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

  • iXO Private Equity announces closing of iXO 5 at €220 millionJones Day advised iXO Private Equity in connection with the formation and fundraising of iXO 5, a private equity fund, which has successfully reached a final closing of €220 million.
  • Argos announces closing of Argos Climate Action at €337 millionJones Day advised Argos Wityu in connection with the formation and fundraising of "Argos Climate Action", a decarbonization fund, which has reached a final closing at €337 million.
  • Financière Arbevel forms Arbevel Life Sciences Crossover II fundJones Day advised Financière Arbevel in connection with the creation of "Arbevel Life Sciences Crossover II," a private equity fund focusing on European biotech small and mid cap companies.
  • Starquest forms CCR (Climate Change Resilience) FundJones Day advised Starquest in connection with the formation and fundraising of "Climate Change Resilience", a private equity fund aimed at developing innovative solutions for preventing natural disasters and adapting to climate change, with a size of €100 million.
  • Sunshine forms Sista Fund IJones Day advised Sunshine SAS in connection with the formation and fundraising of "Sista Fund I", a private equity fund dedicated to the financing of start-ups founded by women.
  • Axeleo holds closing of Green Tech Industry I at €125 millionJones Day advised Axeleo in connection with the formation and fundraising of "Green Tech Industry I", a private equity fund dedicated to financing the first factory of post R&D industrial startups of the ecological transition in Europe, which has held its close at €125 million.
  • Weinberg Capital forms WCP Co-InvestJones Day advised Weinberg Capital in connection with the formation and fundraising of "WCP Co-Invest", a private equity fund with a capacity of €150 million.
  • Ardian forms Ardian Growth IIIJones Day advised Ardian 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.
  • RAISE announces closing of FPCI Investir pour l'Enfance at €40 millionJones Day advised RAISE in connection with the formation of "FPCI Investir pour l'Enfance", a French "benefit sharing" fund (fonds de partage) that has committed to make a donation of part of the fund's proceeds to foundations/associations related to childhood, which has reached a closing at €40 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.
  • Serena Capital forms Serena Data Ventures IIJones Day advised Serena Capital in connection with the formation and fundraising of Serena Data Ventures II, a private equity fund dedicated to the building blocks of next-generation software.
  • 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.
  • Capital Croissance forms "Gaïa Energy Impact Fund II"Jones Day advised Capital Croissance in connection with the formation and fundraising of "Gaïa Energy Impact Fund II," a private equity fund dedicated to renewable energy of €80 million that will invest mostly in Africa.
  • Arkéa Capital announces closing of "We Positive Invest 2" at €70 millionJones Day advised Arkéa Capital in connection with the formation and fundraising of "We Positive Invest 2", a private equity fund which has reached a closing at €70 million.
  • 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.
  • Eurazeo Investment Manager forms IPVE3Jones Day advised Eurazeo Investment Manager in connection with the formation of IPVE3, an evergreen FCPR dedicated to retail investors and eligible for life insurance.
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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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