Expertise

Transaction taxation

Tax structuring of acquisitions, corporate reorganisations, mergers, contributions of assets and demergers

Tax due diligence and vendor tax due diligence

Design and implementation of employee and management incentive schemes (management packages)

Tax advice in connection with real estate transactions

Tax structuring of investment funds and carried interest schemes

Corporate Taxation

Day-to-day tax advice on corporate tax matters, including the implementation of French tax consolidation regimes

Advice on VAT and payroll tax matters

Annual tax reviews

Tax support for international expansion

Corporate reorganisations

Executive and key employee compensation

Sector-Specific Tax Expertise

Over the years, we have developed recognised expertise across a number of industries and specific sectors, including insurance, payment services, asset management, e-commerce platforms, healthcare, energy, private education, real estate, non-profit organisations and endowment funds, trusts, tax insurance and warranty & indemnity (W&I) insurance.

Private Wealth Taxation

Tax advice to executives and entrepreneurs in connection with business disposals, corporate reorganisations, and LBO transactions

Estate and succession planning, including the implementation of French Dutreil arrangements

Philanthropy (foundations, endowment funds, etc.)

Assistance with tax compliance and reporting obligations (personal income tax, French real estate wealth tax (IFI), etc.)

International Taxation

Assistance to individuals relocating their tax residence to France (inbound relocation) or outside France (outbound relocation)

Tax support for the international expansion of corporate groups

Assistance with corporate seat transfers
Cross-border tax structuring of assets (overseas investments by French tax residents / investments in France by foreign investors)

Securing international tax flows (withholding tax, VAT, etc.)

Coordination with and supervision of foreign legal and tax advisers

Tax audits and litigation

Assistance throughout tax audit procedures, including development of the defence strategy, assistance during tax audits, drafting responses to the tax authorities, representing before tax commissions, and handling appeals before courts

Negotiations with the French tax authorities

Assistance in connection with tax searches/dawn raids

Representation before the French administrative and judicial courts, as well as the European courts (Court of Justice of the European Union and European Court of Human Rights)