Amédée Avocat is a specialist tax boutique based in Courbevoie France, advising on the tax issues that drive mergers, acquisitions & transactional strategy. The firm operates under the Amédée name, concentrating exclusively on tax law to deliver highly operational, transaction-focused guidance for companies, investors, executives & private clients. This focused model enables Amédée to offer targeted M&A tax guidance across domestic & cross-border transactions, with an emphasis on practical outcomes. The practice communicates with clarity, aligning tax strategy with deal objectives and long-term value creation.
Amédée Avocat is led by Me Alizée Genelle, an avocat admitted to the Barreau des Hauts-de-Seine who founded the firm to provide dedicated fiscal expertise. Me Genelle completed her professional formation at the École de Formation du Barreau (EFB) and has accumulated experience in Luxembourg on the taxation of private equity and investment funds before returning to France. She also spent several years in the tax practice of a Big Four firm, focusing on M&A tax and the taxation of high-net-worth individuals, experience she brings to Amédée’s leadership. Public company filings show the firm was established as a professional entity in 2025 with Me Genelle as manager.
Amédée Avocat’s M&A tax practice covers the full life cycle of transactional tax work: pre-deal tax due diligence, structuring of acquisitions & disposals, tax-driven choices between merger regimes, share vs asset deal modelling, LBO structuring, financing-related tax optimisation & post-deal integration. The firm also advises on cross-border tax consequences of acquisitions and the tax aspects of shareholder agreements and executive compensation. In parallel, Amédée handles contentious matters arising from transactions, including tax audits, negotiations with the tax authorities & litigation where necessary. This breadth enables the firm to serve corporate buyers, private equity sponsors, strategic sellers & individual stakeholders with aligned tax objectives.
Amédée’s differentiator is its boutique, tax-exclusive model combined with hands-on transaction experience gained in Luxembourg and a Big Four environment, delivering pragmatic, commercially-minded M&A tax advice. The firm emphasises clarity in technical tax recommendations and enduring advisory relationships, supporting clients from deal conception through implementation and dispute resolution. Amédée also draws on a multidisciplinary network, legal, financial & social specialists to deliver rounded solutions for complex reorganisations and cross-border transactions. These features make the firm particularly suited to mid-market M&A and private-equity-backed deals where agility, specialist expertise & cost predictability are essential.
Me Alizée Genelle’s profile records competitive recognition in fiscal studies and active engagement in local professional networks. She received a top prize in the Francis Lefebvre tax competition, reflecting early academic distinction in tax law. Since founding Amédée, she has participated in regional business & legal forums, contributing to practitioner discussions on transactional tax and corporate mobility. The firm publishes client-facing analyses on transactional topics such as SAS tax options, VAT on real estate structures & recent developments affecting company taxation, reflecting a commitment to client education.
Amédée advises on deal structuring and tax diligence across sectors including private equity, technology, professional services, real estate and owner-managed businesses. Typical engagements include tax structuring for acquisitions and exits, neutrality analyses for reorganisations, treatment of carried interest & manager incentives, resolution of tax contingencies discovered in due diligence, and addressing exit tax and cross-border residence issues for owners and executives. The firm’s client base ranges from start-ups and family groups to institutional investors and mid-market corporates. Amédée tailors its approach to each sector’s commercial realities and regulatory nuances.
French transactional tax law remains complex and continually evolving: choices such as opting for a merger regime, the tax consequences of share vs asset deals, VAT treatment of real estate elements, and cross-border transfer pricing or exit tax issues can materially affect deal value and post-closing integration. Authorities retain significant scope to challenge transaction tax positions, and recent legislative & judicial developments make advance structuring and robust documentation more important than ever. Specialist M&A tax counsel reduces deal uncertainty, optimises tax-efficient structures and helps to secure workable indemnities and tax representations in transaction documents. Amédée provides proactive risk scoring and collaborates with clients to align tax strategy with deal timelines.
Clients describe Amédée’s approach as pragmatic, technically rigorous & commercially aligned: the firm translates complex tax rules into clear options, quantifies tax risk for negotiation, and drafts protective contractual language for buyers & sellers. For contentious matters the firm pursues an early, constructive dialogue with the tax authorities while remaining prepared to litigate where client interests demand it. This results-oriented approach aims to preserve value in transactions and to provide executives & owners with tax certainty for both immediate deals & long-term planning. Amédée emphasises preventive planning to avoid disputes before they arise.
Businesses, private equity sponsors, corporate executives & individuals in France facing transactional tax issues will find Amédée suited to mid-market M&A, fund-related structuring & mobility-driven tax questions. The firm is particularly relevant where clients want a dedicated ma-tax lawyer in France who combines international fund experience with the responsiveness of a specialised boutique. Prospective clients should expect a focused team that prioritises clarity, preventative tax planning & practical solutions tailored to the commercial objectives of each transaction. Amédée consistently delivers advice that aligns with client strategic goals.
Amédée Avocat is a boutique tax firm in Courbevoie focused exclusively on transactional (ma-tax) work: M&A tax, deal structuring, tax due diligence, LBOs, financing-related optimisation, post-deal integration and contentious tax matters.
The firm is led by Me Alizée Genelle, an avocat admitted to the Barreau des Hauts-de-Seine, trained at the École de Formation du Barreau, with Luxembourg private equity/funds experience, time in a Big Four tax practice, and the firm founded in 2025.
Pre-deal tax due diligence; acquisition and disposal structuring; share vs asset deal modelling; merger-regime analysis; LBO and financing tax structuring; cross-border tax advice; drafting tax clauses; negotiating with tax authorities; and litigation where needed.
A tax-exclusive boutique model with hands-on transaction experience (including Luxembourg and Big Four backgrounds), clear, practical recommendations, a multidisciplinary network, and a focus on mid-market and private-equity-backed deals for agility and cost predictability.
Corporate buyers, private equity sponsors, strategic sellers, executives and high-net-worth individuals across sectors such as private equity, technology, professional services, real estate and owner-managed businesses—from startups to institutional investors and mid-market corporates.
A specialist ma-tax counsel reduces deal uncertainty, helps optimise tax-efficient structures, quantifies tax risk for negotiation, secures appropriate indemnities and representations, and provides preventive planning plus constructive engagement with tax authorities when disputes arise.
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