Mr Cyril Fiat > Dechert LLP > Paris, France > Lawyer Profile
Dechert LLP Offices
22 RUE BAYARD
PARIS 75008
France
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Mr Cyril Fiat
Work Department
Financial Services and Investment Management
Position
Partner
Career
Cyril Fiat focuses his practice on the structuring and fundraising of private investment funds. He also advises on regulatory issues in addition to advising investors in relation to their investments in alternative assets.
Mr. Fiat’s work has a strong international focus and he regularly acts for alternative investment fund managers on the creation and fundraising of French, international and Pan-European investment vehicles (including buyout, venture, infrastructure, mezzanine, real estate, funds of funds and debt). He also advises institutional or private investors regarding their investments in private funds and bespoke investment structures.
In addition, he advises his clients on the setting up of regulated portfolio management companies and carried-interest schemes for management teams.
His experience also includes regulatory matters related to asset management and financial services, advising French and international fund managers, investment firms, credit institutions, and other entities in France and Europe.
Prior to joining Dechert, Mr. Fiat worked as in-house counsel for the World Bank in Washington, DC, where he provided legal advice in relation to the investments of the World Bank Pension Fund in private investment funds and the negotiation of separately managed accounts. His previous experience also includes working for over nine years in the financial services and investment management departments of prominent international law firms.
Languages
- English
- French
Memberships
France Invest
Education
- Université Grenoble Alpes, Bachelor in Law, 2002
- Université Grenoble Alpes, Master 1, Business Law, 2004, with Honors
- Grenoble Ecole de Management, Master’s Degree, Management, 2004
- Université Paris-Dauphine, Master 2, Business Law, 2005
Lawyer Rankings
France > Private equity: Fund formation
(Next Generation Partners)The team at Dechert LLP
is well-placed to assist sponsors, private equity funds, and institutional investors with fund formation, fund reviews, and regulatory compliance. The group, which is additionally equipped to support clients with the implementation of new financial regulations, is co-directed by ‘key partners in the market’ Sabina Comis and Cyril Fiat. Comis is well-versed in both the tax and regulatory aspects of fund formation, while Fiat focuses on fund structuring and fundraising. Antoine Pian provides additional support across the gamut of matters.
Lawyer Rankings
- Next Generation Partners France > Private equity: Fund formation
- Private equity: Fund formation France