Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP  focuses on tax advice on PE and M&A transactions and restructurings, as well as on tax disputes, resulting in regular instructions related to asset deals, closed funds structuring and tax due diligence. Accordingly, practice head Tobias Geerling also has many years of experience in assisting with tax-efficient structuring of transactions and funds as well as with restructuring.

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Key clients

  • Advent International
  • Lone Star Funds
  • KKR
  • Corestate Capital Holding S.A.
  • Genstar Capital/Arrowhead Engineered Products
  • Elevate Brands
  • Dstny Group
  • TCV
  • Corsair
  • Joint Special Administrators of MF Global UK Ltd.

Work highlights

  • Tax advice to Lone Star on the sale of MBCC Group to Sika.
  • Tax advice to Corestate Capital Holding SA as part of the successful implementation of an extensive restructuring concept.
  • Cross-border tax advice for e-commerce aggregator Elevate Brands on its acquisition by SellerX.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Tobias Geerling

Other key lawyers

Benjamin Rapp