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Charles del Valle

Partner

Email

charles.delvalle@aoshearman.com

Phone

+33140065394

Offices

Paris

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The primary focus of Charles' practice is the tax structuring of leveraged buyouts transactions.

He has extensive experience in the specific field of private equity, acting mainly for investment funds and also for managers of target entities, in relation to both domestic and cross-border transactions. Charles also has broad expertise in the tax structuring of infrastructure projects, notably in the energy sector.

Charles’ experience extends to mergers and acquisition and real estate projects, advising industrial groups on a large number of transfers, acquisitions and mergers of listed companies and non-listed companies, and French and foreign real-estate funds in their investment transactions.

Expertise

Industries

Experience

Representative matters

  • PAI on the acquisition of Infra Group.
  • Bolloré on the sale of Bolloré Logistics to CMA CGM.
  • IDG Capital and Pathé on the sale of OL Group to Eagle Football Holdings LLC.
  • Weinberg Capital Partners on their investment in JHAG alongside Cathay Capital.
  • Thales on the acquisition of Cobham Aerospace Communications.
  • Seven2 on the acquisition of Opteven.
  • Capza, Andera and Raise on the sale of Sirsa to Thomas Bravo.
  • Arcmont and another investor for their co-investment with Searchlight Capital Partners for the acquisition of Flowbird.
  • Crédit Mutuel Equity on the acquisition of Frénéhard & Michaux and Altrex group.
  • Andera Partners on the acquisition of ERI group.
  • Financière Agache on their investment in Lagardère.
  • Weinberg Capital Partners on the acquisition of Vertical Sea group.
  • Bolloré on the sale of Bolloré Africa Logistics to MSC Group.
  • Infrared Capital Partners on the acquisition of ADTIM.
  • Advent on the sale of Circet group to ICG.
  • Eurazeo on the acquisition of Questel.
  • Eurazeo on the sale of and reinvestment in Planet group to Advent.
  • Wren House on the acquisition of Almaviva.
  • Mubadala for a joint venture to be established by Mubadala and Mass Mutual / Barings for the acquisition of a logistic asset.
  • BPI on its investment in Diot-Siaci.
  • Management of the Curium Pharma group on the sale of their stake and reinvestment in the Curium Pharma group.
  • Weinberg Capital Partners on the acquisition of Marcel & Fils groupCrédit Mutuel Equity on the acquisition of Charles & Alice group.
  • The founders of Etoile Properties Group on the sale (and reinvestment) of EP (shareholders) to Sienna Capital.
  • Weinberg Capital Partners on the acquisition of Groupe Bourdoncle.
  • Crédit Mutuel Equity on the acquisition of Indigo Group.
  • IPSEN on the sale of its Consumer Healthcare division.

Published Work

  • Bloomberg France Country Guide

Leadership Positions And Professional Affiliations

  • Member of the French Tax Lawyers Institute (Institut des Avocats Conseils Fiscaux)
  • Member of the jury of the Allen & Overy / HEC Award (Prix Juridique et Fiscal Allen & Overy / HEC Paris)

Recognition

“Rising Star”
Legal 500 EMEA, 2023 - France (Tax)
“Guillaume Valois and Charles del Valle show efficiency, availability and proactivity”
Legal 500 EMEA, 2022 - France (Tax)

Qualifications

Admissions

Paris, France, 2013

New York State, USA, 2012

Academic

LLM (Tax Law), Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 2011

Master in Management - Grande Ecole programme, EDHEC Business School, Lille, 2010

Master II, Business Law, University of Paris-Sud XI, Paris, 2010

Institute of Business Law (Diploma), University of Panthéon-Assas Paris II, Paris, 2010

Bachelor Law degree, University of Panthéon-Assas Paris II, Paris, 2007

Languages

English, French
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.