Paul de France
Paul De France is a partner in the Tax team in Paris. Paul has specific experience in transactional taxation, and in particular in the tax structuring of LBO, Venture / Growth to LBO and M&A transactions. He also advises companies and individuals on tax audits and disputes, and on executive incentives (BSPCE, bonus shares, stock options). He has recently been involved in a number of major transactions, including Thoma Bravo's acquisition of Talend, Marlin Equity Partners' acquisition of a majority stake in the iBanFirst group, and the following acquisitions of groups under LBO: Summit Partners/Veranex/IMMR, as well as the management teams for the structuring of their investments alongside the ICG (DomusVi Group) and Tikehau (Egis Group) funds in 2021. And for HIG/Time Manufacturing/France Elévateur and Ardian and TA Associates (Odéalim Group) in 2022. Prior to joining Gide in 2020, Paul was Deputy Tax Director of the Casino Group. He holds a Master II in corporate taxation from Université Paris-Dauphine and a Diplôme Supérieur de Comptabilité et de Gestion. · Gide Loyrette Nouel
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Partner in the Tax team at Gide Loyrette Nouel in Paris, specialising in transactional taxation, in particular tax structuring for LBOs, venture/growth-to-LBO transactions and M&A, and advising companies and individuals on tax audits, disputes and executive incentives (BSPCE, bonus shares, stock options). He has advised on major transactions including Thoma Bravo’s acquisition of Talend, Marlin Equity’s acquisition of iBanFirst and multiple LBO acquisitions for investors such as Summit Partners, ICG, Tikehau, HIG, Ardian and TA Associates; prior to joining Gide in 2020 he was Deputy Tax Director of the Casino Group.
Practice areas
Office
Expertise
Education
- Master II in Corporate Taxation, Université Paris-Dauphine
- Diplôme Supérieur de Comptabilité et de Gestion