The tax practice at DLA Piper is praised for its 'unparalleled experience in asset management, and particularly in investment capital taxation'. Clients span an array of industries, including financial services, real estate, consumer goods, retail, technology and life sciences. In addition, the practice has invested in its transfer pricing offering to assist clients with negotiations with tax authorities and tax controversies. The team is led by Fanny Combourieu, whose expertise lies in private equity and infrastructure transactions. Raphaël Béra and Antoine Faure are other notable names in the practice.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘The team has unparalleled experience in asset management, and particularly in investment capital taxation.’

  • ‘The team is very attentive to the organization and the constraints of its client. Strong demonstration of adaptable skills and understanding of the business model. Particularly in transfer pricing themes in complicated intra-group flow charts.’

  • ‘Antoine Faure is very attentive and knows how to adapt to the most complicated situations.’

  • ‘Excellent team, always available if necessary, quick, precise and helpful feedback on short notice. ’

  • ‘Very good team, real follow-up of files, able to work effectively with other departments, does not work in silos ’

  • ‘Fanny Combourieu stands out: Efficiency, very good follow-up of files.’

  • ‘Very efficient, personable and available team, always attentive and proactive. Very high technical and experience level.’

Key clients

  • Access Capital Partners
  • Afflelou
  • AM Alpha
  • Antin Infrastructure Partners
  • Archimed
  • Ardian
  • Axa IM
  • BlackFin Capital Partners
  • Bridgepoint
  • Carlyle
  • Circana
  • Circet
  • ETC Group
  • Eurazeo
  • Harbert Management Corporation
  • HY24
  • Merieux Equity Partners
  • MML Capital Partners
  • Rothschild & Co / Five Arrows
  • Vauban Infrastructure Partners

Work highlights

  • Advised Eagle football holdings on the tax aspects of the acquisition of a majority stake in OL Groupe from Holnest, Pathe and IDG Capital.
  • Assisted Antin Infrastructure Partners with the French tax aspects of its new large cap fund, Antin Flagship V.
  • Advising MML Capital on the acquisition of a minority stake in Arhs Group alongside founders and managers

Lawyers

Leading partners: Private equity tax
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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Fanny Combourieu  

Other key lawyers

Raphaël Béra, Antoine Faure