Clifford Chance recruits leading funds expert in Paris with team

A leading Funds lawyer with over 14 years of specialist experience, Comaills' focus is on advising sponsors of international private equity funds including buy-out funds, venture, mezzanine funds, fund of funds and debt funds. Comaills joins from Ashurst where he led the Paris's Funds Formation group.

Clifford Chance has a leading global Private Funds Group, including senior partners in London, the US, Asia-Pacific and Continental Europe. It includes more than 150 lawyers drawn from across our offices and practice areas. The group advises on the establishment and operation of a whole range of private funds, including private equity funds, real estate funds, infrastructure funds, debt and mezzanine funds and funds of funds.

Recent deals include advising AEW Europe/Natixis Asset Management in the setting-up of their senior pan-European debt fund (SELF 1), advising La Française REM on the establishment of a debt fund to invest in senior mortgage loans, as well as advising Natixis and Ageas in the establishment of their partnership and co-investment/securitisation vehicle regarding infrastructure financing in Europe.