Xavier Comaills
Europe Guide 2024
Band 1 : Investment Funds
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About
Provided by Xavier Comaills
Practice Areas
Xavier Comaills specialises in the formation and fundraising of private equity investment funds and in particular concerning French and European funds' managers.
He has extensive experience in primary fundraising and is also leader on secondary transactions including sale of portfolio interests but also GP-led secondary transactions. Xavier also advises institutional limited partners with respect to their investments in private equity and real estate funds. Xavier is also an expert on carried interest structuring.
Career
ESLSCA 1993
Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (DEA in business law) 1997
Admitted as an avocat in Paris 1998
Participated in the creation of SJ Berwin 2001
Joined Ashurst as a Partner 2008
Joined Clifford Chance as a Partner 2013
Chambers Review
Europe
Xavier Comaills is a leading name in the market and boasts an impressive track record of handling fund formation mandates. He acts on behalf of international as well as domestic private equity funds, asset managers and institutional investors.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Xavier is the leading figure in Paris for fund formation. He is still on top of the game."
"He is very pragmatic and has extensive experience in investment funds. His entire team is at the forefront of the Paris market."
"I like working with him; he is efficient."
"Xavier is the leading figure in Paris for fund formation. He is still on top of the game."
"He is very pragmatic and has extensive experience in investment funds. His entire team is at the forefront of the Paris market."
"I like working with him; he is efficient."
