France Guide 2026 : France
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Provided by Racine
The Racine’s tax team is made up of 4 Partners, 3 Counsels and 6 Associates and handles corporate and individual tax matters, both in an advisory capacity and in litigation
We assist our clients, both investment funds and companies, in France and abroad with their structuring and re-organisation transactions. We have particular expertise in real estate tax and divestment and acquisition transactions.
Our team also has leading expertise in advising shareholders and executives on compensation, profit sharing, management packages and transfers.
Corporate taxation
· Real estate transactions
· Merger and acquisition transactions
· Restructuring: advising in respect of group reorganisations (including coordination on an international level)
· Fund structuring: in coordination with our regulatory team, we assist our clients on the tax aspects of private equity funds
· Management of cross-border cash flows
Individual taxation
· Tax status of executives
· Structuring and transferring private and family groups
· Private client asset tax management (in particular as regards inheritance/donations, IFI, implementation of estate structures and real estate investments, income tax and, IFI declarations for residents and non-residents
Assistance with tax assessments and litigation
· Assistance to companies and individuals, both litigation and before the administrative and judicial courts.
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Racine garners significant praise for its comprehensive tax offering covering real estate transactions, M&A, restructuring, and tax planning. The law firm also handles contentious mandates.
Racine est réputé pour son offre fiscale complète qui couvre les transactions immobilières, les fusions et acquisitions, la restructuration et la planification fiscale. Le cabinet d’avocats s’occupe également de mandats litigieux.
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Racine advised Suez on the tax aspects of its strategic partnership with Renault.
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Racine is a multidisciplinary firm renowned for its technical expertise and the strong involvement of its partners. It has a very good understanding of client issues.
I am impressed by the quality of Racine's lawyers, their availability and efficiency.
Racine is so knowledgeable, it has a great tax team who is my point of reference in France, I don't trust anyone else.
Racine has everything needed to be able to support us. It covers a wide spectrum, well beyond our needs. It knows us by heart.
Racine is very responsive, competent and thorough. It has a pleasant team.
Racine est très compétent, son équipe fiscale est excellente et c'est mon interlocuteur privilégié en France. Je ne fais confiance à personne d'autre.
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Fabrice Rymarz leverages his expertise to provide tax assistance to investment companies active in the real estate sector, advising on the purchase and sale of office, retail and logistics assets.
Fabrice Rymarz tire parti de son expertise pour fournir une assistance fiscale aux sociétés d’investissement actives dans le secteur de l’immobilier, en les conseillant dans le cadre de l’achat et de la vente d’actifs de bureaux, de commerces et de logistique.
We have a very good relationship with Fabrice. He is responsive, has great expertise, understands our challenges and his commercial sense and his ability to adapt to our needs are highly appreciated.
He is a great worker, very diligent, very relevant and does quality work.
Nous entretenons d'excellentes relations avec Fabrice. Il est réactif, possède une grande expertise, comprend nos enjeux et son sens des affaires ainsi que sa capacité d'adaptation à nos besoins sont très appréciés.
C'est un excellent avocat, très consciencieux, très pertinent et son travail est de grande qualité.
Xavier Rollet is noted for his tax advice on corporate transactions, including buy-outs and capital reorganisation. He is well placed to advise on both domestic and cross-border matters.
Xavier Rollet est reconnu pour son expertise en matière de fiscalité des opérations corporate, notamment les rachats et les restructurations de capital. Il est parfaitement qualifié pour conseiller sur les questions tant nationales qu'internationales.
Xavier Rollet is a great lawyer who is very efficient.
I will always continue to recommend Xavier Rollet.
Xavier Rollet est un excellent avocat, très efficace.
Je continuerai à recommander Xavier Rollet.
Tax
Tax: Real Estate
Provided by Racine
Xavier Rollet
Marc Pelletier
Quentin Cournot
Xavier Rollet
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