Marie works in the Private Funds Group in our Paris office. She advises a broad spectrum of clients on the formation of private funds, investor side work, regulatory advice, and transactional mandates such as secondary transactions, continuation funds, and co-investment schemes.
- Advising Parquest Capital (formerly ING Parcom Private Equity) on the process of becoming independent and on the creation of a new EUR 300 million stapled fund
- Advising Cathay Capital Private Equity on the creation and fundraising of a Sino-French fund (EUR 500 million) focusing on French Chinese and European mid cap companies sponsored by China Development Bank and Bpifrance Investissement
- Advising Groupe Bruxelles Lambert on the structuring and fundraising of a secondary debt fund named Kartesia Credit Opportunities I S.C.A., SICAV-SIF
- Advising Industries & Finances Partenaires on the formation and fundraising of its third LBO fund, specialized in build-up
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Career and qualifications
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University of Paris I (Panthéon-Sorbonne) (Master Degree (Magistère) in private and public economic law) 2008
- University of Paris I (Panthéon-Sorbonne) Postgraduate Degree (Master 2) in business law 2008
- University of Paris I (Panthéon-Sorbonne) Postgraduate Degree (Master 2) in banking and finance law 2009
- Admitted as an Avocat in Paris 2010
- Joined Clifford Chance in 2013
- Partner since May 2023
Professional bodies
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Member of the Paris Bar
- Member of the AFIC (association française des investisseurs pour la croissance)
- Member of the AFG (association française de la gestion financière)
Awards and citations
- Marie Préat is ranked as one of the 'Rising Stars' for the practice.
Legal 500 EMEA 2023, Private Equity: Fund Formation: - France
- Marie Préat is ranked as one of the 'Rising Stars' for the practice.
Legal 500 2022, Private Equity : Fund Formation - France
- Marie Préat is ranked as "Rising Star".
Legal 500 2021, Private Equity: Fund Formation - France