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92 927 Courbevoie
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KPMG Avocats, France > The Legal 500 Rankings
France > Tax Tier 3
KPMG Avocats, France is the legal arm of Big Four accounting firm KPMG. The firm houses one of the largest teams on the market and is able to provide a complete set of expertise, spanning transactional tax due diligence and structuring, as well as international taxation and transfer pricing, indirect taxation, research and development, customs and global mobility. The firm serves the largest companies and investment funds active in France and is regularly chosen for the tax due diligence of some of the market’s largest LBO transactions. The group also handles the tax structuring of large LBO and real estate transactions. Litigation is also dealt with. Mustapha Oussedrat and Christophe Bergerot co-head the practice, which also includes key members: Sophie Fournier-Dedoyard, Mathieu Gautier, Xavier Houard and Jérome Talleux for transactional and corporate tax; as well as Jean-Etienne Chatelon for real estate tax transactions. David Lucas and Elfie Ossard-Quintaine made partner in September 2021.Practice head(s):
Mustapha Oussedrat; Christophe Bergerot
Other key lawyers:
Testimonials
‘Agile team which demonstrates a lot of pedagogy towards clients and which is always innovative in terms of tax solutions. Its in-depth knowledge of its clients’ organisation allowed for the best adapted solutions. Flawless availability. Adaptation to its various interlocutors.’
‘The team is very focused on the needs of the client, adapts with a certain flexibility and with a certain responsiveness to the requirements of the client. Ability to adapt to the most complex situations; rationality, efficiency, perspective.’
Key clients
Wendel
KKR
For Talents transmission
Eurazeo
PAI Partners
Ardian
IK Investment Partners
Geodis
Allianz Real Estate
Work highlights
- Advised Cerba HealthCare on the tax vendor due diligence of its disposal to EQT Private Equity.
- Advised Wendel on tax due diligence conducted over the simplified tender offer made by founding shareholder Deconinck on Tarkett.
- Advised Ardian on the tax due diligence of its acquisition of a majority stake in AD Education.
France > Employment Tier 4
KPMG Avocats, FrancePractice head(s):
Albane Eglinger; Olivier Masi
Key clients
DomusVi
Isai/Sagard
ICG
Wendel
CAFPI
Eurazeo
Sodiaal
I@D Holding
Aures Technologies
IK Investment Partners
Sterimed
Serb
Areva
Ardian
Providence Strategic Growth
Work highlights
- Advised Domus Vi, the third largest French provider of services to the elderly, on the recomposition of its shareholding.
- Advised Isai and Sagard on their entry into exclusive negotiations, beside BpifranceInvestissement, to take a majority stake in Invoke.
- Advised leading French dairy cooperative Sodiaal on the purchase of 51% of the capital of Yoplait from General Mills.
France > EU, competition and distribution Tier 4
The team at KPMG Avocats, France impresses with its multidisciplinary approach to advising major corporates and investment on antitrust, regulatory, distribution and competition law issues. Matters include product compliance, competition in the agricultural sector, antitrust compliance issues, franchise networks and distribution contacts, and private enforcement. The group is led by Emmanuel Tricot, who specialises in the automotive, luxury goods, media, transport, banking, insurance and public services sectors, and senior managers Virginie Carvalho, an expert in state aids, health and railway regulatory issues and consumer law, and Jean-Marc Tchernonog who brings experience in proceedings before courts and competition authorities to the table. Core sectors include the food, financial services and automotive industries.
Practice head(s):
Key clients
SNCF Voyageurs
Froneri
CNPA
France Digital
SIXT
Groupe Eurazeo
Crédit Agricole Consumer Finance
Fonds Mirabeau
Faurecia
BIP Capital Partners
Météorage
Eurelec
Work highlights
- Advised Sodiaal/Yoplait France on analysing its franchise network and the main distribution contracts in the context of the negotiations conducted by Sodiaal with a view to the acquisition of Yoplait France.
France > Compliance
KPMG Avocats, France > Firm Profile
KPMG Avocats was created in 2019 and is already one of the top French law firms. Our firm targets both French and international clients and has recognized expertise in the commercial, social law and tax (international tax, VAT and indirect tax, transfer pricing, global mobility services, deal advisory, M&A tax, customs…) sectors.
Our aim is to support our clients globally in their growth and transformation projects. Our offering relies on the business and sector expertise of our teams in France and across the KPMG GLS Network to meet the increasingly complex requirements of you, from start-ups to large groups.
Among its multidisciplinary practices, a team of 39 partners and directors assisted by 244 dedicated professionals in Paris and Regions provides legal and social assistance to a wide range of clients, from small and medium-sized companies to subsidiaries of international companies, in the following practices.
Deal Advisory M&A Legal
- Legal and social due diligence
- Negotiation and drafting of SPAs
- Pre- and post-closing reorganization
- Mergers, demergers, partial contributions
- Asset disposals
- Joint ventures
- Merger and investment control
- Companies in difficulty
Compliance
- Governance
- Competition, Anti-dumping
- Anti-money laundering, Anti-fraud
- Distribution networks, Internet
- Contracts and commercial relations
- Product regulations
- Consumer relations and advertising
- IP/IT
- Data protection
- Compliance audits
- Compliance assurance
FS Regulatory compliance
- Legal advice in the banking, capital market, insurance and investment fund sectors
- Regulatory advice, financing
Employment & Immigration
- Retirement / Social Security
- HR management
- Social aspects of reorganizations
- International mobility
- Individual and collective labour relations
Main Contacts
Department | Name | Telephone | |
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Partner - President | Mustapha OUSSEDRAT | moussedrat@kpmgavocats.fr | |
Partner – Corporate/M&A -Head of Legal | Franck BERNAUER | fbernauer@kpmgavocats.fr | |
Partner - IP/IT | Patrick AMOUZOU | pamouzou@kpmgavocats.fr | |
Partner - IP/IT | Julie BELLESORT | jbellesort@kpmgavocats.fr | |
Director- Corporate | Richard BULENZI | richardbulenzi@kpmgavocats.fr | |
Partner- Labour Law | Albane EGLINGER | aeglinger@kpmgavocats.fr | |
Partner - Financial Services | Gilles KOLIFRATH | gkolifrath@kpmgavocats.fr | |
Director - Corporate/M&A | Xavier LEMARECHAL | xlemarechal@kpmgavocats.fr | |
Partner - Financial Services | Vincent MAUREL | vmaurel@kpmgavocats.fr | |
Partner - Labour Law | Olivier MASI | omasi@kpmgavocats.fr | |
Director - Corporate M&A | Valérie MATHIEU | vmathieu@kpmgavocats.fr | |
Partner - Corporate/M&A | Florence OLIVIER | florenceolivier@kpmgavocats.fr | |
Director - Commercial Litigation | Marine PLANCHON | mplanchon@kpmgavocats.fr | |
Partner-Corporate | Florence RIQUIER-TAHIER | friquier-tahier@kpmgavocats.fr | |
Partner - Corporate/M&A | Benoît ROUCHER | broucher@kpmgavocats.fr | |
Partner - Competition & Distribution | Emmanuel TRICOT | etricot@kpmgavocats.fr | |
Director Legal - Mulhouse | Danièle ALBRECHT | danielealbrecht@kpmgavocats.fr | |
Director Labour Law - Metz | Patricia AUBRY | paubry@kpmgavocats.fr | |
Director Labour Law- La Rochelle | Laurence AUDIDIER | laudidier@kpmgavocats.fr | |
Director Labour Law - Nantes | Marie CARUANA | mariecaruana@kpmgavocats.fr | |
Director Legal- Tours | Guillaume CHARVET | guillaumecharvet@kpmgavocats.fr | |
Director Legal - Lille | Caroline CHAZARD | cchazard@kpmgavocats.fr | |
Director Legal - Reims | Stéphan COURTALON | scourtalon@kpmgavocats.fr | |
Director Labour Law- Metz | Aline COUSIN | alinecousin@kpmgavocats.fr | |
Director Legal - Strasbourg | Audrey DITSCH-ANTOINE | aditsch-antoine@kpmgavocats.fr | |
Director Labour Law - Brest | Aurélie DUIGOU | aduigou@kpmgavocats.fr | |
Director Labour Law - Angers | Jean-Albert FUHRER | jean-albertfuhrer@kpmgavocats.fr | |
Partner Legal - Rouen | Benoit MAUBANT | bmaubant@kpmgavocats.fr | |
Partner Legal - Metz | Patrick MERTZ | patrickmertz@kpmgavocats.fr | |
Director Legal - Lyon | Anna MYZERKA | amyzerka@kpmgavocats.fr | |
Director Legal - Limoges | Maryline MOHAND-HAYS | mmohand-hays@kpmgavocats.fr | |
Director Labour Law - La Rochelle | Anne-Claire MONTCRIOL | amontcriol@kpmgavocats.fr | |
Director Legal - Caen | Georges OURAKOW | gourakow@kpmgavocats.fr | |
Director Labour Law- Lyon | Laurent PEGOUD | lpegoud@kpmgavocats.fr | |
Director Labour Law- Lille | Wilfrid POLAERT | wpolaert@kpmgavocats.fr | |
Director Legal - Toulouse | Frédéric REYNES | freynes@kpmgavocats.fr | |
Director Legal - Toulouse | Hélène RIBAUTE | hribaute@kpmgavocats.fr | |
Director Legal - Lille | Aurélie SALMON | aureliesalmon@kpmgavocats.fr | |
Director Labour Law- Lyon | Murielle VANDEVELDE | muriellevandevelde@kpmgavocats.fr | |
Director Legal - La Rochelle | François VENDITTOZZI | fvenditozzi@kpmgavocats.fr | |
Partner- Heal of Tax | Christophe BERGEROT | christophebergerot@kpmgavocats.fr | |
TAX : 58 partners and directors in Paris & Regions |
Lawyer Profiles
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![]() | Mr Patrick Amouzou | Patrick is a partner at KPMG Avocats. He co-heads the IP/IT compliance… | View Profile |
![]() | Mrs Julie Bellesort | Julie is a Partner at KPMG Avocats. She co-heads the IT/IP Compliance… | View Profile |
![]() | Mr Franck Bernauer | Franck Bernauer is a Partner at KPMG Avocats. He heads the Legal… | View Profile |
![]() | Mr Richard Bulenzi | Richard is a Director at KPMG Avocats in Paris. He assists clients… | View Profile |
![]() | Mrs Audrey Ditsch-Antoine | Audrey is a Director at KPMG Avocats in Strasbourg. She is a… | View Profile |
![]() | Mrs Albane Eglinger | Albane is a Partner at KPMG Avocats where she co-heads the Employment… | View Profile |
![]() | Mr Gilles Kolifrath | Gilles is a Partner at KPMG Avocats. He co-heads the Legal Financial… | View Profile |
![]() | Mr Xavier Lemaréchal | Xavier is a Director at KPMG Avocats in Paris. He is an… | View Profile |
![]() | Mr Olivier Masi | Olivier is a Partner at KPMG Avocats where he co-heads the Employment… | View Profile |
![]() | Mrs Valérie Mathieu | Valérie is a Director at KPMG Avocats in Paris. She has a… | View Profile |
![]() | Mr Vincent Maurel | Vincent is a Partner at KPMG Avocats. He co-heads the Legal Financial… | View Profile |
![]() | Mrs Maryline Mohand-Hays | Maryline Mohand-Hays is a Director at KPMG Avocats in Limoges. Her experience… | View Profile |
![]() | Mrs Florence Olivier | Florence is a Partner at KPMG Avocats in Paris. Florence has a… | View Profile |
![]() | Mrs Marine Planchon | Marine is a director at KPMG Avocats in Paris. She’s specialized in… | View Profile |
![]() | Mrs Florence Riquier-Tahier | expertise focuses on: Corporate M&A Restructuring : mergers, contributions Governance: shareholders ‘agreements,… | View Profile |
![]() | Mr Benoît Roucher | Benoît has an extensive experience in corporate, especially in all equity… | View Profile |
![]() | Mr Emmanuel Tricot | Emmanuel is a Partner at KPMG Avocats in Paris where he heads… | View Profile |