Tiana has nearly 20 years’ experience in structuring, fundraising and organisation of investment funds across the full spectrum of private assets, including private equity, private debt and infrastructure.
Tiana has a strong track record in establishing French, Luxembourg and pan-European structures, covering a wide range of strategies (LBO, venture, mezzanine, secondary, real estate, fund of funds, master-feeder structures), and advising both generalist and sector-focused funds. She is highly regarded by her clients for her innovative approach and her forward-thinking positioning on emerging products, including evergreen vehicles and strategies aimed at broadening access to private equity.
She also advises on regulatory aspects relating to investment funds and supports institutional investors, family offices, sponsors and managers in their French and international primary investments, as well as in secondary transactions.
Prior to joining Eversheds Sutherland in 2026, she was a partner in the Asset Management group at Willkie Farr & Gallagher in Paris, where she co-headed the investment funds practice. She previously worked at leading international law firms including SJ Berwin / KWM, Ashurst, Clifford Chance and Stephenson Harwood.
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During her career, Tiana has notably advised :
- Elevation Capital Partners on the structuring of the FCPR funds Elevation Miriad-Vie and Elevation Immo-Vie
- Bpifrance Investissement on the structuring of the "Bpifrance Entreprises Avenir 1" fund
- Seven2 (formerly Apax) on the structuring of the APAX APEO Evergreen fund
- Indigo Capital on the structuring of and fundraising for Indigo Capital III
- Epopée Gestion on the structuring of and fundraising for the Epopée Infra Climat I fund
- Demeter on the structuring of and fundraising for its Climate Infrastructure Fund
- Speaker at Black Women in Asset Management (BWAM) annual conference in 2022 and 2024
- Publication in the Private Equity Magazine – “Loi ELTIF 2.0 et la loi industrie Verte : décryptage des nouveautés 2024 pour le Private Equity” November/December 2024
- Publication in CFNews “Le régime des FIA se modernise” - October 2024
- Speaker at : “Valuing your Private Equity portfolio” conference - September 2024
- Publication in Option Finance – « Private Assets : 2024, l’année du PER » - May 2024
- Interview in CFNews : “Les fonds Evergreen font mouche dans l’épargne française” - February 2024
- Interview in Private Equity Magazine – “La Réglementation se met à l’heure de la démocratisation du Private Equity” - February 2024
- Interview in Private Equity Magazine, along with Guillaume Cousseran (Seven2) – “La structuration d'APEO a permis de faire tomber les barrières de la liquidité et du ticket minimum d'entrée” - March 2023
- Tiana has been ranked by Legal 500 EMEA 2026 as “Leading Partner." With a client remarking that “Tiana Rambatomanga and her team are impactful and innovative in the solutions they provide to clients. Tiana is very creative, which customers really appreciate." And “Tiana Rambatomanga is a seasoned professional experienced in negotiating with major LPs, but also capable of adapting to all types of LPs. Her cheerful personality is a real asset in a business relationship.”
- Chambers France 2026 recognizes Tiana in Band 2 for Investment Funds and a client pointed out that : “She is always very spontaneous and maintains an even mood. When she hesitates, she acknowledges it and gets back to me, which I appreciate. She is solution-oriented.”
- Tiana has also been recognized by Best Lawyers 2026 in Private Equity Law
- Tiana is involved in several international networks promoting better representation of women in the asset management industry
- She also teaches investment fund structuring in the Master 2 Financial Law programme at Université Paris-Panthéon-Assas and regularly contributes to the DJCE network
- Admitted to the Paris Bar in 2005, Tiana holds an LLM in International and Comparative Business Law from London Metropolitan University, as well as a postgraduate degree (DEA) in Business and Economic Law from Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne