Xavier Leroux

Xavier Leroux is a partner in Goodwin’s Technology and Life Sciences groups.

He focuses on venture capital and growth equity transactions in particular in the technology industry.

He assists start-ups and scale-ups in the long-term throughout the corporate life cycle, from incorporation to exit, in their day-to-day structuring as well as in their capital financing and external growth operations.

Prior to joining Goodwin in 2023, Xavier was a partner at Bird & Bird and previously worked at Dechert.

Xavier’s recent transactions include advising:

• Alma, the French fintech offering installment and deferred payment solutions for merchants and consumers, in its €115 million Series C financing round backed by Tencent, GR Capital et Roosh Ventures.*
• Aqemia, a next-generation pharmatech company generating one of the world's fastest-growing drug discovery pipeline, in its €30 million and €38 million Series A extensions for a total amounting to €100 million.
• Bpifrance in the $35 million Series B financing of Calyxia, a company known for its innovative technology in the field of microencapsulation, providing solutions that enhance product performance and sustainability.
• H Company, a French AI startup, in its $220 million Series Seed financing.
• Hepta Medical, a French company founded in 2019 via MD Start, the medtech incubator backed by Sofinnova Partners, on its €5,7 million Series A.
• Hype, the only 100% zero-emission taxi booking application, in the acquisition of Lounge, a booking platform dedicated to premium taxis founded by Serge Metz, former CEO of Taxis G7.
• Moon Surgical, a French-American pioneer in collaborative robotics, in its $31.3 million Series A financing as well as in its additional $55.4 million funding to support the continued development and planned commercialization of its Maestro System.*
• Skynopy, an end-to-end connectivity solution for satellite operators to communicate with their satellites in Low-Earth Orbit, on its financing.
• Syntetica, an innovative nylon recycling startup helping to solve the pollution problem in the fashion industry, in its €4.2 million Series Seed financing led by EQT Ventures.
• 900.care, a designer of sustainable products for the care industry, its €21 million Series B financing round.

*Denotes experience prior to joining Goodwin.

Xavier is consistently recognized as a leader in his field by International and French preeminent, peer-reviewed publications:

• Top ranked as Next Generation Partner in Private Equity: Venture/Growth Capital in the last edition of the Legal 500 EMEA guide
• Listed as Ones to watch in Venture Capital Law in the last edition of Best Lawyers France