Alain Farana

Private Equity Counsel, Stockholm

“I am assisting financial sponsors on the structuring of their acquisitions, the possible restructuring of their assets as well as the exit of their portfolios in the context of a trade sale or an initial public offering. I am committed in delivering pragmatic and business-minded solutions that add value to deals.”

Overview

Professional experience

Education and qualifications

Overview

Alain is a private equity counsel with significant experience in corporate finance, advising the firm's international private equity and corporate clients on their M&A transactional, structuring and restructuring matters.

Alain is also advising the firm's real estate clients on their structuring and restructuring matters.

Work highlights

 

Alain has advised on the following transactions:

  • EQT Healthcare Growth and EQT Growth Fund: advising on the Luxembourg corporate aspects of the structuring and internal funding related to their acquisition of a majority stake in CluePoints
  • EQT Active Core Infrastructure: advising on the Luxembourg corporate aspects related to the structuring and funding of the acquisition of Groupe OCEA
  • EQT Healthcare Growth: advising on the Luxembourg corporate and structuring aspects of its acquisition of Mabtech Holding AB
  • CapMan Infra: advising on the Luxembourg aspects of its joint venture with NYAB Finland Oy for the acquisition of Skarta Energy Oy
  • CapMan: advising on the Luxembourg legal, regulatory and tax aspects related to the structuring and implementation, as well as the first and second closings of its second infrastructure fund
  • A global alternative investment manager and private equity firm: advising on the acquisition of a business line specialized in terminals business from European provider payments and transactional services

Professional experience

Alain also advised on: 

 

  • CapMan Infra: advising on the sale of its stake in the Norled Group, a leading Norwegian ferry and express boat operator, to its joint venture partner CBRE Investment Management
  • A leading global investment manager: advising on its joint venture with Cura and a leading private equity real estate investment manager to invest in Deutsche EuroShop AG, a listed company on the Frankfurt stock exchange
  • LDS Investments LP: advising on the Luxembourg and US regulatory, tax and corporate aspects of the setup of its umbrella fund, LDS Fund S.C.A. SICAV-RAIF, seeking to invest in high yield bonds in the Nordics through its first open-ended sub-fund, LDS Nordic High Yield Fund
  • EQT Real Estate II Fund: advising on the SEK8bn takeover of Stendörren Fastigheter AB (publ), which was carried out as a private purchase of the majority shares in Stendörren Fastigheter AB (publ), followed by a mandatory public offer on the remaining part of the outstanding shares
  • A multinational food and drink processing conglomerate corporation: advising on its acquisition from EQT of a minority stake in the IVC Group, the leading European veterinary services provider
  • Triton and KKR: advising on the sale to CVC Capital Partners of the Mehiläinen group, which provides social and healthcare services with high quality and customer-oriented approach almost everywhere in Finland
  • Triton: advising on the restructuring of the Logstor group, a leading supplier of pre-insulated pipe systems for energy-efficient transportation of liquids and gases for district heating and cooling as well as industrial purposes and oil and gas pipelines
  • Triton and KKR: advising on the SEK5bn IPO and listing of Ambea AB (publ) on Nasdaq OMX Stockholm
  • CBRE Europe Value Partners 2 CarryCo SCSp: advising on its SEK800m establishing of a new JVCo with Estea, a Swedish privately owned independent real estate management company, and the acquisition of the seed portfolio consisting of two forward funding projects, from Bonava
  • Nordic infrastructure fund: advising on the syndication to several European and US co-investors of securities related to a Nordic infrastructure asset
  • CapMan Infra: advising on the set up on their second infrastructure fund

Education and qualifications

Alain obtained a law degree and a master in business law at the Free University of Brussels.

Alain is a member of the Brussels, Luxembourg and Swedish Bar Associations.

Alain speaks fluent French (native language), English and Swedish and has a passive knowledge of Dutch.