Christine Fauroux

Associate Tax
Kirkland & Ellis International LLP

London +44 20 7953 2648

Christine Fauroux

Overview

Christine Fauroux is a tax associate based in the London office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. Christine advises on a wide range of UK and international matters including cross border private equity, M&A transactions, reorganisations, private fund structuring and the financing and acquisition of distressed debt portfolios.

Prior to joining Kirkland, Christine was an associate in Maples and Calder and worked both in their Irish and Hong Kong offices. She also worked at the European Commission and has experience in European state aid law.

Prior to joining Kirkland, Christine worked on the following matters, advising on:

  • the global restructuring of the pan-European banking arm of the Goldman Sachs group
  • the establishment of Bain Capital’s credit fund investment structure via Ireland
  • the establishment of a healthcare royalty fund for Sagard Healthcare Royalty Partners
  • the proposed migration of a French luxury group’s structure onshore
  • the sale of Clavis Insight, a leading eCommerce insight provider for product manufacturers to US Ascential plc, a FTSE 250 company
  • private client work in connection with the relocation to Ireland of a large Saudi family office

Maples and Calder, Dublin (Ireland) and Hong Kong (2014–2019)

European Commission, Directorate General for Competition, Brussels, Belgium (2013)

Matheson, Dublin, Ireland (2012)

Uría Menendez, Madrid, Spain (2011)

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Thought Leadership

Publications

Christine regularly publishes in ESTAL, European Journal on State Aid Law, Quarterly as Correspondent for Ireland

Memberships & Affiliations

Irish Tax Institute Chartered Tax Adviser

Colegio de Abogados de Madrid (Spanish Law Society)

Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • 2017, Admitted to Practice as a Solicitor in Ireland
  • 2017, Admitted to Practice as a Solicitor in England and Wales
  • 2010, Admitted as a Practicing Lawyer in Spain

Languages

  • English
  • French
  • Spanish
  • Portuguese
  • Italian

Education

  • King's College LondonLL.M., Competition Law2012
  • IE Business SchoolLL.M., Spanish Corporate Law2011
  • Université Paris 1 Panthéon-SorbonneDual Degree, French and Spanish Corporate Law2010