Tax
The ‘high-quality associates and partners’ at Gilbert + Tobin regularly advise on large-scale corporate transactions, including M&A, schemes of arrangement and fund establishment. With significant expertise in the private equity market, the team has been busy advising private equity houses on the tax aspects of major deals. Leading the team is Muhunthan Kanagaratnam, who handles contentious and non-contentious matters, including M&A transactions. Hanh Chau leads the indirect tax practice, with a focus on GST and stamp duty-related matters. Mark Goldsmith draws on more than 30 years of experience and has significant expertise in M&A matters. Melbourne-based partner Julian Cheng is a key name for M&A and fund structuring.
Testimonials
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‘Great people who understand client needs. Legal and commercial understanding and expertise. Willing to work with clients to correctly scope (and therefore correctly cost) projects. Able to clearly communicate with clients to explain complex topics, without sounding condescending. High-quality associates as well as partners.’
‘Julian Cheng is brilliant. He quickly grasps the key commercial considerations and is able to target his tax advice appropriately.'
Key clients
- Telstra Corporation Limited (Digicel transaction)
- Virtus Health Limited
Work highlights
- Advised Telstra on the tax aspects of the purchase of the Digicel Pacific group from Digicel Global.
- Advised BHP Group on the purchase of OzMinerals, a large Australian miner producing gold, silver and copper.