Idinvest Partners, advised by Arsene and others, bought into the capital of Vision Systems, a medium-sized business of the Lyon area and world leader in solar protection systems, with a 20% stake, following in the steps of A Plus Finance that supported the group from 2013 up until now. This transaction is rounded off with […]
IK Investment Partners has announced the start of exclusive negotiations to take a stake in Questel, IP software and service supplier. This comes three years after the investment of Raise and Capzanine in Questel. Questel is a former division of France Telecom and earns most of its revenue from databases that record patent filing in […]
Arsene and the Taxand network (UK, Italy, Belgium) advised Alstom in signing an agreement to acquire 21net from Innovacom and other investors. 21net provides Embedded Web services and info-entertainment for the rail industry. Its Embedded Web Solutions are founded on satellite, cellular, and wireless broadband technology thanks to antenna located along the railway. The company […]
Arsene, the first independent French business law firm exclusively specialized in tax, announces the cooptation of Nathalie Habibou as a partner. Nathalie had been an associate within the firm since 2008. This promotion allows the firm to continue to offer its clients a service with high added value in of the one of the fastest-growing […]
French law office Arsene, dedicated exclusively to tax issues, has released results of its 6th Real Estate Tax Barometer: –63% of respondents have a positive opinion of President Macron’s tax measures. However, only 31% of respondents are satisfied with real estate measures. –Less than half (45%) of respondents were subject to tax inspection in 2017, […]
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At this advanced stage of developments founded on the BEPS plan and subsequent analysis, the authors assess impacts of new measures on Standard Minimum Rules (1) and specific measures applicable to real estate company gains (2). Excerpt from L’Année Fiscale Special Issue, Revue de Droit Fiscal, N°9 March 5th 2018
Presentation of the French wealth tax system for (Ultra)High Net Worth Individuals („Standort Frankreich – Aktuelles für deutsche (U)HNWI“) Participation in a panel discussion on the taxation of beneficiaries of German family foundations who have their tax residence outside Germany („Begünstigte deutscher Familienstiftungen im Ausland : Keinmal-, Einmal- oder Doppelbesteuerung ? Case-Study mit Erfahrungsberichten aus Frankreich, Österreich […]
In a decision of 8 November 2019 (Supreme administrative Court, 8th and 3rd ch., 8 November 2019, n°430543, min. c/ Sté Masterfoods Holding SAS), the French Supreme administrative Court (“Conseil d’Etat”) ruled that income distributed by a company incorporated under German law in the form of a “GmbH & Co KG”, to its French limited […]
A State Council ruling on February 14th 2018 (State Council 8e-3rd chamber, February 14 2018, N°410302, Nord Provence Finances) restated the rule that dividends received by a company, including a parent company with a role in managing subsidies (especially services subject to VAT for these companies), must be included in the compensation tax liability report […]