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Jan Neugebauer

Jan Neugebauer

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Leveraging 'a unique well of experience' among both partners and associates, who are 'always up-to-date as regards the latest developments under Luxembourg tax law', Arendt & Medernach is well-positioned to advise corporates, funds, banks, family offices and high-net-worth-individuals across the gamut of their advisory, transactional and litigation needs. 'Fantastic' team head Jan Neugebauer  is 'calm, very constructive and helpful', traits which endear him to sophisticated clients, including funds on their tax structuring, as well as financial institutions seeking to navigate the complex maze of international information exchange regulations. The vastly experienced Thierry Lesage provides 'pragmatic and creative' advice, particularly in the context of national and international tax structuring associated with fund-led M&A transactions. Other key members of the team include Alain Goebel , for transfer pricing matters; former New York office head Eric Fort , who excels at advising on corporate and private wealth tax matters with a nexus to the US; and Vincent Mahler , who is skilled at tax structuring pursuant to fund-led M&A work.
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Work Department

Tax Law

Position

Jan Neugebauer is a Partner in the Tax Law practice.

Career

Jan specialises in both national and international tax structuring for corporate entities and private investment funds, including private equity, buyout, real estate and debt funds. He advises on a broad range of issues including leveraged and management buyouts, secondary transactions, divestments and distributions, real estate transactions, M&A cross-border transactions and finance taxation (including refinancing and distressed debt work). Jan’s expertise encompasses tax questions related to the structuring of capital market transactions, including IPOs, debt issuance as well as structured finance vehicles.

Jan also advises funds on specific investment and operational issues such as their carried interest and fee structuring.

He advises banks, insurance companies and asset managers on issues arising out of the implementation of and need for ongoing compliance with the automatic exchange of information regulations (e.g. FATCA and CRS).

Until April 2012, Jan Neugebauer led the Luxembourg Tax Desk in the firm's New York office. He primarily assisted North American clients considering investing or structuring through Luxembourg and dealing with any other Luxembourg tax issues that North American clients might have including restructuring, acquisitions and disposal of businesses or assets.

Languages

English, French, German.

Memberships

He has been a member of the Frankfurt Bar (Germany) since 2005 and of the Luxembourg Bar since 2006. He is also a member of the German-American Lawyers’ Association, the tax law working group of the German Lawyers’ Association, the International Fiscal Association as well as the New York State Bar Association. Additionally, he served on the New York City Bar Association���s Committee on Taxation of Business Entities.

Education

Jan Neugebauer is a German qualified lawyer who holds the German first (2001) and second (2005) state exam in law, a diploma in law from the Universität Passau (Dipl. jur.) as well as a Master of Laws degree (LL.M.) in comparative law from the California Western School of Law, San Diego (USA).

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • 'Beyond its technical expertise, the team benefits from a unique well of experience, which often makes the difference in identifying the right solution or designing the right structure.'
  • 'The team is very efficient in finding smooth solutions for clients' needs. The lawyers are very professional and open-minded, creative but always in line with the binding law.'
  • 'The team is technically excellent, very responsive and always up-to-date as regards the latest developments under Luxembourg tax law.'
  • 'Jan Neugebauer is a fantastic lawyer. He is calm, very constructive and helpful.'
  • 'Thierry Lesage is always reactive, hands-on, pragmatic and creative.'

Key clients

  • 17 Capital
  • Aermont
  • Amundi
  • Astorg Partners
  • Bain Capital
  • Blackfin Capital Partner
  • Credit Suisse
  • CVC Credit
  • M7 Real Estate
  • Morgan Stanley

Work highlights

Advised European asset manager Aermont Capital on the sale of an initial 50% stake to Keppel Limited.
Advised TwentyTwo Real Estate in the context of the largest single-hotel acquisition in Europe of the year.
Advised Ufenau Capital Partners, a Switzerland-based private equity firm, on the successful closing of its Continuation Fund 4, at the hard cap of Є450m.