Benjamin Lacourt
Counsel
Paris
Benjamin Lacourt
Counsel
Paris
Contact details
Benjamin concentrates his practice on investment funds, with a focus on alternative assets (private equity, debt, infrastructure, real estate and hedge funds), as well as financial regulatory matters.
Benjamin has extensive experience advising French and international fund managers, investment firms and other financial institutions on various issues such as: investment funds formation in France or in other European jurisdictions, marketing of financial products, banking and financial regulations as well as the setting-up and restructuring of management companies. Benjamin further assists institutional investors as part of their primary investments or secondary transactions relating to French or foreign investment funds.
Benjamin frequently lectures on fund formation at training events for professional associations (France Invest) or clients.
Recommended
Legal 500 EMEA 2023 - France (Banking & Finace - bank regulatory)
Rising star
Legal 500 EMEA 2023 - France (Private Equity : Fund formation)
Antoine Sarailler and Benjamin Lacourt have been over the years our trusted advisors for our French fund investments. They are extremely thorough, technical and commercial to get the work done efficiently and absolutely always in a pleasant manner. We can only highly recommend them and their team for any and all fund-related work.’
Legal 500 EMEA 2023 - France (Private Equity : Fund formation)
Qualifications
Academic
Post graduate degree - Law and International Management, HEC, 2010 - 2011
Masters degree - Product Law and Financial Markets, Paris Sud XI, 2009 – 2010
Masters degree – Business Law, Paris II Panthéon-Assas, 2008 – 2009
Bachelors degree – Private Law, Paris II Panthéon–Assas, 2005 - 2008
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Qualifications
Academic
Post graduate degree - Law and International Management, HEC, 2010 - 2011
Masters degree - Product Law and Financial Markets, Paris Sud XI, 2009 – 2010
Masters degree – Business Law, Paris II Panthéon-Assas, 2008 – 2009
Bachelors degree – Private Law, Paris II Panthéon–Assas, 2005 - 2008
Recognition
Antoine Sarailler and Benjamin Lacourt are very professional, have a very good knowledge of the investment funds regulations which allow them to understand the business and provide business oriented solutions.
Legal 500 EMEA 2020 – France (PRIVATE EQUITY - FUND FORMATION)
