Overview
Thomas advises on complex national and cross-border tax matters with a particular focus on contentious tax proceedings, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and private equity transactions as well as real estate investments, restructurings and capital markets transactions.
His practice covers large-scale tax compliance projects and tax-driven investigations. Thomas has substantial experience advising financial institutions, corporates and private equity investors on tax audits, tax criminal investigations, cross-border tax planning, post-M&A structuring and group reorganisations. He acts for clients across a broad range of sectors, especially banks and financial institutions, energy, industrials, consumer, healthcare, real estate and automotive. Thomas also leverages advanced legal AI platforms such as Legora to enhance client service delivery and drive innovative solutions across Linklaters’ tax practice in sophisticated tax matters.
Thomas has also extensive experience in advising financial institutions and corporations on large tax compliance matters, including tax criminal investigations.
Experience
- ARDIAN: advising on German tax compliance with respect to unlimited/limited tax liability.
- Montagu Private Equity: advised on the acquisition of asset manager Universal-Investment from private bank Berenberg and Bankhaus Lampe.
- Partners Group: advised on the acquisition of interests in several funds investing in German real estate.
- Cromwell Property Group: advised on the sale of the European management platform and related co-investments for €280 million to Stoneweg, a Swiss investment group.
- iCON Infrastructure: advised on the acquisition of 100% of Alliance Medical Group (Alliance Medical) from Life Healthcare.
- China Investment Corporation (CIC): advised on the acquisition of a stake in the Berlin Potsdamer Platz quarter (former Daimler quarter) in a joint venture with Brookfield and KIC. Carrier Global Corporation: (i) advised on the acquisition of Viessmann Climate Solutions valued at €12 billion. (ii) advised on the sale of the global commercial refrigeration business, Carrier Commercial Refrigeration, to long-time joint venture partner Haier for $775 million, including approximately $200 million of net pension liabilities.
- Cromwell Property Group: advised on the sale of the European management platform and related co-investments for €280 million to Stoneweg, a Swiss investment group.
- TricorBraun: advised on the acquisition of European packaging suppliers Euroglas and Glaspack.
- An international investment bank: advised on the restructuring of German and French banking operations.
- HSBC: advised on the restructuring of German operations.
- Financing banks: advised on a revolving syndicated loan for RWE.
- Erste Abwicklungsanstalt: successfully defended against Portigon AG’s attempt to shift its Cum/Ex tax liabilities of over €1 billion onto EAA.
- AlpInvest: advised on the sale of Carcoustics International GmbH.
- China Investment Corporation (CIC): advised on the acquisition of a stake in the Berlin Potsdamer Platz quarter (former Daimler quarter) in a joint venture with Brookfield and KIC.
- Heraeus: advised on the sale of Heraeus Dental to Mitsui Chemicals.
- Partners Group: advised on the acquisition of interests in several funds investing in German real estate.
- Onlineprinters Holding GmbH: advised on the implementation of a holding structure and partial sale to a financial investor.
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