Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I.

Tax

Paul De France is a partner in the Tax team in Paris.

Paul has specific experience in transactional taxation, and in particular in the tax structuring of LBO, Venture / Growth to LBO and M&A transactions. He also advises companies and individuals on tax audits and disputes, and on executive incentives (BSPCE, bonus shares, stock options).

He has recently been involved in a number of major transactions, including Thoma Bravo's acquisition of Talend, Marlin Equity Partners' acquisition of a majority stake in the iBanFirst group, and the following acquisitions of groups under LBO: Summit Partners/Veranex/IMMR, as well as the management teams for the structuring of their investments alongside the ICG (DomusVi Group) and Tikehau (Egis Group) funds in 2021. And for HIG/Time Manufacturing/France Elévateur and Ardian and TA Associates (Odéalim Group) in 2022.

Prior to joining Gide in 2020, Paul was Deputy Tax Director of the Casino Group. He holds a Master II in corporate taxation from Université Paris-Dauphine and a Diplôme Supérieur de Comptabilité et de Gestion.

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