The ‘knowledgeable and pragmatic’ team at Ogier provides ’business-oriented and hands-on’ tax advice to corporates, funds, and family offices across a range of largely cross-border structuring work. Team head Aurélie Clementz is well-versed in advising fund clients, including private equity sponsors, on tax-related matters throughout the investment life-cycle. Clementz is also skilled at advising on fintech-related tax matters, as is Hadrien Brémon whose workload also includes a considerable amount of structured finance-related tax structuring.
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Testimonials
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- 'The team is very responsive, knowledgeable and pragmatic.'
- 'They provide business-oriented and hands-on tax advice, in particular for cross-border transactions.'
- 'Aurélie Clementz is a very strong professional who perfectly understands clients' needs and constraints in transactional situations.'
- 'The individuals exhibits excellent technical quality, responsiveness, and proactivity on our subjects. Aurélie Clementz has a deep knowledge of funds structuring matters, both technically and in terms of market trends.'
- 'It is an efficiently organised team, which is reflected both in the quality of the service provided.'
- 'Aurélie Clementz stands out as a very good tax team leader. She handles files very efficiently and knows also when to call on partners in other areas whenever needed.'
Key clients
- The Blockchain Group Bid Equity
Work highlights
Advised the Blockchain Group S.A. on a pioneering private placement issuance of convertible bonds, structured to be settled in both euros and bitcoins.
Advised Bid Equity Advisory GmbH on the tax aspects relating to the establishment of a continuation fund structured as an unregulated SCSp.
Provided tax structuring advice, FATCA and CRS status analysis as well as DAC6 analysis for an independent asset management firm.
Practice head
Aurélie Clementz
Other key lawyers
Hadrien Brémon