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Webber Wentzel

10, 16 & 18 FRICKER ROAD, ILLOVO BOULEVARD, PO BOX 61771, MARSHALLTOWN 2107, JOHANNESBURG 2196, SOUTH AFRICA
Tel:
Work +27 11 530 5000
Fax:
Fax +27 11 530 5111
Web:
www.webberwentzel.com
Email:
Johannesburg, Cape Town

Mark Linington

Tel:
Work +27 11 530 5834
Email:
Webber Wentzel

Work Department

Tax Advisory.

Position

Head of Tax Advisory Practice Group. Mark specialises in design private equity buyouts, including debt pushdown, management participation structures and BEE equity, design or appraisal of acquisition and disposal transactions, tax due diligence reviews, group rationalisations, unbundlings, BEE structuring and liquidations, and corporate tax advisory services, including tax opinions, tax planning, tax disputes, objections and appeals.

Career

Mark is a director and head of Tax Advisory Practice Group. Prior to joining Webber Wentzel in June 2006, Mark was a tax partner of Deloitte, having been with Deloitte for 17 years. Mark has been specializing in mergers and acquisition tax services since 1998. His earlier experience includes advising listed and unlisted groups on corporate tax matters.

Languages

English.

Education

Mark qualified as a Chartered Accountant (SA) in 1991 and obtained a Higher Diploma in Tax in 1994.

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