Mr Mike Benetello > Bowmans > Johannesburg, South Africa > Lawyer Profile
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11 ALICE LANE
SANDTON
JOHANNESBURG 2146
South Africa
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Mr Mike Benetello
Work Department
Corporate
Position
Co-head of Tax
Career
Mike Benetello is the co-head of Bowmans’ Johannesburg office Tax Practice. His wide-ranging tax-related experience includes matters in the fields of mining, corporate restructurings, debt and capital restructures, private equity transactions, mergers and acquisitions, dispute resolution, procurement of tax rulings, international tax planning and taxation aspects of business rescue. Mike is a past chairperson of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) National Tax Committee. He is also actively involved in matters relating to tax policy in South Africa. He is a registered Chartered Accountant (South Africa). He has an Honours degree in Accounting and a Higher Diploma in Tax Law from the University of Johannesburg (RAU at the time of qualification).
Lawyer Rankings
South Africa > Tax
At Bowmans, the ‘approachable‘ tax team is regularly instructed by clients in the mining, manufacturing, financial services and oil and gas sectors in a broad range of contentious and non-contentious work. Practice co-head Barry Garven specialises in tax litigation, and is equally adept at assisting blue-chip companies with international tax matters. Practice co-head Mike Benetello is a key contact for mining taxation, as well as the tax aspects of business rescue mandates, corporate restructurings and private equity transactions, to name a few areas. Roné la Grange and Samir Ellary are well known for their strength in corporate tax, and firm managing partner Alan Keep
has an excellent track record in advising on the tax aspects of structuring prominent B-BBEE transactions. Kelly Wright brings experience in assisting domestic and international clients with the tax structuring of M&A deals.
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Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
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