Arsene is a trusted partner for start-ups, both in their daily tax management and to help secure tax preference policies they may be eligible for (Young Innovative Businesses - JEI, Tax Research Credit - CIR, CICE). Arsene ensures that client start-ups benefit from tax breaks and credits to protect their cash flow.
Arsene advises start-ups in Management Packages for managers and employees, in France and abroad, in order to align their interests with those of the company and make use of available tax benefits.
Arsene supports start-ups in their international development, with an advisory role on the right type of structure for each host country (branch vs subsidiary, for example) and the implementation of suitable within-group flows.
Arsene helps start-ups structure their financing system, and specifically during fundraising or debt contracting in order to protect tax-deductibility of costs. Arsene also assists clients in structuring capital investment from a tax perspective.
Since 19 July 2019, mergers between sister companies wholly owned by the same entity have to be carried out without any exchange of shares by the common shareholder (Law no. 2019-744 of 19 July 2019 on the simplification of company law codified in Article L.236-3 of the French Commercial Code). The associated rules on the […]
In a ruling dating from January 18th 2018 (1), the Paris Administrative Court confirmed the administration’s reconsideration of the deductibility of interest in majority shareholder loans granted during an LBO. This decision confirms the administration’s strict position in which it systematically requires a preliminary and hard loan offer from a bank to justify that the […]
Arsene advises Ardian in the sale of its minority stake in Piz’Wich to Frostkrone Arsene advised Ardian, an international leader in private investment, as it performed the sale of its minority stake in Piz’Wich, a major player in the to-go snacking industry. Ardian Growth sold its stake to Frostkrone, a European leader in frozen hors […]
Arsene advised Abénex in the acquisition of Groupe Silvya Terrade from Apax Partners Development. Groupe Silvya Terrade is the largest network of cosmetic and hairstyling schools in France, preparing students for all types of Aesthetic, Cosmetic, Fragrance and Hairstyling diplomas with over 4,800 students per year in their schools across France and Switzerland. The group […]
