Mr Antoine Pian > Dechert LLP > Paris, France > Lawyer Profile

Dechert LLP
22 RUE BAYARD
PARIS 75008
France
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Work Department

Financial Services and Investment Management

Position

Associate

Career

Antoine Pian focuses his practice in financial services and investment management.

He advises French management companies in their activities covering regulatory approvals and fundraising. Mr. Pian also has significant experience in the structuring of French and pan-European investment funds, such as private equity funds (buyout and venture capital funds), funds of funds, feeder funds and real estate funds. 

In addition, he also advises institutional or corporate investors in relation to their investments in French and foreign private funds and regularly participates in the negotiation of secondary transactions as well as in the acquisition of management companies.

Mr. Pian also has a wide-ranging regulatory experience in financial regulation and asset management (regulatory approval, prudential regulations, investment services, etc.) which enables him to advise French and international fund managers (both AIFM and UCITS managers), MiFID regulated entities, credit institutions, and other regulated entities on regulatory aspects of their activities in France.

Prior to joining Dechert, he served as an associate in the private investment funds group of another international law firm.

Lawyer Rankings

France > Private equity: Fund formation

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.