Duco Smeekes

Director | M&A Tax | Deloitte

The Randstad, Netherlands

About

The M&A tax group in Amsterdam is a member of the wider multidisciplinary M&A transaction services group in the Netherlands. Our M&A practice is involved in most of the leading domestic and international M&A deals. The M&A tax practice covers all aspects of Dutch tax law, including advice on corporate income tax, dividend withholding tax as well as on value added tax or wage tax. We maintain strong working relationships with foreign Deloitte offices around the world. In addition to our core mergers and acquisitions capability, our expertise encompasses restructurings, fund (and carry) structuring, remuneration plans, post-deal (implementation) advice to corporate tax teams and private equity support in various fields. Duco is a member of the M&A tax group’s infrastructure team. The M&A tax group's infrastructure team is experienced in working on complex infrastructure transactions (buy & sell side), private equity funds and institutional funds. They focus on national and international transactions, due diligence, (re)structuring advice, SPA services and related services in both the buy & sell side transactions. Their key clients include many of the major private equity infrastructure funds, infrastructure companies and institutional funds.

Experience

  • Deloitte (Full-time · 4 yrs 7 mos)
    • Director
      Jun 2026 - Present · 1 mo

    • Senior Manager
      Oct 2023 - Jun 2026 · 2 yrs 9 mos

    • Manager
      Dec 2021 - Sep 2023 · 1 yr 10 mos

  • EY (5 yrs 6 mos)
    • Manager Transaction Tax Advisory
      Oct 2021 - Nov 2021 · 2 mos

    • Senior Consultant Transaction Tax Advisory
      Apr 2020 - Sep 2021 · 1 yr 6 mos

    • Consultant International Tax and Transaction Services
      Feb 2017 - Apr 2020 · 3 yrs 3 mos

  • Gemeente Utrecht (The Randstad, Netherlands)
    • Teamleider
      Apr 2015 - Oct 2015 · 7 mos

      Afdeling Havendienst

    • Brugwachter
      Apr 2012 - Oct 2015 · 3 yrs 7 mos

      Afdeling Havendienst