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Arsene Offices
32, RUE DE MONCEAU
75008 PARIS
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France > Tax Tier 2
The broad offering at Arsene encompasses strategic tax advisory, international tax structuring, M&A, corporate tax management, audits, litigation, real estate tax and private client work. With particular strengths in the private equity sphere, the team is well versed in handling the structuring of acquisition or disposal operations, vendor due diligence, management packages, structuring of investments funds, buy-out deals and corporate finance operations. The highly respected Denis Andres leads the practice. Other notable names in the practice include Mirouna Verban and Alexandre Rocchi, who both specialise in M&A transactions; François Lugand whose expertise lies in real estate; Vincent Desoubries, who is a key name for international tax matters; Benoit Bec, who focuses on transfer pricing and Yoann Chemana, who regularly advises corporates and investment funds.Practice head(s):
Denis Andres
Other key lawyers:
Mirouna Verban; Alexandre Rocchi; François Lugand; Vincent Desoubries; Benoît Bec; Yoann Chemana; Franck Llinas
Testimonials
‘Brilliant, flexible team and deal maker. Inventive approach. The right level of prudence to find the best tax structuring options.’
‘François Lugand is one of the tax experts in Paris ’
‘Very efficient team, precise in its answers and demonstrate a real spirit of synthesis in its conclusions. Mastery of the timing of the operation and is proactive. Also knows how to manage the stop and go inherent to major operations very well.’
‘Franck Llinas: Excellent knowledge of tax law, proactive in the solutions proposed and able to demonstrate innovation in the responses provided. Knows how to do tailor-made work.’
‘Competent teams with good diversity and good coverage of technical issues and tax specialties, available and responsive.’
‘Proximity and understanding of customers more advanced than the competition. Arsene is very innovative in its technical proposals. ’
‘Very competent team with in-depth knowledge of taxation. Very responsive team that you can count on. Always available and pleasant.’
Key clients
Accenture
Accor
Apax
Ardian
Casino
CMA-CGM
Cap Gemini
Chopard
Edenred
HLD
IK Partners
Intermarché
Kering
LVMH Groupe Arnault
M6
Pernod Ricard
SAP France
Schneider Electric
Work highlights
- Advised KERING BEAUTE on tax due diligence and tax restructuring within the acquisition of CREED.
- Advised PERNOD RICARD on ensuring that the group’s distribution policy is in line with industry standards and best tax practices.
Arsene > Firm Profile
The firm: Arsene is the first business law firm in France exclusively specialising in tax. A founding member of the Taxand international network (spanning 50 countries, with 400 partners and 2,000 tax advisors), Arsene is independent and not related to any audit or law firm.
Founded in 2004 by Frederic Donnedieu de Vabres and Olivier Vergniolle, Arsene is a true success story. Within ten years, the firm has positioned itself as a credible alternative to Big four firms and is considered a high added value firm by the market. Arsene has reached the size of 100 lawyers and economists among which are 27 high-level partners and achieved more than €40m in annual revenues, making the firm one of the top law firms in France from a turnover standpoint.
Main Contacts
| Department | Name | Telephone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| M&A – private equity | Denis Andres | ||
| M&A – private equity | Frédéric Teper | ||
| M&A – private equity | Alexandre Rocchi | ||
| Customs | Marc Brocardi | ||
| Energy and environment | David Chaumontet | ||
| Corporate tax management and strategy | Franck Chaminade | ||
| Corporate tax management and strategy | Mirouna Verban | ||
| Transfer pricing | Antoine Glaize | ||
| Transfer pricing | Vincent Desoubries | ||
| Transfer pricing | Benoît Bec | ||
| Tax audit and litigation | Roland Schneider | ||
| Real estate | François Lugand | ||
| Real estate | Franck Llinas | ||
| Real estate | Stéphanie Hamis | ||
| R&D, research tax credit, IP and innovation funding | Alain Recoules | ||
| R&D, research tax credit, IP and innovation funding | Pierre Marchand | ||
| Corporate executives | Frédéric Donnedieu de Vabres | ||
| VAT and indirect taxes | Nathalie Habibou | ||
| Corporate executives | Franck Chaminade | ||
| Contributions and local taxes | Olivier Vergniolle | ||
| Contributions and local taxes | Patrice Corbin | ||
| M&A – private equity | Brice Picard | ||
| M&A, Private Equity | Yoann Chemama | ||
| M&A, Private Equity | Charles Dalarun | ||
| Corporate executives | Olivier Janoray | ||
| Tax audit and Litigation | Romain Daguzan | ||
| Transfer Pricing | Justine Schoutteten | ||
| M&A, Private Equity | Vincent Briand |
Staff Figures
Number of lawyers : 2000+ including 400 partners at this office : 190 including 27 partnersLanguages
English French German SpanishMemberships
Founding member of TaxandOther
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