Raphaël Béra

Partner

Head of Tax

He is an expert in tax regulatory advice for funds.

— Client, Chambers Europe 2023

Emailraphael.bera@dlapiper.com

Call+33 (0) 1 40 15 25 37

Paris

About

Areas of FocusMergers and Acquisitions Private Equity Tax Real Estate Transactional Tax VAT and Indirect Tax Energy and Natural Resources

EXPERIENCE

Education

Harvard Law School, LLM and International Tax Program

Université Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas, Master 2 in Business Law (DJCE)

Sciences Po, BA in Public Affairs

RECOGNITIONS

Individual recognitions

Chambers France – Tax – Band 4, 2025
Legal 500 – Private Equity Tax – Leading Individual – since 2021
Best Lawyers – Tax Law – since 2021
“Raphaël Béra is noted for his expertise in advising on the tax aspects of fund structurings, acquisitions and sales. His clients include financial institutions and private equity firms." – Chambers & Partners 2025
“We have an excellent relationship with Raphaël who is very responsive and attentive to our problems." – Chambers & Partners 2025
“Raphaël is a very good technician who understands the issues of a case and complex subjects." – Chambers & Partners 2025
“Raphaël Béra is an excellent technician with a great command of tax matters relating to private equity funds.“ – Legal 500 EMEA

Team recognitions

Chambers France – Tax – Band 4, 2025
Chambers France – Investment Funds – Band 3, 2025
Legal 500 – Tax – Tier 3, 2024
International Tax Ranking - General corporate tax – Tier 3 – 2024
International Tax Ranking - Transactional tax– Tier 2 – 2024
International Tax Ranking - Transfer pricing – Tier 3 – 2024
“DLA Piper has strong expertise in the tax structuring of investment funds, as well as fundraising matters. The team is well equipped to assist clients with the tax aspects of M&A and private equity transactions, in addition to tax audits and advice on transfer pricing policies. The law firm is a popular choice among international banks, private equity and asset management firms and companies active in the real estate and energy sectors." - Chambers & Partners – Tax – 2025
“The team can mobilise resources to respond quickly." - Chambers & Partners – Tax – 2025
“It is great to have DLA Piper on our side because of its presence in several countries, which allows us to get answers to international tax issues." - Chambers & Partners – Tax – 2025
“The strengths of the team are its responsiveness, competence and rigour." - Chambers & Partners – Tax – 2025
“DLA Piper exhibit quick understanding of the issues and mastery of the tax environment." - Chambers & Partners – Tax – 2025
“DLA Piper does an extremely comprehensive job in tax analysis across multiple countries and coordinates implementation across various areas." - Chambers & Partners – Tax – 2025
“DLA Piper is well regarded for its practice advising clients on fund formation, including regulatory and tax aspects. The team frequently advises investors domestically and internationally.“ - Chambers & Partners – Investment Funds - 2025
“They are able to understand our unique needs and negotiate effectively based on them. They also have a strong knowledge of market terms for fund investments in France.“ - Chambers & Partners – Investment Funds – 2025
“The team members have incredible knowledge; every time we call them they know the answer.“ - Chambers & Partners – Investment Funds - 2025
“Given their expertise and experience, the DLA team have a good perspective with which to provide the client with the ability to make an informed decision in negotiations.“ - Chambers & Partners – Investment Funds – 2025
“DLA Piper's service offering is quick and flexible, and the lawyers have a strong understanding of our business needs. They provide high-quality work.“ - Chambers & Partners – Investment Funds – 2025
“The team is used to structuring investment funds and can therefore explain our challenges to its counterparties abroad for our operations outside France.” – The Legal 500 EMEA

Publications

Seminars

• Matinale: Loi de finances, mesures fiscales : que nous apportera 2024? 1 February 2024
• Webinar: Loi de finances, ATAD 2, DAC6: quel environnement fiscal en 2021? January 2021
• Fair: International Private Equity (IPEM), Cannes & Paris, France, each year since 2019

Memberships And Affiliations

Raphaël is a member of the tax committee of France Invest.