About

Known as an innovator in the market, Siparex Sigefi is one of the leading French private equity groups. The firm has a mantra of simplification in a complex industry, and its own operations are structured under three lines of business; middle market growth capital/LBO financing; regional growth capital financing; and innovation financing. The Siparex general counsel Marie-Clothilde Vial, is well-known in the in-house legal community and is a member of a number of professional organisations that aim to promote the role in France. That said, the in-house legal services provision at Siparex is a somewhat unique offering. The “Integrated Support Functions” concept sees legal, finance, compliance, internal auditing and communications come together to serve the group’s business as a cohesive operation. This integrated team means that Siparex can be sure that its investments are made with the utmost professionalism and diligence, making its offering for its shareholders very secure. In fact, Vial and the rest of the team are in in the process of formalising the Siparex approach to sound investment, by creating a charter that covers environmental, social and governance matters. This methodological approach will mean that full due diligence will be done at each stage of the investment cycle and during monitoring for the Group’s portfolio. Considering Siparex’s values of “rigorous ethics” and “total independence”, its close regulation by France’s Financial Markets Authority, and the sophistication of the multinational corporates and international institutional investors that act as shareholders, it is essential that the internal legal advice it receives is of the highest quality.