The tax practice at Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP frequently collaborates with practices from across the firm to provide comprehensive tax advice on private equity and M&A transactions. The team is particularly well versed in handling transactions which require a high degree of structuring, including LBOs, IPOs and restructurings. Practice head Xenia Legendre is very experienced in assisting clients with the optimisation of internal tax processes. Ludovic Geneston and Thomas Claudel are other key names.

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Testimonials

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‘Excellent collaboration and teamwork with the M&A teams, which allows for coordinated and high-quality execution. Very strong market experience and practices for effective advice, respected by all parties.’
‘A team that is both formidable and also very professional and friendly, using all the most advanced tools.’
‘Xenia Legendre is the lawyer who impressed me the most with her knowledge and mastery of highly technical cases.’
‘Ludovic Geneston provides advice with high added value, availability, provider of solutions, proactivity,'
'Maximilien Schmitt stands out for his quality of execution.’
‘Good team that can be trusted and with good stability over time / good level and good pricing’
‘Ludovic Geneston is friendly, practical and efficient’
‘Thomas Claudel demonstrates great professional qualities: mastery of subjects, clarity of explanations, pragmatism of solutions, good coordination with other themes.’

Work highlights

Advised Ambienta on the acquisition and combination of HolwegWeber and In.Pack Machinery.
Advised the Independents group on (i) the acquisition of Prodject and related financing and refinancing and (ii) the opening of the group capital to TowerBrook Capital Partners and FLE Entertainment.
Advised Cathay Capital (alongside Weinberg Capital Partners, the founders and other minority investors) on the acquisition of Juliette Has a Gun.