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

Dechert LLP
22 RUE BAYARD
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

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

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 .