Olivia Rauch-Ravisé is a partner in the firm’s Tax Department. She has strong experience in domestic and cross-border transactional tax law, notably in private equity and mergers and acquisitions. Olivia is the former Office Managing Partner of Latham & Watkins’ Paris office and a former Co-Chair of the firm’s WEB Committee, which is now a powerful platform that strengthens our client and alumni relationships through a shared commitment to inclusion, opportunity, and community.

Olivia primarily handles the taxation of capital markets transactions (notably high yield), financial instruments, and structured financings. She has developed particular experience in tax issues relating to aircraft, rolling stock, and other asset financings.

Olivia is particularly active in the financial institutions, oil and gas, and hospitality and gaming sectors. She is a member of the International Fiscal Association and of the Institut des Avocats Conseils Fiscaux, and she is Chair of the Tax Committee of the European American Chamber of Commerce.

Olivia’s experience includes advising:

  • Bain Capital on its acquisition of Softway Medical, a leading European healthcare software provider
  • DHL Group, the world’s leading logistics provider, in connection with its acquisition of CRYOPDP, a leading specialty courier focused on clinical trials, biopharma, and cell and gene therapies
  • Greenergy, a UK-based supplier of road fuels and a major European biodiesel producer, on the acquisition of Armorine, an independent French importer and distributor of fuels and manufacturer of lubricants
  • Ardian as it enters into exclusive negotiations to sell its majority stake in Artefact, a global provider of data and artificial intelligence consulting services to large, blue-chip enterprises, to Cinven
  • Apollo-managed affiliates, funds, and strategic accounts on the signing of an agreement to invest up to £4.5 billion in fixed-rate callable notes issued by Électricité de France (EDF) pursuant to its €50 billion EMTN program
  • iQera, the leading French debt collection company, on its financial restructuring
  • Ipsen, a global specialty-care biopharmaceutical company, on its €500 million inaugural rated notes issuance
  • Bridgepoint on:
    • Its sale of Kereis, a European leader in multi-channel insurance brokerage, to Advent
    • Its reinvestment in Kyriba alongside new minority investor, General Atlantic
    • Its proposed public tender offer for Esker
    • The acquisition of Nexity SA’s residential property management services business
    • Its acquisition of CEP, the leading European protection insurance broker
    • Its acquisition of Kyriba, the global leader in cloud treasury and finance solutions
    • Its sale of eFront, the world’s leading pioneer of software solutions dedicated to the alternative investment industry, to BlackRock
  • L’Oréal on:
    • Its agreement with Swiss retail group Migros to acquire Dr.G, the South Korean skincare brand
    • The acquisition of a minority stake in Galderma, the pure-play dermatology category leader
    • Its proposed acquisition of Aēsop
    • The sale of its Roger & Gallet brand, a French firm specialized in cosmetics and fragrance
  • Cadence, a pivotal leader in electronic systems design, during the negotiations leading to a binding agreement to acquire Secure-IC, a French leading embedded security IP platform provider
  • A global medical device leader on the US$50 million series D financing round of TriCares, a French medtech startup
  • Afflelou on a €560 million high-yield offering and €287 million concurrent tender offer
  • TotalEnergies on transatlantic bond financings
  • The banks on Goldstory’s €850 million senior secured notes refinancing
  • The arrangers on the French veterinary pharmaceutical group Ceva Santé Animale’s term loan B refinancing of €2.3 billion
  • Inari Medical on its acquisition of LimFlow
  • Apollo on High Grade Capital Solution (up to €1.5 Billion) to Air France-KLM Loyalty Program "Flying Blue"
  • Webhelp on its US$4.8 billion combination with Concentrix Corporation
  • BC Partners, a leading international investment firm, o n its exclusive negotiations to acquire a majority stake in Havea, the French leader in natural healthcare serving the European market
  • Farallon Capital as subscriber of GreenYellow’s issue of €109 million convertible bonds with warrants attached; GreenYellow is a leading energy transition company and subsidiary of Casino Group
  • Vivalto Santé, the third leading group of private hospitals in France, o n its acquisition by Vivalto Partners alongside a consortium of minority shareholders
  • Ardian Expansion, a world-leading private investment house, o n its acquisition of a majority stake in Artefact
  • Sagard on its acquisition of Ginger, the French leader in prescription engineering
  • Fortress Investment Group on the sale and refinancing of Bordeaux FC, a French professional football club
  • Burger King on its sale of Quick, one of the leading burger fast food chains
  • Marathon Asset Management in the refinancing and anticipated reimbursement of Foraco International SA’s existing debt
  • Total SE in connection with its issuance of €1 billion of Perpetual Notes
  • The founders in the investment by Antin Infrastructure Partners of a majority stake in Babilou, a leading private network of daycare facilities and Early Years Education in Europe
  • Kersia Group, a portfolio company of Ardian, on its acquisition of The Holchem Group Limited and its subsidiaries from Ecolab
  • The underwriters on the €2.378 billion high-yield bond / term loan B financing for Banijay’s acquisition of Endemol Shine
  • Total, a major energy player, in connection with its US$4 billion registered public debt offering
  • The lead arrangers on a €900 million financing of Financière Colisée
  • The mandated lead arrangers in the refinancing of the existing financial indebtedness of the Ceva Group, a veterinary pharmaceutical laboratory, for a total amount of €2.150 billion
  • Loxam SAS in connection with its offering of €500 million of high-yield notes
  • Total in connection with its registered public offering of US$1.25 billion 3.455% Senior Guaranteed Notes due 2029 by its subsidiary Total Capital International
  • Ardian on its acquisition of Groupe Inula-Pranarom, a key player in the herbal remedies market
  • Shandong Ruyi on its acquisition of a controlling stake in Bally International

Bar Qualification

  • Avocat (Paris)

Education

  • MBA, HEC Paris, 1996
  • Postgraduate Degree International Tax Law (DESS), University of Paris XI (Sud), 1996