Lawyers

Neo Penn

Neo Penn

Webber Wentzel, South Africa

Work Department

Tax

Position

Director

Career

​Neo specialises in corporate tax, and advising on tax considerations as part of complex transactions. Before joining Webber Wentzel, Neo was a Senior Manager at EY in the Transaction Tax team. His areas of expertise include buy-side and sell-side tax due diligence, tax structuring – identifying tax opportunities and mitigating local and cross-border tax risks, advising on tax efficient holding and financing structures for cross-border M&A transactions, transaction implementation i.e., negotiation support and review of legal documentation, structuring support in relation BEE transactions and preference share/ loan funding structures and financial model review. ​

Memberships

Member of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants Member of the South African Institute of Tax Professionals

Education

M.Com, University of Johannesburg, 2018 Tax Adviser SA, 2015 B.Com (honours in tax), University of Johannesburg, 2011 B.Com, University of Johannesburg, 2010