Described as a ‘high-level tax team, especially in transactional taxation’, BDGS Associés advises on M&A, public offerings, private equity and restructurings. Guillaume Jolly is responsible for heading up the practice and excels in corporate transactions, real estate transactions and management packages, as well as personal tax issues of corporate executives.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Very nice to work with.’

  • ‘Guillaume Jolly is very technically sound and highly responsive.’

  • ‘Speed/quality of advice and pro-business. Unlike other firms, does not limit itself to highlighting the risks but also to proposing more or less innovative solutions.'

  • ‘Very high-level tax team, especially in transactional taxation.’

  • ‘Guillaume Jolly is our contact person - very dynamic and very decisive.’

Key clients

  • Crédit Agricole Assurances (Predica)
  • McArthurGlen
  • Opengate Capital
  • French State / Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations
  • Bouygues Telecom
  • Engie
  • EIM Capital
  • TotalEnergies
  • SNCF
  • Bpifrance
  • Sagard
  • Canal +
  • ADEME Investissement
  • Groupe ADIT
  • Groupe NRJ
  • Groupe La Poste
  • PMU
  • Sopra Steria
  • Evolis
  • Coty
  • Diageo
  • CMA CGM

Work highlights

  • Advising ADIT on its acquisition of a majority stake in Défense Conseil International.
  • Advising Predica in connection with its participation in Verkor's Series C capital injection via a holding company incorporated under Luxembourg law, MAMCo, controlled by Macquarie entities.
  • Advising Sopra Steria on a global transaction with two indivisible components.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Guillaume Jolly