We support Investors (Funds, Business Angels, Family Office) with their investment & co-investment operations
Our cross-functional support notably covers the following areas
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Due Digilence
We assist you with pre-investment audits (due diligence) in legal, tax and employment matters.
We act according to your objectives and constraints: scope, planning, deliverable.Mission examples :
Identify & quantify legal, tax and social risks
Offer regularisations (past) and modifications (future) -
Documentation
We support you during the negotiation and drafting of contractual documentation.
We get involved based on your needs: Protocol, Partners' agreement, Statements.Mission examples :
Integrate audit results
Negotiate while respecting your interests -
ESG
We assist you during Environment - Social - Governance (ESG) due diligence.
We work on your past or future investments.Mission examples :
Analysing compliance with ESG criteria
Issuing operational recommendations -
Legal opinions
We identify subjects likely to impact the investment.
We formally validate them by issuing a conclusive opinion.Mission examples :
Securing investors
Notifying financial institutions
Business Case
TAX DUE DILIGENCE
Context
Two investment funds wish to support an external manager in the takeover of an industrial company (Management Buy In – MBI).
Prior to the transaction, the Funds carry out a tax audit of the company (due diligence), notably on the new industrial site (new factory financed by means of a property lease).
Our solution
Tax due diligence on corporate tax, VAT and Time Savings Accounts
Identification of tax risks and tax savings
Quantification of tax risks and tax savings
Committing tax opinion validating the identified corporate tax savings relating to property leasing (absence of reinstatements after exercise of option)
Result
Inclusion of identified and quantified tax risks in the ALM
Taking into account the corporate tax savings (€500k) in the Business Plan
Firm position validated by a post-investment tax audit