Sabina Comis

• Sofinnova Partners, a leading European life sciences venture capital firm based in Paris, London, and Milan, in connection with a long-term strategic and financial partnership in life sciences with Apollo, a global, high-growth alternative asset manager.
  
• Vestiaire Collective, a leading global online marketplace for desirable pre-loved fashion, in the tax structuring of its acquisition of Tradesy, Inc., a leading peer-to peer resale platform for luxury fashion in the United States.
  
• ArchiMed, a leading investment firm exclusively dedicated to the healthcare sector, in connection with the structuring of the purchase of a majority stake in CARSO, a French leader in analytical services, through its €1 billion MED Platform I fund.
  
• Five T Hydrogen, a clean hydrogen enabling investment platform, on the tax structure of the Hy24 project, a joint venture between Five T Hydrogen and Ardian, a world-leading private investment house.
  
• Affluent Medical, a French medtech company specialising in urology and cardiology, in connection with the tax structuring of its IPO on the Euronext Paris regulated market.
  
• Natixis, a French corporate and investment bank, in connection with the tax structuring of the acquisition by Powerhouse Habitat of a residential portfolio from EDF.
  
• Edmond de Rothschild REIM in connection with the tax structuring of the acquisition and conversion of a commercial property in the center of Paris into a residential property.
  
• ING Bank in connection with the tax structuring of the acquisition of eleven logistics platforms.
  
• Abivax, a biotechnological company listed on the Euronext market, in connection with the tax aspects related to its €85m financing through a share capital increase and the issuance of convertible bonds.
  
• Blisce, a transatlantic management company founded by Alexandre Mars, on the structuring of its second fund, Blisce Fund II, which has obtained Growth Tech label Tibi as part of a government initiative in the technology space, and which aims to raise €300 million.
• Domnin de KERDANIEL and Filippo MONTELEONE in connection with the acquisition of Essling Capital, an independent alternative investment firm.
• Crown Holdings, Inc. in its definitive agreement to sell its European Tinplate business to KPS Capital Partners, LP.
• Certares, an American private equity fund, in connection with its investment in the group Voyageurs du Monde, the French leader of tailored travel and adventure travel.
• HysetCo, a pioneer in hydrogen energy which owns the world’s largest fleet of hydrogen taxis operated by Hype, in connection with the acquisition of Slota Group, a long-standing Parisian taxi operator.
• Elsan, French private clinics and hospitals operator, and KKR, a leading U.S. private equity firm, in connection with the exclusive agreement for the acquisition of the C2S group of generalist clinics from Eurazeo Patrimoine.
• KKR on the tax structuring of the acquisition, alongside other co-investors, of the Elsan group for €3.3 billion.
• The shareholders of CTRS, a French pharmaceutical company, in connection with its OBO transaction.
• The founders and directors of 7Hugs Labs, the business angels, Karista, Kima Ventures and NovX Capital on the sale of the entire share capital of 7Hugs Labs, a French tech company to Qorvo, a NASDAQ-listed U.S. company specializing in innovative radio frequency solutions. 
• ArchiMed, a European investment firm specialized in the Healthcare industries, in the partial sale to Warburg Pincus as well as on its reinvestment, alongside Warburg Pincus, in the Polyplus group.
• Mérieux Equity Partners in connection with its investment in the LBO on Ceva, the world's fifth largest veterinary pharmaceutical laboratory.
• Compagnie du Ponant, the leading luxury cruise company and subsidiary of Artemis, in connection with the tax structuring of the acquisition of Paul Gauguin Cruises from the Pacific Beachcomber hotel group.
• Sofinnova Partners, Bpifrance and IXO Private Equity on their investment into Microphyt, a company specializing in natural solutions based on microalgae for nutrition and well-being.
• Caravelle, a French investment company, in connection with its acquisition of Luneau Technology Group, a specialist in eye care professional products.
• Biomunex Pharmaceuticals, a biopharmaceutical company focused on providing immuno-therapeutics, in its licensing agreement with Sanofi.
• Generali, one of the world’s leading insurers, on its acquisition of Sycomore Asset Management, a pioneer in the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) in Europe.
• MedinCell, a technology-based pharmaceutical company, on its IPO on Euronext in Paris.
• Certares, a private equity firm focusing on the travel and tourism industries, on its investment in Marietton group, a leading tour operator and travel agent in France.
• Astorg on the acquisition of a stake in Echosens, innovative French high-technology company, from Cathay Capital Private Equity SAS, OrbiMed Advisors LLC and several minority shareholders.
• Partech Partners, the management company of Partech International Ventures VII, in reaching its hard cap of €400 million for the seventh generation of its historical venture capital fund.
• Crown Holdings on its completed US$3.91 billion acquisition of Signode Industrial Group LLC, a global provider of transit packaging systems and solutions, from the Carlyle Group.
• French and international private equity funds on large and medium cap LBO structurings (often including multi-sponsors).
• The first French private equity fund coupled with a French type of endowment fund on its tax and legal structuring.
• Financial institutions on tax and regulatory matters in relation to their fund vehicles.
• One of the world's leading manufacturer and provider of electronic solutions on various French tax dispute resolutions.
• Regulated management companies and investment advisers on their internal restructurings or their purchase of third-party players.
• The first dedicated European provider of mezzanine and preferred equity financing for private equity portfolios on its tax and legal structuring.
• The first French regulated and leveraged investment vehicle for the purchase of discounted debt on its tax and legal structuring.

Includes matters handled at Dechert or prior to joining the firm.

• 2024 Global Private Equity Outlook – Dechert webinar (December 14, 2023)
• Democratisation of private markets: the next frontier - Private Equity International conference (November 28, 2023)
• Perception des LPs au regard des outils de liquidité utilisés par leur GP – Dechert and 17Capital Roundtable (November 22, 2023)
• Le private equity teste de nouveaux modèles – Interview Les Echos (November 10, 2023)
• The Retailization of Private Equity in Europe – A Growing Phenomenon – Dechert Committed Capital (November 2, 2023)
• L'intérêt pour les fonds evergreen grandit en dette privé – Interview L’Agefi (October 10, 2023)
• Big picture on secondaries, and The trends to watch in the GP market – IPEM (September 19, 2023)
• How do asset management companies finance and develop themselves today? – Private Equity France, L’Agefi (April 4, 2023)
• What Next for Alternatives? – Dechert Fund Congress (February 9, 2023)
• How does democratisation affect GP-LP alignment – Interview Private Equity International (February 1, 2023)
• 2023 Global Private Equity Outlook – Women in Private Markets Summit, PEI (December 15, 2023)
• Secondaries: Deep dive on the next stage of the market’s evolution – Dechert webinar (November 30, 2023)
• European Retailization – Dechert Committed Capital - Global Private Equity Podcast (November 2, 2022)
  
• NAV Financing – Interview Les Echos (October 27, 2022)
  
• Les gérants du capital-investissement ont de la resource – Interview L’Agefi (October 27, 2022)
  
• Liquidity and other regulatory protective initiatives and Retailisation of alternative asset classes – How does this fit together in the new green world of SFDR? – Annual Luxembourg Investment Funds Conference (October 20, 2022)
  
• Plein phare sur le GP-stake – Interview Private Equity Magazine (October 18, 2022)
  
• Du "bridge financing" au financement de portefeuille – Dechert and 17Capital Roundtable (September 29, 2022)
  
• ATAD 3 Tax Developments - Dechert Private Funds Annual Legal Retreat (September 15-16, 2022)
  
• 17th annual NYU Stern Private Equity & Venture Capital Conference – Webinar The Stern PEVC Club (April 01, 2022)
  
• Les financements de portefeuille s’imposent dans le non-coté – Interview L’Agefi (March 03, 2022)
  
• Le non-coté veut séduire l'assurance-vie – Interview CFNEWS (October 21, 2021)
  
• Dechert pousse les frontières du droit des affaires – Interview Private Equity Magazine (October 18, 2021)
  
• Ténors du Droit - Dechert : une croissance continue en 2020 – Interview Le Monde du Droit (June 09, 2021)
  
• Dechert : les secrets d'une santé de fer – Interview Décideurs Magazine (April 23, 2021)
  
• Structuration des deals de Private Equity et des fonds: une approche unique en son genre ! – Interview Le Figaro (April 07, 2021)
• Private equity et particuliers : une démocratisation encore très élitiste – Interview Private Equity Magazine (March 01, 2021)
• Shaping the European PE industry – Harvard Business School annual VCPE Conference (February 06, 2021).
• Kayo Women’s Private Equity Boot Camp – Kayo’s annual Conference (January 22, 2021)
  
• La crise accélère les transformations – Interview CFNEWS (December 22, 2020)
• Fund formation in France, Luxembourg or Ireland: What's best for you? – Dechert LLP, Paris (June 20, 2019)
• More than just looking for profit – Private Equity International's France roundtable, Paris (June 03, 2019)
• Investisseurs Allemands et Sociétés de Gestion Françaises – Dechert's roundtable, Paris (February 05, 2019)
• Quand carried et Brexit font bon ménage – Interview Capital Finance (December 03, 2018)
• Credit Funds: A Global Perspective on Evolving Structures – Dechert's roundtable, London (January 24, 2018)
• French Private Equity Conference "GP Fundraising: Executing the best fundraising practices" – Private Equity Insights, Paris (January 18, 2018)
• Loi de Finances et élection présidentielle : quelle fiscalité en 2017 et après ? – Dechert's conference series, Paris (January – February, 2017)

• Localisation des équipes de gestion : la doctrine de l’AMF évolue, mais pas les règles fiscales…– Capital Finance – (January 29, 2024)
• Pas de démocratisation du private equity sans une fiscalité compétitive – Capital Finance – (September 18, septembre 2023)
• Enjeux fiscaux en matière de structuration des opérations de GP-stake – Capital Finance – (January 23, 2023)
• •What is on the mind of GPs in 2023 and what French tax hurdles should they anticipate? – Combuyn – (January 23, 2023)
• Projet de directive DEBRA : le moins bon des deux mondes pour les opérations de LBO – Capital Finance (September 09, 2022)
  
• The Retailisation of Private Equity – International Comparative Legal Guide: Alternative Investment Funds (August 03, 2022)
  
• The French Financial Markets Authority has reaffirmed its strict interpretation of what constitutes reverse solicitation – (May 10, 2022)
  
• Le régime fiscal français du carried interest à l’épreuve des éléments d’extranéité - Éditions JFA – (February 01, 2022)
  
• Une nouvelle opportunité d’exonération sur les plus-values de cession réalisées par les fonds – CFNEWS – (November 25, 2021)
  
• De la substance au principal purpose test, un changement de paradigme dans la structuration des opérations de LBO internationales – CFNEWS – (September 06, 2021)
  
• Typologie des fonds et règlementation – Actes pratiques & stratégie patrimoniale - LexisNexis – (June 01, 2021)
  
• Les aspects fiscaux du carried interest un enjeu capital en matière de structuration de fonds – Actes pratiques & stratégie patrimoniale, LexisNexis – (June 01, 2021)
  
• ATAD 3 (Shell Companies) – Potential Implications for Fund Structures - (February 09, 2022)
• European Restructuring Update – France Introduces New Accelerated Safeguard Proceedings - (November 12, 2021)
• A Guide to Private Equity in France - (December 14, 2020)
• AMF Doctrine Alert: Changes to the doctrine - (August 06, 2020)
• UPDATE: New requirements for marketing UCITS and retail-AIFs in France - (July 24, 2020)
• Proposed six-month extension of the DAC6 reporting deadlines - (June 09, 2020)
• L’impact du COVID-19 sur la continuité des services et l’activité des sociétés de gestion - (June 08, 2020)
• New requirements for marketing UCITS and retail-AIFs in France - (May 20, 2020)
• EU Commission proposes extension of the DAC6 reporting deadlines - (May 12, 2020)
• L’impact du COVID-19 sur la continuité des services et l’activité des sociétés de gestion - (April 06, 2020)
• COVID-19 Coronavirus: Global Tax Update - (March 27, 2020)
• Brexit Manoeuvres: Brexit 2020 – The Year Ahead - (January 09, 2020)
• Brexit Manoeuvres: Another Cliff - edge Avoided, But More Ahead - (October 30, 2019)
• GP-Led Secondary Transactions: Mitigating Risk of Regulatory Scrutiny of an Ever-More Complex Asset Class - (October 21, 2019)
• Brexit: Dicing with a No Deal - (July 30, 2019)
• Brexit Postponed…and Softened? - (April 15, 2019)
• 2019 Industry Outlook: Private Credit, BDCs and Everything in Between - (April 08, 2019)
• Brexit Delayed? - (March 15, 2019)
• No Deal Brexit Risk Grows - (January 16, 2019)
• French Taxation of Carried Interest: A New Opportunity for Foreign Fund Managers - (December 28, 2018)
• Brexit Preparations for Private Equity Firms - (December 12, 2018)
• A Guide to Private Equity in France (2018) - (November 23, 2018)
• French Taxation of Carried Interest: A New Opportunity for Foreign Fund Managers - (October 25, 2018)
• Credit Funds: A Global Perspective on Evolving Structures - (February 14, 2018)
• Inventaire 2018 des obligations réglementaires américaines de reporting pour les asset managers - (February 05, 2018)
• Credit Funds: A Global Perspective on Evolving Structures - (January 24, 2018)
• Private Equity Newsletter - (July 14, 2017)
• President Macron’s Election in France: Impact on the French PE and M&A Market - (July 13, 2017)