United Arab Emirates
Ton is a tax partner at DLA Piper in Dubai who advises both local and international clients on how to run and structure their businesses and cross border investments in a tax efficient and compliant manner. Ranked in Band 1 of the highly prestigious Chambers and Partners 2021 edition for Tax, clients are saying: “Ton has broad experience and deep expertise in matters of domestic and international taxation. He is well equipped to handle the tax elements of major cross-border M&A transactions and has considerable experience acting for big-name corporate clients”.
Ton is a tax partner at DLA Piper in Dubai who advises both local and international clients on how to run and structure their businesses and cross border investments in a tax efficient and compliant manner. Ranked in Band 1 of the highly prestigious Chambers and Partners 2021 edition for Tax, clients are saying: “Ton has broad experience and deep expertise in matters of domestic and international taxation. He is well equipped to handle the tax elements of major cross-border M&A transactions and has considerable experience acting for big-name corporate clients”. Ton advises on cross-border tax structuring work for UAE based Private Equity firms and Family offices, Gulf based Sovereign Wealth Funds and corporate groups. His experience includes outbound tax advisory work relating to (M&A) transactions in Europe, Africa, the US and Asia, as well as to projects in the GCC and the wider Middle East. Ton also works for overseas corporate clients on their Gulf and (wider) Middle East inbound transactions, projects and corporate group/company set-ups. He is also involved in local tax advice, in particular relating to VAT in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Oman.
International Tax Counsel advising on global cross border investments, in particular for (i) clients from Europe, North America and Asia investing in the Middle East region as well as for (ii) GCC family offices, corporates, Private Equity and Sovereign Wealth Fund investors for their outbound investments (incl. Europe, the Americas and Africa).
International Tax Director and EY Dubai M&A Tax Leader engaged in M&A tax advice and international tax structuring for (i) clients from Europe, North America and Asia investing in the Middle East region as well as for (ii) Middle East corporates, Private Equity and Sovereign Wealth Funds investors for their outbound investments. Various international tax advisory work for multinationals having operations in Dubai (both free zones and mainland) as well as in other GCC countries. Extensive experience in leading and coordinating multi-jurisdictional tax advisory assignments.
Tax Director with a focus on international and national tax planning, tax due diligence and tax structuring for (multinational) corporates and offshore entities. Activities include: group and debt restructuring, M&A projects, financing and inbound investments; (ii) setting up of investment funds with tax efficient management structures; (iii) various tax planning structures (inbound and outbound) with respect to LATAM; (iv) tax advice for banks and insurers and of onshore and offshore holding-, royalty- and financing companies.
Senior Associate within the (international) corporate tax advisory practice. Activities within the field of national and international group restructuring (M&A), joint ventures, financing transactions, structured finance and projects for multinationals that have investment-, holding and/or financing companies in the Benelux. Further extensive experience in setting up tax efficient investment structures for private equity investments for (US) private equity firms. Based in L&L Paris office from Jan 2003 through April 2006. Tax advice for French (multinational) corporates having operations or investment-, holding and/or financing companies in the Benelux. Further extensive experience in setting up tax efficient investment structures in the Benelux for French institutional investors and French financial institutions.