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
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)
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 !
- French Bar School of Paris (CAPA) (French legal diploma 2016); University of Paris II-Panthéon Assas (Master's in Banking and Financial Law 2015; Master's in Corporate and Tax Law 2014)
- Paris
- English, French