DLA Piper ABBC advises a broad client base on corporate tax, VAT, and regulatory tax matters, with extensive experience in strategic entity structuring, exit tax, and structuring for tax-exempt entities. The practice is jointly led by Jonas Aartun, a transactional tax advisor, and Ingvar Gjedrem, who brings expertise in international tax, transfer pricing, and tax controversy.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Deep knowledge and experience of working with complex tax situations, but the ability to use that to find a solution that is simple and effective. They act collaboratively across borders, bringing in expertise from other countries/offices to great effect.’
- ‘They also have the ability to 'do', not just discuss, with speed and quality execution.’
Key clients
- Green Mountain
- P2XAL
- Magtech
- DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
- Namecheap
- Sky Consulting
- Azrieli Group
- Skanska Group
- IK Gruppen
- Quasar Data Center
- Volkswagen Møller Bilfinans
- Falck Renewables
- Cloudberry Clean Energy
- Marti AG
- First Mover Group
- Gasmann Eiendom
- AIG
- Euclid
- Compass Group
- Betonmast Eiendom
Work highlights
Advised Compass Group Norway on the tax aspects of its multi-billion NOK acquisition of 4Service from Norvestor.
Advising the founders of Red Rover on a multi-jurisdictional relocation strategy, addressing Norwegian exit tax rules, transfer pricing, and group structuring across Norway, the UK and Italy.
Representing a Norwegian charitable foundation on a tax appeal concerning the application of the participation exemption and classification of Ukraine’s wartime tax regime.
Practice head
Jonas Aartun; Ingvar Gjedrem