Identifying, understanding and anticipating the risks and opportunities associated with a transaction in France and abroad is key to carry out an informed transaction and to negotiate the transaction in the best possible way. This is particularly true concerning the sale or acquisition price, the representations and the warranties granted or requested, and the preparation for the integration of activities and companies.

Grant Thornton Société d’Avocats Transaction Tax team is regularly involved in transaction projects in France and cross borders, and deals with complex international tax issues. With the support of other expert teams in the firm, including M&A, employment and corporate law experts, we provide a comprehensive legal approach to secure all aspects of the project. Our teams also rely on the Transaction Advisory Services experts team of Grant Thornton France and Grant Thornton International for all financial aspects of the project.

In this context, we support companies in buy-side and sell-side tax due diligences in order to enable them to:

  • Acquire a good knowledge of the target and present an accurate tax profile of the target,
  • Assess the tax risks and their impact,
  • Evaluate and negotiate the tax representatives and warranties.

In order to ensure the tax efficiency of an acquisition or disposal, our tax expert team advises on:

  • Defining and implementing an acquisition or disposal structure by determining an appropriate acquisition vehicle and efficiently structuring the acquisition debt,
  • Modelling the impact of the structure on future tax expenses and potential cash-traps and tax leakages.