The ‘proactive team’ at Goodwin is regularly engaged to advise on private equity, venture capital, corporate and real estate transactions. Fund formation is an additional core area of expertise for the group. Co-leading the practice are Marie-Laure Bruneel, who garners praise for her ’expertise and availability’; and Charles-Henri de Gouvion Saint Cyr. Bruneel is well-versed in the tax aspects of fund structuring; de Gouvion Saint Cyr, for his part, majors on transactional mandates, including LBOs, restructurings and venture capital deals.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Goodwin is a proactive team and very precise in its responses. They handle the various issues in a way that makes the client's time more efficient.’
- ‘Sarah Michel and Marie-Laure Bruneel - expertise and availability.’
- ‘Professionalism, availability, responsiveness, pragmatism.’
Key clients
- Access Capital Partners
- Apave
- Arcole
- B&Capital
- Bpifrance
- CAPZA
- Cerea Partners
- Chequers Capital Partners
- Committed Advisors
- Crédit Mutuel Equity
- Equistone Partners Europe
- Eurazeo
Work highlights
Advised Latour Capital on the tax aspects of its fourth generation of funds for a total amount of 1.2 billion euros.
Advised TA Associates on the tax aspects of the acquisition of smartTrade Technologies.
Advised GENFIT on the tax aspects of a non-dilutive capped royalty financing agreement with HealthCare Royalty (HCRx) for up to €185 million in exchange for a portion of the royalties on sales of Iqirvo® (elafibranor).
Lawyers
Leading partners: Private equity tax
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Leading partners: Transactional/corporate tax
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Charles-Henri de Gouvion Saint-Cyr
Practice head
Marie-Laure Bruneel; Charles-Henri de Gouvion Saint-Cyr
Other key lawyers
Sarah Michel