Cyrielle Nis

Cyrielle joined Linklaters in 2016 after gaining experience in the tax department of a leading international company and law firm.

She specialises in tax law, advising companies, investment funds and banks on cross-border acquisitions and restructuring transactions as well as on the set-up of joint ventures, securitisation vehicles or other investment vehicles.

Cyrielle’s expertise and strategic guidance have been instrumental in supporting clients with complex tax structures and international transactions.

Work highlights

• CACEIS: advising on the €1.8 billion acquisition of RBC Investors Services Bank S.A. The Luxembourg Tax team ensured the cross-border transactions had no adverse tax consequences.
• Pontegadea Luxembourg SARL: advising on the €170m acquisition of an SPV holding a prime building in Luxembourg City, conducting due diligence on direct and indirect tax aspects (including VAT) and assisting in the SPA negotiations.
• Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (DBAG): advising on the Luxembourg tax structuring on numerous acquisitions, including management incentive programmes, assisting with the funding and advising on a tax efficient repatriation of exit proceeds.
• Triton Partners: advising on the partial divestment of Triton and management from RENK by way of a private placement, valued around €500 million, and listing of RENK Group AG on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
• Antin Infrastructure Partners: advising a French leading private equity fund focused on infrastructure investments, on the formation of a joint venture vehicle with Scandinavian Enviro Systems and the support of Michelin aimed at establishing end-of-life tires recycling plants across Europe, with a total capacity to recycle up to one million tons of end-of-life tires annually by 2030 to accelerate the circular economy in the tires industry. The first plant, located in Sweden, is expected to be fully operational by 2025.
• A global investment manager: advising on the envisaged reshuffling of its Luxembourg substance through the implementation of global employment contracts and conducting a comprehensive critical assessment of its operating model from both regulatory and tax perspectives.
• A fund management company: advising on the launch of its first fund financing vehicle, enhancing the client's private credit offering. From a Luxembourg tax perspective, this notably involved addressing anti-hybrid and beneficial ownership issues to build a robust structure, including the underlying investment platform.