Olivier Mesmin
Europe Guide 2024
Band 2 : Tax: Real Estate
Band 2
About
Provided by Olivier Mesmin
Practice Areas
Olivier has first-hand experience in corporate tax, particularly with clients in the real estate sector. He regularly advises a wide range of French and international clients including investment funds, corporates, institutional investors such as insurance companies, REITs wealth or sovereign funds, assets managers, property developers, and wealthy individuals within the frameworks of their transactions and investments (structuring, tax forecasts, day-to-day, negotiations, tax reviews, tax audits).
In recent years, Olivier has been involved in major real estate transactions valued in excess of Euro 1 billion. In his capacity as tax advisor to the French REIT Federation (Fédération des Sociétés Immobilières et Foncières), he has designed and negotiated with the French tax authorities the SIIC regime in 2003 which has been held as a model in Europe.
Chambers Review
Europe
Olivier Mesmin regularly advises on the tax aspects of real estate acquisitions, disposals and structurings.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"His level of advice is always excellent."
"Olivier Mesmin has the ideal level of competence, great knowledge and responsiveness."
"Olivier Mesmin is available, intelligent, succinct and precise at the same time. He can guide clients like me around risks."
"He makes it very easy to understand in a complicated field. He clarifies everything and is very clear."
"He has very good expertise, is a clever guy and a dealmaker."
"His level of advice is always excellent."
"Olivier Mesmin has the ideal level of competence, great knowledge and responsiveness."
"Olivier Mesmin is available, intelligent, succinct and precise at the same time. He can guide clients like me around risks."
"He makes it very easy to understand in a complicated field. He clarifies everything and is very clear."
"He has very good expertise, is a clever guy and a dealmaker."
