AKD provides 'timely, technically sound and practical solutions' to stakeholders in the asset management industry, in particular, across a range of tax advisory, compliance and tax structuring matters. The team is particularly well-placed to advise on Benelux-related cross-border mandates, often working with colleagues in Amsterdam and Brussels. The 'extremely intelligent and experienced' Ayzo van Eysinga and 'technically sound' Rutger Zaal co-head the team.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘The team provides timely, technically sound and practical solutions at a cost-effective price point.'
  • ‘They provide best in class tax advice on par with the largest law/tax firms in the market.'
  • ‘Rutger Zaal is personally engaging, knowledgeable, thorough, and presents/communicates well with both our inhouse tax team and our board. He proactively updates us on Luxembourg developments relevant to our business and provides both technically sound and practical solutions and advice to us.'

  • 'Rutger Zaal is equally well experienced and qualified. He is the calm rock in the storm of a difficult transaction. He will drill down to the core of a tax question and quickly provide answers.’

  • ‘Ayzo van Eysinga is an extremely intelligent and experienced tax expert who understands like few other tax experts the clients' commercial goals and creatively finds ways to address any tax concerns.'

Key clients

  • T-Capital
  • McCourt
  • The Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo)
  • Peakside Capital advisors
  • Baytex Energy Corporation
  • ARB Advisors
  • Stellex
  • LGT
  • Kadens
  • KKR
  • Kronos
  • PICTET
  • Partners Group
  • Azzurra Capital Management FZE
  • Neuberger Berman
  • Agile
  • Carlyle
  • Bridgepoint
  • Schroders Adveq
  • JPMorgan

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Ayzo van Eysinga, Rutger Zaal

Other key lawyers

Joël Butkiewicz-Jung