PARIS, November 8, 2024 – Leading international law firm Proskauer is pleased to welcome Agnès Rossi and Marcela Moraru as partners in the Firm’s Private Funds Group in Paris. Agnès and Marcela bring significant experience in advising on the structuring and establishment of mid‑market and large private equity funds, infrastructure funds, private credit funds, real estate funds, carried interest/co‑investment arrangements and secondary transactions, including GP‑led transactions. For more than two decades, they have counseled clients in all aspects of international complex fund structures and regulatory advice having focused on private investment funds in France, UK and Luxembourg.
“Agnès and Marcela are excellent practitioners with outstanding reputations who have worked together for a number of years on a broad range of complex and large fundraisings and fund transactions. Their arrival immediately provides Proskauer with a market‑leading private funds and secondaries practice in Paris, and further strengthens our private capital offering in Europe alongside our M&A, private credit and funds finance teams. We are delighted to be able to provide our clients and the market with such a high quality and truly integrated, private capital platform across the region,” said Nigel van Zyl, co‑head of the Firm’s Private Funds group.
“France is an important destination for fund managers and has a predominant private equity market in continental Europe. As we grow with the market, Agnès’ and Marcela’s expertise will be highly beneficial to our firm and clients,” stated Xavier Norlain. “I am thrilled to welcome them as we continue to enhance our Paris presence and deepen our relationship with French GPs.”
“The impressive expansion of Proskauer’s private funds platform across various regions, sectors and asset classes in recent years has been remarkable. Marcela and I are excited to join the Firm and look forward to serving clients around the world,” said Agnès.
“I am thrilled to be returning to Proskauer, the firm where I discovered my passion for investment funds, and which will allow us to join forces with leading international practitioners to better serve our clients,” said Marcela.
The Paris office has established itself as one of the leading transactional practices in France. The office advises organizations on transactional and contentious matters and works closely with the London and U.S. offices on domestic and cross‑border matters for global clients seeking to operate, invest and expand in France.
Agnès and Marcela will be joined by a team of six associates.
About Proskauer
The world’s leading organizations and global players choose Proskauer to represent them when they need it the most. With 800+ lawyers in key financial centers around the world, we are known for our pragmatic and commercial approach. Proskauer is the place to turn when a matter is complex, innovative, and game‑changing. We work seamlessly across practices, industries, and jurisdictions with asset managers, private equity and venture capital firms, Fortune 500 and FTSE companies, major sports leagues, entertainment industry legends, and other industry‑redefining companies.
Working at the intersection of private capital and the sectors in which market players invest, we advise cutting‑edge clients as they navigate complex challenges and seek to capitalize on market opportunities. Proskauer offers an integrated platform that navigates clients through the full lifecycle of their business.
Proskauer offers a full suite of services for the investment management industry, with a market‑leading global team dedicated solely to advising investment funds, including private equity, venture, credit, hedge, real assets and secondaries funds as well as other asset managers, financial institutions, and institutional investors across all asset classes. The cross‑border team of over 240 lawyers is based in the U.S., UK and Latin America and includes specialists in fund formation, secondaries transactions and liquidity solutions, tax, ERISA, regulation, financial services, capital markets, M&A, employment, insurance, fund finance, litigation and risk management who understand the unique technical and commercial issues relevant to investment managers.
About Agnès Rossi
Agnès has significant experience in all aspects of international complex fund structures and regulatory advice (such as AIFM approval and ELTIF approval), having focused on private investment funds in France, London and Luxembourg over the last 19 years. She acts for asset managers in relation to the structuring and establishment of mid‑market and large private equity funds, infrastructure funds, debt funds, real estate funds and carried interest/co‑investment arrangements. Prior to joining Proskauer, Agnès worked at Simmons & Simmons, SJ Berwin and Linklaters. Agnès is a graduate of the University Aix‑en‑Provence (Magistère ‑ DESS‑DJCE in Business and Tax Law, 2001) and of the City University of Hong Kong (LL.M., 2002). Agnès is a regular speaker at seminars/conferences and has recently given talks in relation to the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD), the new French limited partnership and the new French debt structures.
About Marcela Moraru
Marcela has significant experience in all aspects of international complex fund structures and regulatory advice having focused on private investment funds in France, UK and Luxembourg over the last 15 years. She acts for asset managers in relation to the structuring and establishment of first‑time, mid‑market and large private equity funds, infrastructure funds, debt funds, real estate funds and carried interest/co‑investment arrangements. Prior to joining Proskauer, Marcela worked for Simmons & Simmons, SJ Berwin/King and Wood Mallesons, and at AXA IM. She is a graduate of the University Nancy II (Magistère/Legum Magister European Business Law) and of the University of Sheffield (UK).