The ‘responsive’ team at Racine is equipped to deal with transactional tax mandates, including real estate transactions, M&A transactions and restructurings, as well as providing private client asset tax management services. Co-leading the group are Xavier Rollet, an expert in private wealth tax; Fabrice Rymarz, who is adept in transactional tax; Marc Pelletier, whose specialism is tax litigation; and Quentin Cournot, who was promoted to the partnership in January 2025 and is particularly active in the tax structuring of LBO, OBO and M&A transactions.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Responsive team and very broad tax expertise.’
- ‘Xavier Rollet is approachable, responsive, direct, and has a great ability to adapt to all types of clients.’
- ‘The team has been revamped with the promotion of Quentin Cournot. The Racine tax team is well-established in the Parisian landscape and recognised for its reliability; it is a source of trust.’
- ‘Quentin Cournot is a young partner who is among the rising stars of Parisian tax law. He doesn't hesitate to innovate in his client support services.’
Key clients
- Alderan
- Black Swann Real Estate
- Veja
- Maus Frères
- Essilor Luxottica
- Nexity
- Infravia
- EDF
- Suez Group
- Natixis
- Primonial
- Bain Capital Credit
Work highlights
Advised Suez on the tax aspects of its strategic partnership with the Renault Group.
Advised the founders and shareholders of Weekera on cross-border tax matters relating to the creation of a national software platform.
Assisted Forex Finance with the tax aspects of a minority owner buy-out, together with UI Investissement and Bpifrance, to accelerate its development project.
Practice head
Xavier Rollet; Fabrice Rymarz; Marc Pelletier; Quentin Cournot