regular speaker at leading industry seminars and conferences, a member of the legal committee of France Invest, and participates in INSEAD’s courses on the Future of Private Equity twice a year.

Jeremy Scemama is an M&A partner and member of Proskauer's Private Capital industry group. Jeremy has been working for more than 20 years with listed and non-listed industrial and services groups on their corporate finance operations, restructuring and external growth operations. Jeremy also advises investment funds on leveraged buyouts, venture capital and development capital transactions. While working for corporate groups and investments funds, he has developed an extensive experience in transactions involving securities matters (tender offers, pipe transactions, squeeze out, public to private transactions). Jeremy's clients include Montefiore Investment, PAI Partners, The Carlyle Group, MML Capital, Alpha Private Equity, European Camping Group, Worldline, and Groupe Premium.

Peter J.W. Sherwin

Peter Sherwin is a partner in Proskauer's Litigation Department, head of the International Arbitration Group, head of the Commercial Real Estate Litigation Group, and a member of the Latin America Practice. Peter counsels clients in complex cross-border commercial disputes, often involving a joint venture, a licensing or distribution relationship, or an acquisition, most of which are resolved in international arbitration and the rest in federal and state courts in the United States. He has significant experience in the real estate, lodging, pharmaceutical and sports industries and, when necessary, regularly takes cases through evidentiary hearings. Peter also regularly serves as an arbitrator in proceedings before the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR) and is the U.S. member of the ICC International Court of Arbitration and the Chair of the ICC U.S.A. Arbitration Committee.

A partner in Proskauer's International Investigations and Compliance practice, Bryan has over 20 years of experience advising clients on a variety of governance and compliance matters. His practice focuses on advising multinational organizations on a host of compliance and regulatory issues, with particular focus on complying with international anti-corruption laws. His expertise includes assisting clients in developing and enhancing fit-for-purpose policies and procedures, conducting extensive due diligence in the context of mergers and acquisitions and involving various third parties and joint venture partners, leading complex internal investigations, and performing proactive internal reviews and audits of global operations. Bryan also assists clients with the intricacies of cross-border governmental investigations, prosecutions and monitorships. Bryan's work has spanned numerous global jurisdictions, including Angola, Brazil, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mozambique, the Middle East, Nigeria, Russia, Uganda, and Venezuela. In addition to his anti-corruption experience, Bryan advises clients and publishes and speaks regularly on broader ESG-related topics affecting multinational enterprises. Prior to entering private practice, Bryan was an attorney in the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Enforcement, where he earned a Division Director Award.

Pierre Tardivo is a Private Credit counsel and member of Proskauer's Global Finance practice and Private Capital Team. Pierre acts as an adviser in acquisition finance (leverage and corporate), representing financial institutions - senior banks, debt funds and mezzanine lenders, as well as sponsors and borrowers, as well as an adviser in restructurings of LBO (leverage buy out) debt.

Ana Vermal is a partner in Proskauer's Litigation Department and co-head of the firm’s International Arbitration Group. Ana Vermal is a seasoned quadrilingual lawyer with extensive experience in both common law and civil law. With over 20 years of experience, she represents corporations from around the world on complex arbitrations arising from cross-border business transactions including acquisitions, joint ventures, distribution and licensing agreements. Ana handles arbitral proceedings under the rules of all major arbitral institutions, and is frequently appointed to serve as an arbitrator. In addition, she represents clients before courts in France and the United States in legal proceedings related to the enforcement or annulment of arbitral awards. From 2018 to 2024, Ana served on the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). In that capacity, Ana participated in the Court’s judicial supervision of ICC arbitrations, including the appointment of arbitrators, decisions on challenges against arbitrators and the scrutiny and approval of ICC arbitral awards. Ana is currently a member of the Arbitration Council of the DIS (Deutsche Institution für Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit), in which she participates in the Council’s supervision of DIS Arbitrations. Ana is an immediate past Vice Chair of the Arbitration Committee of the International Bar Association, co-heads the IBA’s Task Force on AI in International Arbitration and serves as the Argentine representative to the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR. Additionally, she is a frequent speaker on international arbitration topics. Ana's wealth of legal and cultural experience is highly sought after by our clients. An Argentine and Spanish national, she has lived in Germany, Spain, the United States and France, and is fluent in English, French, Spanish and German. Ana is qualified to practice law in both New York and Paris.