Julien Vandenbussche
Partner
Julien is a leading investment funds expert, guiding clients through complex fund formations and strategic investments. He heads the Paris Fund Formation practice.
Partner
Julien is a leading investment funds expert, guiding clients through complex fund formations and strategic investments. He heads the Paris Fund Formation practice.
Languages - French, English
Jurisdiction - France
Julien Vandenbussche is a Partner in Stephenson Harwood’s Paris office, where he leads the Investment Funds Formation practice. With 20 years of experience, he assists both French and international clients in establishing and representing a diverse range of investment funds, including private equity, impact, and infrastructure funds. His clients benefit from his strategic insight and deep understanding of the sector’s commercial and operational concerns.
Julien provides comprehensive advice on primary and secondary investments, regulatory matters, and incentive schemes, ensuring clients navigate the complexities of fund formation with confidence. His role as a former in-house general counsel of a global asset manager equips him with a unique perspective, allowing him to address the strategic needs of top-tier market actors effectively.
Actively involved in the law-making process for asset management, Julien is a member of the Legal Committee of France Invest and the Regulatory and Legal Committee of Invest Europe. His expertise is sought after at professional conferences, and he shares his knowledge by teaching investment funds law at French universities.
Establishment of a co-investment private equity fund
Advised Bpifrance Investissement on the establishment of a private equity co-investment fund with a Middle-East sovereign fund, with €600 million of commitments.
Establishment of an impact private equity fund
Advised Alter Equity on the establishment of Alter Equity Fund 3 (art.9 SFDR Fund), a French impact private equity fund aiming financing ESG transition with €180 million of target commitments.
LP advice
Advising the funds of funds group of Bpifrance Investissement in connection with their investments in more than 30 private equity tech funds.
LP advice
Advising the funds of funds group of ODDO BHF in connection with their investments in more than 15 foreign private equity tech funds.
LP advice
Advising a French family office in connection with their investments in more than 10 foreign private equity funds.
Establishment of a French venture capital fund
Advised on the structuring, establishment and fundraising of New Wave, a French venture capital fund, invested by top tier worldwide VC investors.
Establishment of a French venture capital fund
Advised on the structuring, establishment and fundraising of Drysdale Ventures, a French venture capital fund, invested by top tier worldwide VC investors.
Establishment of a French venture capital fund
Advised on the structuring, establishment and fundraising of Purple 2, a French venture capital fund, invested by top tier worldwide VC investors.
Banking regulatory
Advised a major Saudi Arabian bank on the potential establishment of a branch in France.
Establishment of a continuation fund
Advised Eurazeo in connection with a €200 million GP-lead secondary transaction with Pantheon as sponsor, involving the establishment of a French continuation fund.
