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Florence Moulin advises investment fund managers on the legal, fiscal, and regulatory aspects of investment fund formation and fundraising. She works primarily on venture, growth, buyout, infrastructure, mezzanine, debt, corporate, and real estate funds; funds of funds; co-investment funds; and dedicated funds. In addition, Florence focuses on setting up regulated portfolio management companies, marketing and management passports, and carried-interest schemes for management teams.

Florence also assists limited partners, either institutional investors, pension funds, family offices, or corporates, in connection with their investments in alternative investment funds. She is also active on secondary deals, either on the sale of a fund's units or on the restructuring of management companies.

Florence is a member of the legal committee of France Invest. She is also a member of the "Brexit and Asset Management" group of the Legal High Committee for Financial Markets (Haut Comité Juridique de la Place Financière de Paris).

Florence is author of Les Fonds de Capital-Investissement — Principes juridiques et fiscaux, Editions Gualino, 5th edition (December 2020), the French reference book dedicated to investment funds. She has also contributed to the Guide des investissements en infrastructures, Guides AF2I, in partnership with JP Morgan AM (October 2011), and to the Livre blanc du capital-investissement sur le continent africain, Club Afrique (France invest) (April 2016), where she co-headed the investment funds group.

Experience

  • CDPQ participates in record investment in Hy2genJones Day advised Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) on its participation in the record €200 million investment in green hydrogen pioneer Hy2gen AG, the world’s largest private investment in green hydrogen to date.
  • 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.
  • Mérieux Equity Partners leads $150 million growth financing of DentalMonitoringJones Day advised Mérieux Equity Partners in leading the $150 million growth financing of DentalMonitoring, a leading AI-based dental software company monitoring the dental and orthodontics fields, thus granting DentalMonitoring a well-deserved unicorn status, as the second French HealthTech company reaching this type of valuation.
  • RAISE Conseil forms RAISE Seed for GoodJones Day advised RAISE Conseil regarding the formation of RAISE Seed for Good, a seed fund dedicated to financing and supporting future European leaders in responsible Tech, which held its first closing at €40 million.
  • AMDG launches OPCI investment fund dedicated to furnished rentalsJones Day advised the Lyon-based asset management company AMDG on the launch of OPCI "AMDG Location Meublée," a fund dedicated to furnished rentals, which aims to raise €50 million in the first year.
  • ISAI Gestion forms ISAI Venture IIIJones Day advised ISAI Gestion SAS in connection with the fundraising of ISAI Venture III, a venture capital fund that held its final closing at €120 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).
  • Serena Capital announces final closing of SERENA III at €300 millionJones Day advised Serena Capital in connection with the formation of SERENA III, a fund dedicated to financing of start-ups specialized in gaming, online software (SaaS), enterprise software, fintech, consumer, and DeepTech.
  • iXO Private Equity forms iXO PME 1Jones Day advised iXO Private Equity in connection with the formation and fundraising of iXO PME 1, a fund dedicated to SMEs based in the South of France.
  • 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.
  • Ace Management forms Ace Aéro PartenairesJones Day advised Ace Management, a private equity investor specializing in strategic industries and technologies, on the formation of Ace Aéro Partenaires, a new investment fund dedicated to supporting and strengthening the aerospace industry.
  • HEC Alumni creates venture capital fund to support entrepreneurship ventures from the HEC Paris communityJones Day assisted HEC Alumni in connection with the creation of a venture capital fund aimed to support entrepreneurship ventures from the HEC Paris community.
  • Axeleo Capital forms Axeleo Proptech 1Jones Day advised Axeleo Capital in connection with the formation and fundraising of Axeleo Proptech 1, a fund dedicated to European proptech startups.
  • 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.
  • Adaxtra Capital forms Adaxtra Sélection 2019Jones Day advised Adaxtra Capital in connection with the formation and fundraising of Adaxtra Sélection 2019, a fund of funds dedicated to venture capital, growth capital, and buyout capital.
  • Breega Capital forms Breega Capital Venture ThreeJones Day advised Breega Capital in connection with the formation of Breega Capital Venture Three, a venture capital fund dedicated to digital companies.
  • Idinvest Partners forms Idinvest Entrepreneurs ClubJones Day represented Idinvest Partners in connection with the formation of Idinvest Entrepreneurs Club, a fund that will co-invest with Eurazeo Growth III, dedicated to managers who have sold their company and wish to benefit from the tax regime provided for by article 150-0 B ter of the French Tax code ("Apport-cession").
  • Eutopia Gestion forms Eutopia IIJones Day advised Eutopia Gestion in connection with the formation of Eutopia II, a venture capital fund dedicated to digital native vertical brands.
  • Unigrains sells Céréa PartenaireJones Day advised Unigrains, the agri-food and agro-industry specialized investor, in connection with the sale of its third-party management subsidiary Céréa Partenaire to its management, associated with institutional investors.
  • Frst Capital forms Frst 2Jones Day advised Frst Capital (formerly Otium Venture) in connection with the formation and fundraising of Frst 2, a venture capital fund dedicated to innovative companies.
  • Idinvest Partners forms IPVE 3Jones Day advised Idinvest Partners in connection with the formation of Idinvest Private Value Europe 3, the first open-ended fund eligible for life insurance contracts.
  • Axeleo Capital forms Axeleo Capital 1Jones Day represented Axeleo Capital in connection with the formation of Axeleo Capital 1, a €45 million (US$51 million) closed-end fund.
  • Société Générale invests in Geneo Capital EntrepreneurJones Day represented Société Générale S.A. in connection with its investment in Geneo Capital Entrepreneur.
  • iXO Private Equity announces final closing of iXO4 at €200 millionJones Day advised iXO Private Equity in structuring and raising its private equity fund (FPCI) "iXO 4".
  • CBRE Europe Value Partners 2 (EVP2) and Virtuo to build €1bn French logistics portfolioJones Day represented CBRE Europe Value Partners 2 (EVP2) in the establishment of its joint venture with Virtuo Industrial Property to purchase, build and rent a circa €1bn portfolio of prime logistics assets in France and the joint venture's acquisition of a seed portfolio consisting of five sites totaling circa 163,000 sqm of buildable area in the Marseille, Lyon and Lille areas.
  • Brownfields Gestion forms Brownfields 3 fundJones Day advised Brownfields Gestion in connection with the formation and fund raising of the Brownfields 3 fund, a €250 million (US$292.7 million) fund dedicated for the depollution and redevelopment of industrial and tertiary brownfield sites located in towns and, in particular, in large conurbations.
  • Unigrains forms Fondo Agroalimentare ItalianoJones Day represented Unigrains SA in connection with the formation of the Italian private equity fund Fondo Agroalimentare Italiano which completed its first closing with commitments of nearly €40 million (US$47.1 million).
  • Ardian France forms Ardian Growth IIJones Day advised Ardian France in connection with the formation and fundraising of the Ardian Growth Fund II, a €230 million (US$284.5 million) venture capital fund dedicated to innovative companies.
  • Truffle Capital forms Truffle BioMedTech Crossover FundJones Day represented Truffle Capital SAS in connection with the formation and fundraising of Truffle BioMedTech Crossover Fund, a €85 million (US$102 million) medical device and biotechnology venture fund that aims to close at €200 million later in 2018.
  • Investment firm acquires building in Levallois-PerretJones Day advised an investment firm in a joint venture comprised of two investors in the acquisition of a building located in Levallois-Perret.
  • Argos Soditic forms Euroknights VIIJones Day and Weil (London) advised Argos Soditic in connection with the formation of Euroknights VII, a €520 million (US$617.8 million) leveraged buy-out fund.
  • Truffle Capital forms Truffle Financial Innovation FundJones Day represented Truffle Capital SAS in connection with the formation of Truffle Financial Innovation Fund, a €70 million (US$82.6 million) fund dedicated to fintech companies.
  • Naver invests in K-Fund 1Jones Day advised Naver, South Korea’s dominant internet company, in connection with its investment in K-Fund 1 alongside chat app partner, Line.
  • Axeleo Capital forms Axeleo Capital IJones Day represented Axeleo Capital in connection with the formation and fundraising of Axeleo Capital I, the first acceleration fund operated in conjunction with a business acceleration program.
  • Quaero Capital completes final closing of Quaero European Infrastructure FundJones Day client Quaero Capital completed the last closing of its Quaero European Infrastructure Fund with €250 million of commitments.
  • Serena Capital forms Data VenturesJones Day represented Serena Capital in connection with the formation and fundraising of Data Ventures.
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    Avril 2019 COMMENTAIRE

    La Loi PACTE (Plan d’Action pour la Croissance et la Transformation des Entreprises) a été définitivement adoptée par l’Assemblée Nationale le 11 avril 2019

    February 2019 White Paper

    Sustainability in EU Capital Markets: New Rules for Fund and Asset Managers Ahead

    Janvier 2019 Jones Day Publications

    Alternative Investment Funds E-News No.27

    December 2018 Jones Day Publications

    Newsletter | Alternative Investment Funds E-News | N°26 - December 2018

    Novembre 2018 Jones Day Publications

    Newsletter | Alternative Investment Funds E-News | N° 25 - Novembre 2018

    Novembre 2018 Jones Day Publications

    Newsletter | Alternative Investment Funds E-News | N° 24 - Novembre 2018

    Avril 2018 Jones Day Publications

    Newsletter | Alternative Investment Funds E-News | N° 23 - Avril 2018

    March 2018 Commentary

    France and Luxembourg Sign New Tax Treaty

    12 février 2018

    Florence Moulin, co-signe avec Daniel Schmidt la 4ème édition de l’ouvrage « Les Fonds de Capital Investissement – Principes juridiques et fiscaux »

    Janvier 2018 Jones Day Publications

    Newsletter | Alternative Investment Funds E-News | N° 22 - Janvier 2018
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    Additional Publications

    • December 2020
      Les Fonds de Capital-Investissement — Principes juridiques et fiscaux », 5è édition, Préface de Marc Simoncini, Décembre 2020, Edition Gualino – Lextenso

    Speaking Engagements

    • 26 septembre 2019
      Les outils d'une levée de fonds réussie
    • 14 fevrier 2019
      Actualité du Private Equity en 2019 : Brexit, lois de finances, projet de loi Pacte
    • 13 novembre 2018
      Projet de loi PACTE : Deux séminaires dédiés chez Jones Day
    • 6 mars 2018
      Tout savoir sur le "DIC PRIIPS"
    • 16 janvier 2018
      Actualité du private equity 2018 : la SLP, Fonds de dette, Actualités européennes, Actualité fiscale
    • 21 septembre 2017
      Corporates : comment mettre en place votre fonds de corporate venture ?
    • 5 juillet 2017
      Conférence du Private Equity en Afrique - 3ème édition - Fonds d’investissement en Afrique et Méditerranée : Etat des lieux des risques et retours d’expérience
    • 30 mars 2017
      Présidentielles, Fiscalité et Haut de Bilan - Les attentes des entrepreneurs ; les programmes des candidats - PME Finance et Centre des Professions Financières
    • 12 janvier 2017
      Private equity, infrastructure, dette : soyons prêts pour les réformes de 2017 !
    • 7 janvier 2016
      Le private equity : quelles opportunités pour 2016 ?
    • 27 janvier 2015
      Conférence annuelle du Private Equity en Afrique - 2ème édition
    • 15 janvier 2015
      Le private equity : le retour en force de la France ?
    • 2 octobre 2014
      PLF et PME : restaurer la compétitivité, organisé par PME Finance à l’Assemblée Nationale
    • 29 janvier 2014
      Le private equity en 2014 : tendances et opportunités
    • 23 janvier 2014
      Conférence annuelle du Private Equity en Afrique - 1ère édition
    • 14 Octobre 2013
      Conférence organisée par PME Finance, Assemblée Nationale, Projet de loi de finances pour 2014 : quelles mesures pour les PME ?
    • 27 Septembre 2013
      AFIC - Colloque : Comment mettre en place la directive AIFM au sein de votre société de gestion ? Intervention : Nouvelles règles d'organisation applicables aux sociétés de gestion AIFM
    • 10 juillet 2013
      Commercialisation des FIP et FCPI : êtes-vous à jour de vos obligations ?
    • 13 juin 2013
      Gérer l’AIFM : Revue des questions techniques impactant les professionnels de la gestion
    • 24 avril 2013
      L'AIFM, c'est aujourd'hui !
    • 29 janvier 2013
      Le Private Equity : où en sommes-nous ?
    • 22 janvier 2013
      Le financement des PME face à la crise - Séminaire organisé en partenariat avec PME Finance et Les Echos Etudes
    • 14 et 15 novembre 2012
      Enviro-Invest & Environmental Due Diligence
    • September 20, 2012
      SME Financing: legal news and market trends – in collaboration with NYSE Euronext and Société Générale
    • 20 septembre 2012
      Le financement des PME: actualités juridiques et tendances de marché - en partenariat avec NYSE Euronext et Société Générale
    • 11 juillet 2012
      Le projet de collectif budgétaire: quelles conséquences sur le financement des entreprises ? en partenariat avec DFi Avocats et PME Finance

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