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Jean-Charles Benois
Partner

Jean-Charles Benois

Languages
  • French
  • English
  • Spanish
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Jean-Charles Benois joined CMS Francis Lefebvre in 2012 (and was co-opted as a partner in 2019). He is involved in tax law, and in particular in company group taxation as well as in transactional and Private Equity taxation. He also assists private persons, shareholders and directors, in their personal and asset taxation affairs.

Jean-Charles Benois assists his clients as a tax advisor, but also in the context of tax controversies before the tax authorities and/or tax courts.

Awards & Recognitions
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    Tax | Band 5
    Chambers 2025
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    Chambers & Partners 2025 : Band 5
    Chambers & Partners 2025
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    Legal 500, 2024 : Key partner
    Legal 500, 2024
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    Tax | Up and Coming
    Chambers Europe 2024
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    Tax | Up and Coming
    Chambers Europe 2023
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    Best Lawyer, Tax Law
    Since 2022

Relevant experience

  • Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton LLP, Paris, France (January 2006-September 2009 and July 2010-2012) and New-York, USA (2009-2010)
  • Trainer at Francis Lefebvre Training for the module "Tax techniques for LBOs" (2014-present)

Relevant operations

  • Biogroup, Tax assistance in the context of the acquisition of the Oriade-Noviale group, July 2021
  • Biogroup, Assistance in the context of the acquisition of the Belgian group CMaA-Medina, November 2020
  • Labelys, Assistance in the context of the reorganization of the group shareholding structure and for the simultaneous acquisition of the Spanish entity Satergraf, January 2021
  • Rubis Terminal, Tax assistance in the context of the acquisition of the Spanish group Tepsa, November 2020 novembre 2020
  • Lumibird, Tax assistance in the context of the acquisition of the Australian group Ellex Medical’s laser and ultrasound businesses, July 2020

Publications

  • « CSR and taxes: taxation is not only about money », with Johann ROC’H, La lettre des fusions-acquisitions et du private equity, June 2021
  • « Publication de fiches pratiques sur le taux d’intérêt intragroupe : le changement dans la continuité », avec Benoît FOUCHER, La lettre des fusions-acquisitions et du private equity, Mars 2021
  • « Les fiches méthodologiques sur les taux d’intérêt intragroupe : vers une sécurité fiscale accrue ? », avec Benoît FOUCHER, Option Finance, Mars 2021
  • « Structuration des financements d’acquisition : panorama des contraintes fiscales à anticiper et des bons réflexes à adopter », avec Jean-Hugues DE LA BERGE et Chloé HERBET, La lettre du financement, Février 2021
  • « De l’oxygène pour les locataires, du soutien pour les foncières : plusieurs aménagements bienvenus en la matière », avec Vincent FORESTIER, Option finance, 4 mai 2020
  • « Commissions de frais de dossier sur octroi de crédit : quand le fiscal chasse le comptable… », Option finance, 20 janvier 2020

Education

  • HEC Business School, Grande Ecole program, specialization in International Legal and Tax Strategy (2001-2005)
  • Post-graduate degree (DESS) Business Law and Taxation, University of Paris I - Panthéon-Sorbonne (2005)