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Sarah Michel

Sarah Michel

France 2026

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Ranked in 1 practice area

Investment Funds

France

3 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

Sarah Michel is a partner in Goodwin’s Private Equity group and a member of the Private Investment Funds practice.

She represents many of the most prominent and leading French and European investment funds on all aspects of their fund business including fund formation and structuring, carried-interest schemes for management teams, structuring co-investments, reorganizations and restructurings. Sarah also assists French and European clients with respect to their regulatory issues.

Sarah advises private investment funds across a wide variety of strategies: buyout funds, venture/tech funds, real estate funds, infrastructure funds, fund of funds, mezzanine funds, secondary funds, debt funds, and distressed funds.

Sarah has also been advising clients in connection with secondary transactions, including traditional portfolio sales, preferred equity, continuation funds and GP-led transactions. She is an active member of Goodwin’s market-leading global secondaries practice.

Personal

Graduate

Institut d’Études Politiques

Bordeaux

Master in Business and Tax Law

University of Paris I - Panthéon Sorbonne

BA, European Studies and Modern Language

University of Northumbria

Chambers Review

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Chambers France

Investment Funds - France

Band 3
Individual Editorial

Sarah Michel assists clients with fund structuring and formation, and is active across the technology, agribusiness and healthcare sectors.

Editorial individuel

Sarah Michel assiste ses clients dans la structuration et la formation de fonds, et est active dans les secteurs de la technologie, de l’agroalimentaire et de la santé.

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Strengths

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  • Sarah Michel is very available and experienced.

    Investment FundsChambers France

  • It is a real pleasure to work with Sarah, she is very business-oriented.

    Investment FundsChambers France

  • Sarah always supports us with the same responsiveness. Her knowledge of the market and our case is a valuable support in the context of our fundraising.

    Investment FundsChambers France

  • Sarah Michel is responsive and proactive in addressing all of our issues.

    Investment FundsChambers France

  • Sarah Michel est très disponible et expérimentée.

    Investment FundsChambers France

  • C’est un réel plaisir de travailler avec Sarah, elle est très orientée business.

    Investment FundsChambers France

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