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Article L214-159 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

I. – Unless otherwise stipulated, professional private equity funds are private equity funds governed by articles L. 214-27 to L. 214-32-1.

II. – Professional private equity funds take the form of either mutual funds or open-ended investment companies known as “private equity companies”.

Articles L. 214-24-29 to L. 214-24-33, with the exception of the third paragraph of Article L. 214-24-29 and 1° and 9° of Article L. 214-24-31, are applicable to private equity companies.

The provisions applicable to the regulations and units of the professional investment fund are applicable to the articles of association and shares of the private equity company.

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Article L214-159

I. – Sauf dispositions contraires, les fonds professionnels de capital investissement sont des fonds de capital investissement régis par les articles L. 214-27 à L. 214-32-1.

II. – Les fonds professionnels de capital investissement prennent la forme soit de fonds communs de placement, soit de sociétés d’investissement à capital variable dénommées ” sociétés de capital investissement “.

Les articles L. 214-24-29 à L. 214-24-33, à l’exception du troisième alinéa de l’article L. 214-24-29 et des 1° et 9° de l’article L. 214-24-31, sont applicables à la société de capital investissement.

Les dispositions applicables au règlement et aux parts du fonds professionnel de capital investissement sont applicables aux statuts et aux actions de la société de capital investissement.

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