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Olivia Rauch-Ravise

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Partner
Position
Olivia Rauch-Ravisé is a partner in the firm’s Tax Department and the Office Managing Partner of Latham & Watkins’ Paris office. She is a former Co-Chair of the firm’s Women Enriching Business (WEB) Committee, whose mission is to promote women through trailblazing initiatives focused on women’s professional development, mentoring, and networking. She has strong experience in domestic and cross-border transactional tax law, notably in private equity and mergers and acquisitions.
Ms. Rauch-Ravisé’s practice also focuses on the taxation of capital markets transactions (notably high yield), financial instruments, and structured financings. She has developed expertise in tax issues relating to aircraft, rolling stock, and other asset financings.
Ms. Rauch-Ravisé is particularly active in the financial institutions, oil and gas, and hospitality and gaming sectors. She is a member of the International Fiscal Association and of the Institut des Avocats Conseils Fiscaux, and she is Chair of the Tax Committee of the European American Chamber of Commerce.
Lawyer Rankings
Paris > Droit fiscal
(Les grands avocats du marché: Fiscalité transactionnelle et des entreprises)Latham & Watkins dispose d’une expertise de haut niveau dans le domaine de la fiscalité transactionnelle. L’équipe fiscale conseille des entreprises de premier plan, des fonds d’investissement et des banques sur la structuration d’opérations stratégiques de fusions-acquisitions, de private equity et de financement menées par le cabinet. Récemment, l’équipe s’est illustrée par son implication dans des opérations de grande envergure portant sur des sociétés cotées et non cotées. Elle a notamment structuré la cession par Atos de ses actions détenues dans Worldline pour un montant de 1,2 milliard d’euros. L’équipe a enfin travaillé sur les plus grandes opérations de LBO du marché de 2019 et 2020 et intervient aussi dans de grandes opérations de financement, comprenant les émissions high-yield. Xavier Renard , qui dirige la pratique, et Olivia Rauch-Ravisé sont fortement recommandés.
France > Tax
(Leading individuals: Transactional/corporate tax)Latham & Watkins‘ tax team excels in the field of private equity, in line with the firm’s thriving corporate practice in that area. The tax team frequently works with the corporate practice to advise the largest French and international private equity house on their most high-profile LBO transactions. The tax team is one of Ardian’s preferred advisers and recently assisted the client with its first transaction in the US. The tax team also regularly works for private equity funds’ portfolio companies, notably on major financing, debt restructuring and capital markets transactions. Its body of work also includes prominent mandates from banks and corporations. The tax team was recently involved in the very complex carve-out of a leading French company. The excellent duo Xavier Renard and Olivia Rauch-Ravisé direct the team.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance: transactional work
- Derivatives and structured finance
- EU, competition and distribution
- Insolvency
- Private equity: LBO
Firm Rankings
- Capital markets: debt capital markets
- Capital markets: equity capital markets
- Compliance
- Data privacy and data protection
- Industry focus: IT and internet
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Tax
- Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation
- Dispute resolution: International arbitration
- Employment
- Industry focus: Healthcare and life sciences