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Philippe Lorentz worked in the tax department of the French Atomic Agency (CEA) and of Areva Group before joining PwC in 1996 (Coopers & Lybrand law firm became PricewaterhouseCoopers in 1998) and being promoted to partner in 2002. Philippe Lorentz joined August Debouzy in September 2005 as a Partner in charge of the Tax group.
Over the past ten years, he has advised and assisted French and foreign groups in carrying out and optimizing their investments. Philippe Lorentz focuses more specifically on mergers & acquisitions and advises major investment funds in connection with their acquisitions and restructuring transactions. He also assists multiple companies with their negotiations with the French tax authorities.
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LBO dont la majorité des opérations porte sur des entreprises de 50 à 300 millions d’euros: Tier 3/5
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LBO tax: excellent
Taxation of international groups: highly recommended
Transaction tax: excellent
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August Debouzy advised Quable in its merger with Ibexa
August Debouzy advised Quable, a recognized specialist in Product Information Management (PIM), as well as its shareholders, in the context of its merger with Ibexa, a subsidiary of the European MarTech group QNTM and an expert in Digital Experience Platforms (DXP). Following this transaction, Ibexa has become the majority shareholder of Quable.
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August Debouzy Advises Menix Group on the Sale of Global D to Naxicap Partners
The law firm August Debouzy advised the Menix Group on the sale of its subsidiary Global D, specializing in dental implantology, to Naxicap Partners. This strategic transaction aims for significant growth over the next five years through a buy-and-build strategy, industrial innovations, and international expansion. August Debouzy’s multidisciplinary team, led by Étienne Mathey, leveraged its expertise in Corporate, Tax, Employment Law, and IP/IT to support this key deal.
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August Debouzy has assisted the Clariane Group in entering into exclusive negotiations for the planned sale of its Hospital at Home (HAD) business in France
August Debouzy has assisted Clariane, a global care, healthcare and hospitality group listed on Euronext Paris, in signing a put option agreement with Fond
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August debouzy has advised the Menix group on the sale of Serf sas to the Stryker group
August Debouzy has advised the Menix Group, one of the French leaders in orthopaedic prostheses and dental implants, on the sale of Serf SAS, the division
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August Debouzy advised TNP Consultants, a management consulting firm specializing in structural transformations.
August Debouzy advised TNP Consultants, a management consulting firm specializing in structural transformations, in the acquisition of the Data Governance
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August Debouzy advised Aventa in connection with its fundraising from NextStage AM
August Debouzy advised Aventa, one of the European leaders in consulting and engineering services dedicated to the fast-growing global market of Marine Ren
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August Debouzy advises the founders of Adone Conseil on its merger with the Magellan Partners group
August Debouzy advised the founders of Adone Conseil on its merger with the Magellan Partners group to create a unique range of organisational and technolo
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August Debouzy assisted Newdeal with the sale of the real estate group Groupe Confiance to Freo Group and Cheyne Capital, and a reinvestment by certain shareholders
August Debouzy advised Newdeal on the sale of Newconfim, holding of Groupe Confiance, to Freo Group and its investor partner, Cheyne Capital, and a reinves
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August Debouzy advised Tinyclues in connection with its sale to Splio allowing Splio to become the leader platform in AI-powered CRM
August Debouzy advised Tinyclues, a company specialised in SaaS predictive marketing, which provided a solution based on Deep Learning (AI), as well as its
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August Debouzy advisor of the sellers in the context of the sale of Inqom to Visma
August Debouzy advised New Alpha Asset Management, Go Capital, Till Bohbot, as well as the founders (Romain Passilly, Romain Legresy and René-Pierre Marion
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