Milbank's tax team advises national and international companies, corporations, private equity investors and wealthy private individuals on the development and implementation of cross-border acquisition and financing structures, for which Rolf Füger and Norbert Rieger, who are experienced in the private equity sector, are the key contacts. Both jointly lead the practice with Thomas Kleinheisterkamp and Matthias Schell, who are well versed in corporate tax law and in restructuring-related tax issues; Schell also assists with tax disputes. This advisory portfolio is complemented by capacities in tax audits and company succession, including gift and inheritance tax.
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'Legal precision at the highest level paired with pragmatic reason and brilliant detailed knowledge - a great team!'
'Matthias Schell: Outstanding in tax issues in the national and international transaction context.'
'Thomas Kleinheisterkamp: Very fast response times, very good understanding of the problem, very good communication in the project, very good preparation of work results, transparent billing.'
'We recommend Matthias Schell!'
'Goal orientation, expertise, efficiency, speed, business-minded, pragmatism, commitment.'
Key clients
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- Advent International
- Allianz X
- Ardian
- AUTO1 Group
- Bilfinger SE
- Conrad Electronics SE
- Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (DBAG)
- Deutsche Invest Capital Management
- ECM Equity Capital Management
Work highlights
- Tax advice to General Atlantic on the planned merger of Deutsche Börse companies Qontigo and ISS.
- Tax advice to Advent International on the acquisition of a majority stake in ZIMMERMANN.
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Thomas Kleinheisterkamp
Practice head
Rolf Füger; Thomas Kleinheisterkamp; Norbert Rieger; Matthias Schell