Cécile Beurrier is a partner in the firm’s Tax Department whose practice focuses on a broad array of corporate and transactional matters.

Within investment funds, Ms. Beurrier advises sponsors of private equity, debt, secondaries, emerging markets and other fund strategies on structuring and ongoing operational matters.

In addition, she assists sponsors and investors with traditional and complex secondaries transactions including GP-led fund restructurings, end-of-life fund recapitalisations and a variety of other fund liquidity solutions.

Ms. Beurrier works with the firm’s private equity and institutional clients on the tax aspects of M&A, corporate finance and capital markets transactions.

Ms. Beurrier’s practice is highly international and sees her working with clients across the U.S., Europe and Asia. She was resident in the firm’s New York office before relocating to London in 2005.

Ms. Beurrier is recommended by The Legal 500 UK (2024), Chambers Global (2024) and by Chambers UK (2024), where clients say she is “excellent.” She receives further praise for her “unique ability to understand business intricacies” and “dissect and articulate legal issues and legal options clearly and concisely.” Sources have also noted that she is “very analytical,” very strong technically,” “she gives very helpful and clear advice on complex tax transactions” and “her in-depth knowledge and expertise in tax law enables her to offer strategic and practical advice of great value.” She is the co-author of “OECD Pillar Two model rules: moving closer to a global minimum tax,” Practical Law (February, 2022) and “Certain U.S. Tax Considerations for organizing U.S. Hedge Funds,” Practising Law Institute (February, 2023).

Ms. Beurrier received an LL.M. in International Tax from New York University School of Law in 2000. She also holds a Master in International Risk Management from HEC Paris, a DJCE-DESS in Business Law from the Université de Cergy Pontoise and a “Maîtrise” in Business Law from the Université de Paris X.

Ms. Beurrier is admitted to practise in both New York and Paris. She is fluent in English and French.