CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre (BFL) is taking a three-partner international tax team from HSD Ernst & Young (E&Y) as the French giant boosts its tax capacity following last year’s high-profile defection of a tax team to Bredin Prat.

The E&Y team, which is led by Stephane Gelin and includes fellow partners Francois Rontani and Jean-Yves Charriau, starts at BFL on 2 June after more than a decade at the accountancy-tied firm.