Our Investment Funds team, comprising English, French, Hong Kong and US lawyers, handles all legal aspects of the international investment fund industry, offering the specialist expertise of both civil-law and common-law practitioners. Our international network of offices located in Europe, Asia, North America and Africa allows us to provide our clients with the advice they need on investment fund structuring and documentation, as well as on aspects such as taxation, financial services regulation, capital markets, structured financing and derivatives.

Over recent years, Gide has been played an active role in the consultation process for new European legislation and both French and UK regulatory changes.

Our lawyers work closely with national regulators (such as the French Treasury Department, the French Financial Markets Authority and the Financial Conduct Authority) and regulatory authorities in the countries in which we operate, and assist professional organisations (such as the AIMA in London and Paris, or the AFG and the AFIC in France) on technical aspects as well as on their lobbying campaigns.

Experience includes:

• EVCA: advising and defending the interests of the EVCA in discussions with the European Commission, the Council and the European Parliament regarding adoption of the Directive on alternative investment fund managers (the AIFM Directive)
   
• Siparex: advising on the first closing of its venture capital fund Siparex Midmarket III
   
• SCOR: advising on the structuring and raising of its first infrastructure debt fund
   
• Emergence: advising promoters on the creation of the first seed money fund in the Paris financial marketplace: le Fonds d'incubation Emergence
   
• CDC: ETI fund

Gide Loyrette Nouel has ‘a very strong team’ which combines ‘speed, experience, access and quality of tremendous value’. The practice advises on fund structuring, regulatory and investment issues. It recently assisted Eiffel Investment with the creation of the first major crowdlending fund in France. Stéphane Puel is ‘an expert in asset management who provides fine analysis’. Ann Baker combines ‘responsiveness, knowledge of the local market and technical skills’.
Legal 500 EMEA 2017

The firm is known for its strong expertise in this area, advising clients on fund formation and structure, regulatory frameworks and fund acquisitions. Head of the investment fund and asset management group Stéphane Puel draws high praise from international sources for his exceptional work in the area. He regularly advises clients on the whole gamut of private fund matters from structuring and setting up, to documentation and fund distribution. Ann Baker is widely recognised among peers and clients alike for her top-tier practice which focuses on the structuring and formation of complex private equity investment fund.
Who's Who Legal Private Funds in France 2017

Gide provides ‘an excellent level of service’. The practice advises a broad range of funds, including private equity and property funds, on structuring, regulatory and fundraising matters. Highlights included assisting the European Investment Bank with its first equity participation in a French fund through a €50m commitment to the Capenergie 3 investment fund. Partech Partners, Amundi and CNP are clients. Ann Baker heads the practice alongside Stéphane Puel, who ‘provides a deep network and support on intricate or policy matters’.
Legal 500 EMEA 2016