Cazals Manzo Pichot Saint Quentin AARPI

Managing Partners: Thomas Cazals/Maxence Manzo
Number of partners: 6
Number of lawyers: 12
Languages: English, French

Firm Overview:
Cazals Manzo Pichot Saint Quentin is among the leading French independent law firms dedicated to tax matters, with one of the largest tax team able to handle complex and high-stake cases.

Cazals Manzo Pichot Saint Quentin advises a broad range of French and international clients (including corporations, investments funds, financial institutions and individuals) with respect to their domestic and cross-border transactions and estate. The team regularly provides for assistance and solutions to law firms, investment banks and private banks seeking for an independent tax practice for their own clients.

Cazals Manzo Pichot Saint Quentin has also built a strong reputation in tax litigations. The team is always committed to design the most efficient defence strategy for their clients at all stages of proceedings (from tax audits and discussions with the French tax authorities to representation before the courts).

As an independent law firm, Cazals Manzo Pichot Saint Quentin selects the contacts best suited to the expectations of each client from its network of professionals and experts, both in France on areas it does not cover and abroad.

In a bit less than four years, the law firm has succeeded in becoming a leading firm in the tax law French market. It is already in the top ten of tax law firms for M&A transactions and corporate reorganizations.

Cazals Manzo Pichot AARPI is also setting up a large domestic and international network of best friends, particularly in Paris, the United Kingdom, Luxembourg, Spain, USA, Singapore, Hong Kong, Dubai and Lebanon allowing the firm to assist its clients in other jurisdictions and other legal areas.

Main Areas of Practice:  

Transaction: 

Assistance in the context of M&A, private equity, restructurings, build-ups, joint-ventures, real estate, management packages

■ Structuring, negotiation of tax aspects of the transactions and tax audits
■ Tax strategic advice to companies
■ Coordination with foreign correspondents

Recent illustrations

■ Advising Korean investors for the sale of Sanofi’s Headquarters to Norges Bank
■ Advising iM Global Partner upon the conclusion of a €200 million financing with Barings and the arrival of IK Investment Partners and Luxempart as new shareholders, joining Eurazéo and Amundi
■ Advising Fiducial on its strategic partnership with Prosegur
■ Advising the Qonto neobank in connection with its €104 millions record fundraising
■ Advising Europ Assistance in its strategic investment in Proseniors

Private clients: 

Assistance to entrepreneurs, managers, large fortunes, family offices and private banks

■ Legal and tax strategy for the acquisition, holding and transmission of private and professional assets
■ International mobility
■ Compensation advice

Litigation: 

Assistance during tax and social security proceedings 

■ Determination of a strategy
■ Discussions/negotiation with the tax authorities
■ Representation before French and international jurisdictions

Key Clients:
AXA, Blackstone, The Carlyle Group, La Poste, bpifrance, BPCE, Amundi, Natixis, LVMH, Cegid, Rakuten, CMA-CGM, Qonto, iM Global Partner

Contacts:
Thomas Cazals:
[email protected]

Maxence Manzo:
[email protected]

Romain Pichot:
[email protected]

Bertrand de Saint Quentin:
[email protected]

Pierre Ullmann:
[email protected]

Xavier Colard:
[email protected]