Marine L'Hostis

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Marine L'Hostis is involved in the legal and tax structuring of a diverse range of investment funds, including private equity, real estate, impact funds, dedicated funds, co-investment funds, continuation funds, infrastructure funds, and debt funds. Additionally, she handles connected transactions such as GP-led (general partner) operations, secondary transactions, and more.

She also provides assistance to a number of funds of funds (French and foreign) in relation to their investments in underlying funds. This includes legal and tax audits, as well as the negotiation of their organizational documentation (e.g. negotiation of key terms, side letters, etc.).

Additionally, Marine provides ongoing assistance to management companies/AIFMs (alternative investment fund managers) in their interactions with the French financial markets authority (AMF). This encompasses matters related to AIFM licenses, implementation of regulated activities, inspections, sanction proceedings, and any other issues initiated by the AMF. Furthermore, she has experience in marketing issues, including drafting and negotiating marketing agreements, assisting with the setup and management of online subscription platforms, and navigating marketing-related regulations.

She also plays a key role in establishing carried interest and other incentive schemes for management teams.

Marine has been a member of the legal committee of France Invest since 2024.

She is also coauthor, with Florence Moulin, of the sixth edition of the book Les Fonds de Capital-Investissement : principes juridiques et fiscaux (Private Equity Funds: Legal and Fiscal Principles), with a preface by Olivier Goy, all royalties from which have been donated to the French Brain Institute.

Experience

  • Ardian Holding forms Ardian Growth IIIJones Day advised Ardian Holding in connection with the formation and fundraising of Ardian Growth III, a private equity fund focusing in the areas of digital industries (noticeably in IT software and IT services, Internet and new digital media), which has successfully reached a final closing of €530 million.
  • Axeleo Capital announces closing of AXC2 at €73 millionJones Day advised Axeleo Capital in connection with the formation and fundraising of AXC2, a fund dedicated to B2B Tech startups, which has successfully reached a final closing of €73 million.
  • Origine Partners forms Origine PME I fundJones Day advised Origine Partners in connection with the formation of the fund "Origine PME I", a private equity fund focusing on French companies operating in all sectors, but which generally have a B2B activity.
  • Argos Wityu holds first close for Argos Climate Action at €120 millionJones Day advised Argos Wityu in connection with the creation of the fund "Argos Climate Action", a buyout fund dedicated to decarbonizing European SMEs, which has held its first close at €120 million, reaching 40% of its initial target.
  • Arkéa Capital forms We Positive Invest 2 FPCIJones Day advised Arkéa Capital in relation to the creation and fundraising of We Positive Invest 2 FPCI, an impact Fund focused on the energy and climate change transition, the circular economy, the human capital, and the health and well-being sector.
  • Starquest forms Starquest Protect FundJones Day advised Starquest Capital in connection with the formation and fundraising of Starquest Protect Fund (a FPCI Article 9 under SFDR), a €130 million "impact" fund, which had its first closing at €60 million.
  • Singular Capital Partners forms Singular Ventures I fundJones Day advised Singular Capital Partners in its "AIFM" approval by the AMF as well as in the formation and the fundraising of its first venture capital fund "Singular Ventures I" (FPCI).
  • Bpifrance Investissement forms Bpifrance Entreprises 1Jones Day represented Bpifrance Investissement in connection with the formation of the fund "Bpifrance Entreprises 1," the first investment fund to be subscribed by the public, managed by Bpifrance, and launched on the initiative of the French Minister of Economy.
  • Selectirente completes €217 million capital increaseJones Day represented Selectirente S.A. in connection with the €217 million share capital increase without preferential subscription rights but priority subscription period granted to the existing shareholders.
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    Additional Publications

    • June 21, 2024
      Co-drafting, with Florence Moulin, of the 6th edition of ‘Les Fonds de Capital Investissement - Principes juridiques et fiscaux’, with a preface by Olivier Goy
    • January 2, 2023
      Cover of Private Equity Magazine (No 181 - January 2023)

    September 18-20, 2023 Speaking Engagements

    Jones Day lawyers to attend IPEM 2023

    Additional Speaking Engagements

    • November 28, 2024
      Lecturer at the Master II professional lesson in ‘Business law and taxation’ at Assas University
    • January 16, 2024
      Participation in the seminar on ‘Investment funds: legal and tax news’
    • November 21, 2023
      Participation in the seminar ‘Accélération de la démocratisation du PE (ELTIF 2.0 et Loi industrie verte)’
    • January 17, 2023
      Participation in the seminar ‘Investment funds: market trends in 2023’
    • 16 janvier 2018
      Actualité du private equity 2018 : la SLP, Fonds de dette, Actualités européennes, Actualité fiscale Paris
    • 12 janvier 2017
      Private equity, infrastructure, dette : soyons prêts pour les réformes de 2017 !

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