Leïla Megdoud
Tax Managing Associate, Paris
“I advise on the tax aspects of M&A and private equity transactions as well as on investment funds structuring.”
Overview
Professional experience
Education and qualifications
Overview
Leïla advises corporates, private equity firms and investment banks on domestic and international tax law, especially on the tax structuring of cross-border corporate, banking and capital markets transactions, including Leveraged Buyouts (LBOs) and joint ventures.
Leïla has also experience in structuring private equity funds in a range of jurisdictions, including France, Luxembourg and Jersey.
Work highlights
Recent transactions handled by Leïla include amongst others:
- GBL on its acquisition of a majority stake in the Webhelp group, together with its co-founding shareholders and its management team;
- L'Oréal SA on the EUR 1bn exclusive negotiations in connection with the sale of 100% of The Body Shop International Plc;
- Ardian on the EUR 1bn fund raising of its sixth generation of early secondaries fund of funds;
- Andera Partners on the EUR 445m fund raising of its fourth generation of midcap funds;
- STOA on the acquisition of a 50% stake in a wind energy platform in India developed in a joint-venture with Engie;
- BNP Paribas S.A. and BNP Paribas Personal Finance on the EUR 900m acquisition of Opel/Vauxhall’s captive financing activities;
- RTL Group on a EUR 216m proposed internal re-organisation whereby Groupe M6 would acquire 100% ownership of RTL Group’s market-leading French radio family.
Professional experience
Education and qualifications
Leïla holds a Master 2 in Corporate Tax from the University Paris Dauphine, a Law Degree from the University Panthéon Assas Paris II and MSc in Management from Bordeaux Business School.
She is admitted at the Paris Bar.
Leïla speaks French and English.