France: M&A/Private Equity

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Investing In France: What Foreign Investors Still Get Wrong, And How To Get It Right
Every few months, I find myself in a familiar conversation with a foreign investor who is approaching a French transaction for the first time. They have done cross-border deals before, and have done their research. They usually arrive with a version of the same assumption: that France is more complicated than it needs to be, that the regulatory environment is from a different era, and that with the right advisors, the complexity can be “figured out.”
France Government
CG
Cohen & Gresser
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Amendement Charasse : une confirmation bienvenue pour le contribuable
Le Conseil d'État clarifie les modalités de calcul de la réintégration Charasse dans le cadre d'opérations de LBO, en confirmant que les fonds apportés lors d'une augmentation de capital peuvent s'imputer sur le prix d'acquisition sans condition d'affectation explicite à l'opération de rachat. Cette décision met fin aux tentatives de l'administration fiscale d'exclure ces fonds du calcul et offre une sécurité juridique accrue pour les groupes fiscalemen
France Tax
MB
Mayer Brown
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A Major Easing Of The Obligation To Inform Employees Of Their Rights To Bid On Business Transfers
The French Act on the Simplification of Economic Life, dated 26 May 2026, has fundamentally transformed the Hamon Law's employee information requirements in business transfers. Companies with 50-250 employees that have a Works Council are now exempt from individually notifying employees of their right to bid, while smaller companies benefit from reduced notification periods and lower penalties. These changes mark a significant shift in French M&A transaction procedures that have been in place since 2014.
France Commercial
MB
Mayer Brown
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