The tax practice at Goodwin is well regarded for its assistance in mid-market private equity and real estate transactions. It is well versed in handling matters requiring tax structuring solutions arising from the financing of investments, M&A transactions, leveraged buyouts, restructurings, joint ventures, as well as the structuring of investment funds. Marie-Laure Bruneel heads the practice and has significant experience in private equity and fund formation matters. Charles-Henri De Gouvion Saint-Cyr is also a key name to note.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Availability, rigor.’

  • ‘Goodwin has been supporting us on our fund tax issues for more than 4 years and knows our needs, our points of attention and our structures well. The advice is adapted and pragmatic and the team is very available.’

  • ‘Marie-Laure Bruneel is an outstanding tax expert, with a good knowledge of the market and legal decisions. Her approach to taxation is pragmatic and she truly positions herself as our reference tax advisor in France on our fund topics.’

  • ‘The Goodwin tax team (FR, LUX, UK) was reliable, flexible, responsive to our requests and responded to complex and technical questions on time and accurately. ’

Key clients

  • Arcole
  • Azulis Capital
  • Capza
  • Cerea Partners
  • CTI Life Sciences
  • DST Global
  • Eurazeo
  • Intermediate Capital Group (ICG)
  • ITEN
  • Groupe Gorgé
  • LFPI
  • Latour Capital
  • Merieux Equity Partners
  • Parquest Capital
  • Sofinnova Partners
  • Tekla
  • Three Hills Capital Partners
  • Tikehau Capital and Tikehau Ace Capital
  • Tokoro Capital

Work highlights

  • Advised the pool of banks, existing lenders of the listed group Pierre & Vacances, on the tax aspects of the restructuring of the existing indebtedness of Pierre & Vacances
  • Advised a consortium of new and existing investors comprised of IK Partners, Keensight Capital, Parquest Capital and GIC on the tax aspects of the acquisition of the Unither group.
  • Advised Groupe Gorgé on the tax aspects of the acquisition of the iXblue.

Lawyers

Leading partners: Private equity tax
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Next Generation Partners: Transactional/corporate tax
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Marie-Laure Bruneel  

Other key lawyers

Charles-Henri de Gouvion Saint-Cyr