Charles Del Valle
Counsel
Paris

Charles Del Valle
Counsel
Paris
Contact details
Charles del Valle’s activity primarily focuses on tax structuring of leveraged buyouts transactions. He has acquired solid experience in the specific field of private equity, acting for both investment funds and managers of target entities, in relation with domestic and cross-border transactions.
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.
His practice also covers complex restructuring operations advising distressed companies, creditors and investors during and before protective measures stages (mandat ad hoc, conciliation).
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)
Rising Star
Legal 500 EMEA 2022 - France (Tax)
"The practice also has a growing presence in high-profile corporate, private equity and real estate transactions, done by leading investment funds, with Guillaume Valois and counsel Charles del Valle as the key experts."
Legal 500 EMEA 2021 - France (Tax)
Qualifications
Professional
Admitted to the Paris Bar, 2011
Admitted to the New York Bar, 2012
Academic
LLM, Tax Law, Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 2011
Master, Management, EDHEC Business School, Lille, 2010
Master II, Business Law, University of Paris-Sud XI, Paris, 2010
Bachelor Law degree, University of Panthéon-Assas Paris II, Paris, 2007
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Qualifications
Professional
Admitted to the Paris Bar, 2011
Admitted to the New York Bar, 2012
Academic
LLM, Tax Law, Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 2011
Master, Management, EDHEC Business School, Lille, 2010
Master II, Business Law, University of Paris-Sud XI, Paris, 2010
Bachelor Law degree, University of Panthéon-Assas Paris II, Paris, 2007
Other noteworthy experience
Advising:
- Bridgepoint Capital within the frame of the acquisition of 5-à-Sec Group
- LBO France within the frame of the acquisition of HMY Group
- H.I.G. European Capital Partners within the frame of its investment in Guy Dauphin Environment group
- Montefiore within the frame of its investment in Voyageurs du Monde
- The Carlyle Group in the context of its acquisition of Cap Vert Finance from Eurazeo
- OPCI and SCPI managed by Amundi Asset Management regarding the tax structuring of a share deal in France
- La Française REIM regarding tax structuring
- Norges Bank IM regarding tax structuring of share deal in France
- CBRE Global Investors regarding the tax aspects of the refinancing of the pan European logistic fund EIF
- Foncia, majority-owned by Bridgepoint, on the acquisition of the property management pole of the Tagerim group. This is the largest acquisition of Foncia in the last 20 years.