Praised by one client for its ‘responsiveness, technical expertise and understanding’, the focus of the team at Eight Advisory Avocats is centred on tax due diligence, including advisory work relating to strategic investments, acquisitions and LBO transactions. Leadership is shared between firm founder and managing partner Guillaume Rembry and transactional tax specialists Hubert Christophe and Kevin Peau.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Guillaume Rembry and Guillaume Exerjean are very responsive, pragmatic on the issues, and proactive.’
- ‘Guillaume Rembry and his team, composed of Jérémy Cosma and Maxence Linker stand out for their responsiveness, their willingness to help us better understand the subjects, and to simplify/visualise them when our understanding is lacking.’
- ‘The team is excellent, both at partner and junior levels. They are highly available, attentive, and always detail-orientated. Their Belgian team has also been a great asset, providing seamless support in the context of a cross-border transaction.’
- ‘The tax team is responsive and works very well with the finance team, making them an excellent partner in transactional tax/M&A. The team is expert, clear in its explanations, and respects deadlines and budgets.’
- ‘High responsiveness. Identification of complex issues and pragmatic recommendations. Ideal support.’
- ‘High availability of the teams. Excellent technical knowledge. Also, a commercial approach.’
Key clients
- ADIT
- Eurazeo
- Blackstone
- L’Oréal
- HG Capital
- IN Groupe
- Idia Capital Investissement
- Agache Sports and Redbull
- Colruyt
- Vauban Infra Fibre
- Proxiserve
- Framatome
Work highlights
Provided buy-side tax due diligence services to Blackstone as part of its strategic investment of €250m in Sia Partners.
Performed the tax vendor due diligence of the Adit Group in the context of a new LBO.
Performed the buy-side tax due diligence for Ardian in the context of its acquisition attempt of Magellan Partners.
Practice head
Guillaume Rembry; Hubert Christophe; Kevin Peau
Other key lawyers
Jérémy Cosma; Maxence Linker; Guillaume Exerjean