Law firm Goodwin has expanded its private equity and private investment funds practice with the addition of partners Marie-Laure Bruneel and Arnaud David in the firm’s Paris office.
“The skills and talent of Marie-Laure and Arnaud, who are both well-known in the market, allow us to offer a complete range of services and cover all the needs of our clients, including investment banks and managers,” says Maxence Bloch, chair of Goodwin’s Paris office. "Their arrival is a significant step in our strategy of becoming an industry leader in the private equity, infrastructure and real estate investment spaces, not only in the US, but also in Europe and Asia."
Bruneel, who joins Goodwin from De Pardieu Brocas Maffei, specialises in corporate taxation, including the tax aspects of structuring and financing mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, real estate investments and restructurings, and has significant experience with alternative asset investments. Her client work has included representing industry leaders such as Eurazéo PME, Siparex and Crédit Agricole Immobilier.
David, one of the industry’s foremost investment fund practitioners, joins Goodwin with a team of four lawyers: Sarah Michel and Pierre-Charles Kaladji, senior lawyers, and Thibault Dupont and Xavier Couderc-Frani, junior lawyers. The team, formerly with the Paris office of King & Wood Mallesons, has extensive experience with a wide range of funds – including buyout, mezzanine, infrastructure and debt – incentive schemes and co-investment agreements. It also has particular expertise with infrastructure funds and its representation in this area has included work for clients such as InfraVia and Antin Infrastructure Partners.
