Abstract Gifting assets to foreign charitable foundations could constitute a taxable event in France under French gift or inheritance tax. Such gifts thus require careful planning, as, depending on the localization and nature of that foreign charitable foundation, they might be taxed in France and hence jeopardize the initially intended charitable project, at least from…
BMHAVOCATS is honored to announce that our Restructuring Partner Anja Droege Gagnier has been appointed as Co-Chair of the Insolvency Section of the International Bar Association, along with Darío A. Oscós R. (Oscós Abogados).
Christophe Jolk, tax partner of BMHAvocats in Paris, has become a member of the International Academy of Estate and Trust Law. The Academy concentrates on the analysis of the legal requirements and the tax consequences of the transfer of wealth and has members who practice or have offices in forty-one countries.
The Massenberg Group, a portfolio company of DPE Deutsche Private Equity (“DPE”), has acquired the French Aéro Solutions SAS (“Aéro Solutions”). The acquisition is subject to the condition precedent of regulatory approvals. The seller of Aéro Solutions’ shares is the founder and CEO of Aéro Solutions, Sebastian Thielkes, who will continue to manage the company.…
5 June 2020 13:00 – 14:00 BST Once the government support packages in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic will be reduced or terminated, the coming to “normal” will be far as national economies will continue to face huge difficulties in terms of decrease in sales and services as well as in unemployment. Companies…
ITSG International Conference, Dubai, 2019 This bi-annual conference brings together the most experienced international tax specialists on current topics. During this conference, Christophe Jolk, Gary Ashford and Javier Canosa exchanged their views on the evolution of the taxation of the digital economy (bitcoin, blockchain and GAFA tax). Find the points discussed by Christophe Jolk during…
BMH AVOCATS, Christophe Gronen advises Raiffeisen Bank International AG concerning a debt refinancing related to the reorganisation and financing of two hotels operated by Warimpex and UBM. Christophe Gronen, provides support to construction companies as well as property owners and investors in real estate transactions for more than 15 years, from the project development stage…
New “tertiary” decree: get ready for the new text by familiarizing yourselves with it In the context of the entry into force of the new decree on the reduction of energy consumption in tertiary buildings (October 1st 2019), Sébastien Canton, Partner, Attorney-at-Law specialized in energy and renewable energy law, answers ADVIZEO’s questions. This interview takes…
Anja Droege Gagnier and Léa Marlière explain how the new technologies are handled in France Born in the early 2010’s, crypto-assets1 have gradually gained ground in the real economy thanks to services allowing them to be purchased or sold in exchange for national currencies, to be stored, or to be used as a financing instrument…
Abstract Like other Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) jurisdictions, the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) Foundation has very favourable private wealth and estate planning aspects, since it picks some of the best features in the common and civil law models and blends them into a single legal framework. One of the advantages of a QFC Foundation over…