Mr Cyril Fiat > Dechert LLP > Paris, France > Lawyer Profile
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22 RUE BAYARD
75008
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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
(Leading partners)Dechert LLP‘s team is equipped to handle corporate and regulatory matters related to the entire life cycle of investment funds and asset management, as well as secondary transactions. The group is regularly instructed by sponsors, private equity funds and institutional investors alike. Leadership is shared between Sabina Comis and Cyril Fiat. Comis specialises in advising private equity firms on domestic and international tax structuring mandates, while Fiat, for his part, advises on regulatory issues and assists investors with alternative asset investments. Antoine Pian is an additional key contact.
Paris > Private equity > Formation de fonds
(Les grands avocats du marché)Dechert LLP traite les aspects corporate et réglementaires liés à la vie des fonds d’investissement et des sociétés de gestion d’actifs, comprenant les transactions secondaires. Le cabinet assiste des sponsors, des fonds de private equity et des investisseurs institutionnels. La pratique est codirigée par Sabina Comis qui conseille des sociétés de capital-investissement sur la structuration fiscale de leurs dossiers ; et Cyril Fiat, qui gère les sujets réglementaires et assiste des investisseurs dans leurs opérations sur des actifs alternatifs. L’équipe comprend aussi Antoine Pian .