International law firm Proskauer Rose has expanded its private investment fund formation and related transactional practices by appointing Caroline Chabrerie as a partner in Paris.
International law firm Proskauer Rose has expanded its private investment fund formation and related transactional practices by appointing Caroline Chabrerie as a partner in Paris.
She arrives with Christophe Baert, who joins as a senior associate.
Chabrerie and Baert join Proskauer from SJ Berwin. Chabrerie focuses her practice on private investment fund formation, venture and growth capital transactions, secondary transactions and capital markets as well as executive profit-sharing plans, spin-outs from investment funds and management, and stock exchange law. Baert’s practice is primarily centered on fund formation and capital investment transactions in addition to secondary deals and structuring of management companies.
Daniel Schmidt (pictured), partner and head of Proskauer’s Paris private equity practice, says: ‘The private equity market continues to evolve, with new opportunities for investment and more global expansion than ever before. Caroline is working with Europe’s top funds and investors as they respond to these changes, giving her insight and knowledge that will be invaluable not just to our clients here but around the world.’
The addition of Chabrerie and Baert to Proskauer’s Paris office is the latest development in the firm’s expanding representation of the private equity community. In 2008, the firm represented sponsors in closing more than 125 funds with over USD30bn in committed capital and closed more than 450 investments in all types of funds, representing over USD19bn. In addition, the firm advised clients in numerous fund restructurings in the last year and negotiated and closed over 100 secondary transactions, ranging from the sale of a single partnership interest to bulk portfolio purchases and sales with aggregate transaction values in excess of USD1bn.
Chabrerie is a graduate of the University of Paris II and the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris. Baert is a graduate of the University of Politiers.
