Linklaters LLP

Tax

Édouard is widely recognised as one of the leading tax practitioners in France and heads the firm’s French tax practice.

Édouard advises corporates, private equity firms and investment banks on domestic and international tax law, especially on the tax structuring of complex cross-border corporate, banking and capital markets transactions, including Leveraged Buyouts (LBOs), joint ventures and real estate acquisitions.

Édouard also has extensive experience in structuring private equity and real estate investment funds in a range of jurisdictions, including Luxembourg, Jersey and France.

2000 - present: Linklaters

French, English

Édouard is a member of the tax committee of France Invest, the French professional organisation for private equity, and was instrumental in helping to draft the law that introduced limited partnerships into French law.

Édouard is also the French representative member in the tax committee of Invest Europe, and he regularly participates in a number of working groups with various French professional organisations. He has been serving as Chair of this committee since 2021.

Édouard regularly speaks at conferences on tax and funds subjects.

Édouard studied law at the University of Paris-Sceaux and economics, accounting and tax at Hautes Études Commerciales (HEC Paris) and holds a post-graduate degree in corporate tax from the University of Paris-Dauphine.