The ‘technically excellent, responsive and very user-friendly’ team at NautaDutilh provides domestic and international tax law advice primarily in the context of alternative fund structuring, as well as in the subsequent downstream transactional work. In this regard, team head Jean-Marc Groelly is appreciated for his ability to ’structure investments in a tax-efficient manner but without over-complicating things’. ‘Fiercely intelligent and very personable’ counsel Audrey Derep is also a key member of the team, both for transactional structuring work as well as on standalone advisory and transfer pricing matters.

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Testimonials

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  • 'The team is knowledgeable and eager to help no matter the topic.’

  • ‘The team is technically excellent, responsive and very user friendly.'

  • ‘Jean-Marc Groelly picks up new deals and gets to the nuts and bolts in seconds. He helps me structure our investments in a tax-efficient manner but without over-complicating things, and it's value for money.'

  • 'Audrey Derep is inspirational. She is fiercely intelligent and very personable.'

Key clients

  • RiverRock European Capital Partners
  • Accelero Capital
  • Ara Venn
  • Horizon Equity Partners
  • SAF-Holland SE
  • Schwarz Group
  • Evernex

Work highlights

  • Assisted major investment funds, including Hayfin, Angelo Gordon, Arcmont, Cross Ocean, BofA, HSBC and Barclays, with the restructuring of their debt investment in Covis Pharma, a global speciality pharmaceutical company.
  • Assisted Edmond de Rothschild Real Estate Investment Management on the setup in Luxembourg of an intra-group Euro-denominated bond issuance platform, funded by its Luxembourg alternative investment fund, and the listing of the bonds issued by the platform.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Jean-Marc Groelly

Other key lawyers

Audrey Derep, Isabelle Absalon