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Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier

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The tax practice at Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier is well regarded for its involvement in large public M&A transactions in France, including privatisations and contested takeovers. The team can regularly be seen assisting with matters related to mergers, spin-offs, restructurings, joint ventures, as well as finance and real estate transactions. Vincent Agulhon is highlighted for his tax expertise in M&A transactions, structured finance and real estate investments. Agulhon jointly leads the practice alongside real estate tax expert Loic Vedie and founding partner Alain Maillot.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Great availability, perfect mastery of subjects, excellent team collaboration, Great capacity for advice and not just presentation of issues.’

  • ‘Excellent technical skills on French tax aspects combined with an ability to explain sometimes complex issues in a simple and commercial manner. ’

  • ‘Vincent Agulhon and Loic Vedie are leaders in tax practice and great professionals.’

  • ‘Very professional, decisive and committed. Very high technical capacity to deal with very complex transactions. ’

  • ‘Vincent Agulhon and Sophie Pages. They are very close, empathetic and decisive. They solved complex situations and had the ability to share the solution in a very clear way.’

  • ‘In my opinion, the team stands out for its involvement and its great ability to find innovative solutions.’

Key clients

  • Bellon SA
  • Bouygues
  • BPCE S.A.
  • Brookfield
  • Carlyle
  • Carrefour
  • Castillon SAS (Devoteam)
  • Crédit Agricole Consumer Finance
  • Elior Group
  • Flying Whales
  • Groupe HN6
  • Groupe Lucien Barrière
  • Groupe Perrotin
  • Groupe TF1 No
  • H&A Barrel Management
  • Infopro
  • Inmobiliaria Colonial
  • KKR
  • Malakoff Humanis
  • Michel Reybier Group
  • Milleis Banque
  • Natixis
  • OVHcloud
  • Professional Football League
  • Robertet Groupe
  • Royce
  • Société générale
  • Société Générale & ALD
  • Sodiaal
  • The Blackstone Group real estate investment fund
  • Tikehau Ace Capital
  • Umanis
  • Valeo
  • Weinberg Capital Partners

Lawyers

Hall of Fame

The lawyers at the very top of the profession, widely known and respected by peers and clients for their longstanding involvement in market-leading work.

Leading individuals: Property tax

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Vincent Agulhon, Loïc Vedie, Alain Maillot

Other key lawyers

Sophie Pages