Corporate / Mergers-acquisitions / Joint-venture

Our positioning

We provide our clients (mainly companies, investment funds and business owners) with assistance in relation to their whole business and personal tax issues:
  • M&A/Private Equity:  expertise in managing the tax treatment of acquisitions and changes of control (due diligence, structuring…) and assistance in securing and optimizing such treatment.
  • Corporate taxation: assistance with everyday issues and special transactions (tax consolidation, tax closing, tax treatment of international transactions, intra-group invoicing policy, VAT etc.).
  • International taxation: assistance at all stages of international restructuring, drafting and implementation of transfer pricing policies…
  • Business owners and high net worth individuals: transfer/takeover of a family-owned company, estate planning….
  • Tax audit and tax litigation: assistance at all stages during tax audits and tax litigation claims.

Our added value

Our added value is based on the following key ideas:
  • In-depth tax and legal knowledge and practice requested from our team aimed at providing business-oriented, understandable, and ready use solutions.
  • In deep connection with the other practices of the firm, with the ability to provide inventive and tax optimal solutions combined with the maximum tax and legal safety.
  • A close relationship with our clients, a high availability and responsiveness with the due attention to meet our commitments and the deadlines.

Our awards

Private equity – Development capital transactions

Established practice
2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

Health, Pharma & Biotechnologies - Capital operations, Joint-ventures and corporate

Established practice
2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 

Mergers & Acquisitions
Transactions up to €75M

Strong reputation
2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023

Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice

2025

Corporate Law

2024, 2025

Venture Capital Law

2024, 2025

Company law - Mergers and acquisitions - private equity

3rd firm
2023

Our recent deals

  • ALLIANCE ÉTIQUETTES acquires Imprimerie BERJON
  • DASSAULT SYSTÈMES acquires AMCAD ENGINEERING
  • Altaïr Avocats advises the Médiaperformances Group on setting up a ShopAdvizor joint venture with the Spanish group BVS, to make it a French leader in shopper marketing.
  • Altaïr Avocats advises a leading market player on the acquisition of a British software company.
  • Altaïr Avocats advises the partners at Léon Vincent Overseas on its sale to 21 Capital Partners.
  • Altaïr Avocats advises Medgest’s partners on selling their stake to Verso Healthcare.
  • Advice to the Spengler group on its merger with Holtex, to make it one of the leading French companies in the distribution/manufacture of medical equipment.

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