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About Sophie Lacaille
Sophie Lacaille is an associate in our Private Funds and Secondaries Practise.
Sophie has experience advising on all aspects of fundraising, including managed accounts, employee co-investments, and carried interest arrangements. Sophie regularly represents two of the largest sovereign wealth fund investors and other major institutional investors in relation to complex fund investments and has advised on over 32 LP mandates, primarily with sovereign wealth fund investors.
Sophie has experience advising first time mid-market managers as well as large sponsors in the capital raising process, including assisting large sponsors with multiple fundraising cycles.
Sophie has experience in secondaries, acting on behalf of lead investors and syndicate investors in GP-led recapitalisations and on behalf of investors and sponsors in the sale of portfolios of LP interests.
Sophie has a depth of experience across a variety of asset classes and industries and has advised sponsors on fund arrangements in jurisdictions across Luxembourg, Jersey, Cayman Islands and the United Kingdom.
She is part of a network created by Mary Lavelle, “Women in Secondaries”, which now includes over 200 members.
Prior to working at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Sophie worked at a US law firm in London.
Recent work
Sophie’s recent experience includes advising for:
- A large Luxembourg based private equity fund on the re-organisation of its investment in one of the world’s largest private school operators.
- Two of the most active sovereign wealth investors in private equity, regularly representing them on a range of their private equity and real estate fund investments and co-investments.
- A large European private debt manager with multiple fundraising cycles.
- A first-time European manager in the formation of a digital infrastructure focused fund.
- A mid-market European manager in the formation of a Royalties focused fund.
- A lower mid-market European manager in the formation of its sixth successor fund.
- A small impact fund manager in the establishment, formation, fundraising and closing of its second fund.
- A French co-lead investor in a mid-market GP-led recapitalisation.
- A syndicate investor in a mid-market GP-led recapitalisation.
- A Swiss based institutional investor in its acquisition of a portfolio of LP interests.
- A British security company, in the sale of a portfolio of LP interests held and being sold by its pension scheme trustee.